Haralson County News

The Haralson County Historical Societya s final plans are beginning to take shape for the exhibit that will be setting up in Buchanan in a mere seven months.

The Haralson County Sheriffa s Office has closed June with numerous arrests. In one case, two brothers received assault charges in the beating of a man, who was also later shot after participating in an arm wrestling game with one of the brothers.

The budget for Haralson County has been tentatively set for the new fiscal year, which will begin July 9. The Board of Commissioners met last Wednesday to comb over details, though they have to manage on a $1.5-million budget deficit, which Commission Chairman Allen Poole attributed to the shortfall in revenue last year.

A grand jury in August will deliberate on an ethics complaint that was filed against some members of the Haralson County Board of Commissioners last month.

This Saturday, the historic courthouse square in Buchanan will play host to a tea party; however, it may not be the kind of tea party you would expect.

The Haralson County Board of Education passed a spending resolution for July in the recent board meeting held Monday night.

The Haralson County Water Authority held a short monthly meeting Tuesday morning that led to the approval of next yeara s operating budget.

Local law enforcement agencies hope stimulus funds, totaling up to $200,000, will be available to open a firing range in Polk County.

A Rockmart man with warrants from Haralson County led Floyd County Sheriffa s Deputies on a chase that ended in a swamp near Woods Road at 7:30 p.m., according to Cpl.

Jeffrey Wallace "J.W." Edwards, 43, of Bremen, Ga., was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with an alleged $7 million fraud scheme.

GORDON JACKSON /Times-Union Karen Higgins, a Haralson County Historical Society member, helps set up a traveling Smithsonian Institution display at the Kingsland Public Library.

Concerns over the swine flu outbreak continue to grow in Georgia. Tanner Medical Systems has sent samples to the CDC to see if two patients in Haralson County may be infected with the virus.

News Leader Nine is learning of a possible drowning at West Point Lake this weekend at the Horace King Park area.

Severe thunderstorms that moved across Polk County early Friday evening brought scattered hail, downed tree limbs and a tornado warning for eastern Polk County.

Sheila Swann, a local artist from Buchanan, has been named the April Artist of the Month.

For more information call 706-314-0008. The Sears Retirees will meet Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Ryana s Restaurant o... What's up today Todaya s artwork is by East Central Elementary School student, Spenyada Sullivan.

Severe thunderstorm warnings were posted in northwest Georgia Thursday morning as a line of strong storms moved into the state from Alabama, dumping heavy rain on ground already saturated by Wednesday's showers.

The Coosa Valley Regional Development Center board voted Thursday to undo a change to how representatives are picked to the board, reverting to the original bylaws that let the largest cities pick their own representaives.

On Thursday, March 5, agents from the Haralson-Paulding Drug Task Force and the DEA, along with officers of the Haralson County Sheriffa s Office, Bremen Police Department, Polk County Sheriffa s Department, ...

Two arrested in a high-speed chase Monday face numerous traffic and criminal charges, according to law enforcement officials.