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County may relax sign rules
The Carroll County Board of Commissioners on Thursday discussed the possible easing of the county sign ordinance. Any decision, however, likely won’t be made until at least next year. The county’s...
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School board preps for accreditation
Carrollton City School Board members are preparing to be tested on their knowledge of the school system and their place in it as part of the self-assessment portion of the upcoming accreditation p...
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Investigators have leads in bank robbery
The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is working with Temple police and the FBI in Atlanta to find a woman who robbed the Community & Southern Bank in Temple Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff’s Capt....
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Benefit to raise money for Ferst Foundation
There are not many places where dinner, auction, music, books, games and charity can be found in one place, but the fifth annual Bands, Burgers and Books Ferst Foundation fundraiser provides all o...
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Group forms to provide support to grieving relatives
Lydia Shaw experienced short-term memory loss following the death of her son more than two years ago and wanted to be left alone for several months. She struggled to manage her grief. “It was the ...
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Officers increase presence on road ahead of Labor Day
by Amanda Thomas/Times-Georgian
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Recent law enforcement initiatives have targeted drunken driving, and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office plans to continue the effort by increasing its presence throughout the upcoming Labor Day w...
Phone scam seeks credit card number for hospital bill
by Amanda Thomas/Times-Georgian
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Carroll County authorities are warning residents of a phone scam that lures victims by claiming that money is needed to pay for the hospital bill of a relative injured in a car accident. Sheriff’...
Carrollton man charged in Kansas case
by Amanda Thomas/Times-Georgian
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A 19-year-old Carrollton man arrested in connection with an alleged rape last month on the dance floor of a Kansas bar has been formally charged with one count of aggravated sexual battery. Ellis ...
Police seek two suspects who attacked taxi driver
by Amanda Thomas/Times-Georgian
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Carrollton Police are looking for two men who attacked a taxi driver Saturday at The Orchard community in Carrollton. Capt. Chris Dobbs said officers responded to the subdivision at 5 a.m. in ref...
Tanner to open new clinic near Temple on Sept. 1
by Rachel Lane/Times-Georgian
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Tanner Medical Group will open a family clinic in Paulding County near Temple on Sept. 1 as the group continues its expansion plans in the region. Despite a sluggish state and national economy, Ta...
Central band halfway toward Rose Parade trip
by Rachel Lane/Times-Georgian
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Central High School band has about half the money it needs to travel to California for New Year’s Day. The band has collected about $125,000 on its way to marching in the six-mile-long 122nd Rose ...