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Police search for suspect in early-morning club shooting
Authorities are looking for a man who shot into a crowd outside of Club 31, striking another man, early Saturday morning in Carrollton. Around 2 a.m. Saturday, several people were walking out to t...
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Dispute over dogs leads to shooting
An apparent dispute over the custody of a dog led to the shooting early Monday night of a Villa Rica man, according to Chief Deputy Brad Robinson of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies b...
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Convicted on murder charges, man awaits sentencing
A Villa Rica man who has been found guilty on murder charges is scheduled to be sentenced this week. A Haralson County jury found Cleve Michael McCain guilty of malice murder and all other counts ...
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Commissioners debate payroll additions
Members of the Carroll County Board of Commissioners have expressed concerns about adding to the county payroll in the middle of the budget year, arguing that recent moves to pay for previously un...
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John Megathlin, his wife Lucha and son Andrew live in Colina, just north of Santiago, Chile. Despite no electricity and cell phone service, Megathlin was able to get to a computer to inform his relatives in Carrollton that he and his family made it through the Feb. 27 earthquake. Safe in Chile: Nerve-racking wait for local residents before hearing from relatives
When news of the mammoth earthquake in Chile broke on the morning of Feb. 27, Erin McGinnis of Carrollton would spend another two days teetering on an emotional tightrope. It took that long for he...
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Allison Circle to reopen
by John P. Boan/Times-Georgian
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The Allison Circle-Ben Scott Boulevard intersection in Carrollton will reopen this week after being closed for months due to flood damage. That’s good news for both residents of the 38 homes on Al...
Collins wants more cut from Villa Rica budget
by Spencer Crawford/The Villa Rican
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Villa Rica Mayor J. Collins isn’t happy with the initial proposal for the 2010 fiscal year. “My message about the budget is more cuts,” Collins said. “I’m not going to be satisfied with 7 percent....
Quilt exhibit opening
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Phoebe Swatek, director of visual arts at the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center, straightens one of the more than 30 quilts on display as part of the ‘Three Old Broads and Some Quilts’ exhibit in the...
Program: History matters
by Kelly Quimby/Times-Georgian
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The University of West Georgia’s Center for Public History set out to answer the question “Does Place Still Matter?” for a crowd of students and community members Thursday morning in Ingram Library...
Temple voters to decide liquor by the drink issue
by Spencer Crawford/The Villa Rican
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The city of Temple will hold a referendum on the July 20 ballot to let residents decide whether restaurants in the city should be allowed to sell liquor by the drink. The city already allows resta...
Ruth Pope
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Mrs. Ruth Augusta McConatha Pope, age 84, a resident of Haralson Nursing & Rehab, formerly of Cottage Landing, Carrollton, as well as Ashville, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010. She ...