Carroll County News

A familiar face at the Coweta County Justice Center hopes to be in a different courthouse -- in Carroll County -- this time next year.

ATLANTA : "Desperate Pets!" read the headline of an online classified ad posted from Lee County, Florida, which is ranked first in the nation in home foreclosures.

Submitted by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources SOCIAL CIRCLE - Fifteen-year-old angler Tyler Dodson of Carrollton reeled in the new state record blue catfish from a private 18-acre neighborhood lake ...

Bond has been denied for James "Bart" Huskey, the LaFayette man arrested last week for making and selling child pornography on the Internet, according to the U.S. Attorneys office in Atlanta.

A Carrollton man was being held Tuesday on five counts of arson, and investigators believe he may have set other fires in Carroll and neighboring counties before photographing some of the blazes on his cell ...

State behind in animal care Thank you for Mike King's column on Carroll County's animal "shelter" problems .

The National Weather Service says that Sunday's severe weather spawned 15 tornadoes in Georgia.

Temporary Disaster Recovery Centers in Carroll and Johnson counties will close Thursday, according to the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency , which jointly operate ...

Georgia State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox visited the West Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency in Grantville on Wednesday when she passed through the area to attend the University of West ...

He was sick when we got him, suffering from a respiratory infection that a cheap vaccine would have prevented.

A 12-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday in Carrollton, Georgia, and charged in the killing of an 8-year-old girl whose body was found in a wooded area, authorities said.

A Disaster Recovery Center operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency is now available to assist Georgians affected by storms and tornadoes that occurred on ...

The owner of a Peachtree City tattoo parlor is in jail in Carroll County, facing charges of trafficking marijuana and manufacturing marijuana, officials said.

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ricks of Villa Rica are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Terri Lynn Ricks, to Christopher Valentine, son of Mr.

“I thought, surly it won't hit me again.”

At least Carl Johnson knew exactly what to do when storms sent three pine trees crashing down on his kitchen and utility room. via MyATLtv.com

Nearly 40,000 people across Georgia are still without power after several storms ripped through Georgia on Sunda... Carroll County was one of the hardest-hit areas of Sunday's storms. via MyFOX Atlanta

The Mother's Day storms that pounded metro Atlanta and central Georgia spawned 15 tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service. via CBS 46

“Every situation is a unique situation, but we're making sure students have the materials they need to learn.”

Mayhem came in the dark, in the rain and wind. First, it yanked off a downspout on the rear of Linda Beymer's Ellenwood home, then shrieked around the corner to the bedroom where she slept. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Scott Stephens heard the roaring wind before he dashed inside to huddle with his wife and daughters in a closet. via WALB-TV Albany

Officials canceled the classes on Monday because of damage from storms on Sunday. via Wgst.com