Carroll County News

The defeat of an incumbent candidate in a Carrollton Board of Education election might be something that hasn't happened in at least a decade.

Carroll County Elections Supervisor Patti Brown-Traylor said Friday she will order a recount in the Temple mayoral race that was decided by three votes.

The death of a 30-year-old inmate Wednesday night in the Douglas County Jail appears to be from natural causes, according to authorities.

A Villa Rica City Council race between incumbent Councilman Joey Kelley and challenger Patrick Henrickson will be decided with a Dec.

Dennis Hammond had never really thought much about becoming a firefighter, but in the spring of 1977, a friend mentioned to him that Coweta County was looking for members for its new fire department.

When Temple resident Tim Cedar came home from being out of town recently, the 79-acre lake that his home had previously overlooked was no longer there.

This rare morning rainbow popped up over Carroll County early Thursday. This picture was taken in Carrollton, looking west, behind Kroger.

Corrie Smith said her husband believed their 2007 Silverado Crewcab truck had been shot when he noticed a small hole under the drivera s side door handle on Oct.

Area officials say that the Sunday alcohol-by-the-drink referendum that's on the ballot for the city of Carrollton has done little to get people to the polls for early voting and, all things considered, local residents have so far kept mum on what some expected to be a hugely controversial vote.

Though Carroll County Animal Control captured two pit bulls that viciously attacked a mule in Bowdon Sunday, the mulea s owner, Skipper Harmon, said he still doesna t feel justified since the dogsa owner was only given a citation.

Overall entry numbers were down slightly from previous years, but average quality scores were high at last week's Southeast Hay Contest, held in conjunction with the Sunbelt Agricultural Expo in Moultrie, GA.

Crews are still at work repairing a number of roads throughout the county damaged by widespread flooding a month ago, and though the process has been slow, they're seeing steady success.

Attendees of the Georgia Quilt Councila s Fall Convention examine one of the eventa s many displays on Oct.

A Carroll County man pleaded guilty Thursday to at least 10 counts of arson and was sentenced to 78 years with 18 to serve in prison.

The Carroll County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday against funding a $600,000 park to adjoin the new justice center parking deck in Carrollton, citing concerns that the project was too expensive and that the proposed design went against the character of the downtown area.

Meredith Hoyle entered a residence suspected of housing a methamphetamine lab last Friday around 5 p.m. She said everything seemed typical of a meth operation - including the stench of chemicals and animal feces - " until a 6-year-old boy ran to her with a tear-stained face and outstretched arms.

Certain area phone customers will see a slight increase in their monthly bills in the months ahead, with the additional fees to go to help shorten emergency response times.

Police in Carroll County have arrested a 43-year-old man after they say he entered a home and stabbed three people, killing one of them.

After forcing entry into his mother-in-lawa s Bowdon home Friday, Duane Clough allegedly assaulted his mother-in-law and his wife, and killed a man who was in the residence.

A Carroll County man was arrested Friday after police said he stabbed three people, including his estranged wife, and killed one person.