Troup County News

But the Redan Raiders remain somewhat under the radar in the Atlanta area. Maybe it's because their players who wish to play travel ball at a high level travel to East Cobb in the summer.

The fourth meeting on sanitation options for Troup County continued the trend of most people in favor of keeping convenience centers, but with more residents who voiced that recycling should be addressed.

United Way of West Georgia is seeking sponsors for its third annual Merry Market scheduled for Oct.

Submitted Current Troup High School director Bettie Biggs, who retires at the end of the school year, directs the Long Cane Middle School chorus several years ago with the LaGrange Symphony Orchestra when she served as the school's choral director.

Free, confidential HIV testing is available starting at 4 p.m. at Pathways at 122 Gordon Commercial Drive.

County Commissioners on Tuesday are expected to vote on authorizing a deal to use bonds issued by the Troup County Public Facilities Authority to pay for special-purpose, local-option sales tax projects.

A Helping Hand LLC and the LaGrange Housing Authority hosts its first free Senior Health Fair at the housing authority, 201 Chatham St.

Submitted Market on Main begins Saturday and will allow a place for people to buy food from locally grown and produced food.

The Troup County Grand Jury suggested the Troup County Jail needs much improvement after its inspection of the site this month.

Troup County schools and other school districts across the state recently received scores from the Fifth Grade Writing Test administered in March.

The LaGrange Art Museum announced Wednesday the hiring of Sallie Keith as the museum's new education director.

For the second night in a row, residents attending county meetings on trash options solidly were opposed to curbside pickup.

Story Hour featuring stories, fingerplays, songs and rhymes for preschoolers and their escorts is at 10:30 a.m. at Hawkes Library in West Point.

The first meeting between county commissioners and residents was held Monday evening to discuss ideas and suggestions on how to handle the county's sanitation.

Broad Street Apartments, home of the LaGrange College Servant Scholars Program, have been recognized by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation for Excellence in Rehabilitation.

Circles of Troup County hosts Bridges Out of Poverty training will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 21 at Mike Daniel Recreation Center, 1220 Lafayette Parkway.

John C. "Jack" Leidner, a Hogansville City Council member since 2001, will announce at tonight's regular meeting he is resigning his seat, effective Aug.

DASH for LaGrange Inc. has received a total of $575,000 in Community Housing Improvement Program grants for renovation of houses in unincorporated Troup County, Hogansville and West Point.

Free, confidential HIV testing is available starting at 4 p.m. at Pathways at 122 Gordon Commercial Drive.

Identities of the three women, all in their 40s or 50s, were not immediately released.