Buchanan News

This Saturday everyone is invited to come see if four politicians can independently tackle a series of questions or if they must rely on the counsel of 10- and 11-year-old students at the Haralson County FERST Foundation for Literacya s a oeAre You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?a competition that will be held at the First United Methodist Church in ...

This week marks another beginning for local government in the cities of Tallapoosa and Buchanan, where newly-elected council members have been granted the chance to introduce and implement plans that will enhance the quality of life in their communities following their wins in the municipal elections that concluded Tuesday night.

The following people were arrested on the following charges according to the Polk County Jail docket book.

Contributed photo/Julie Spires Buchanan Primary students pretend to be asleep while the smoke detector goes off as part of a fire evacuation demonstration led by clown-suited firefighters from the West Georgia Regional Fire Safety Coalition.

Residents can hear the latest plans for dealing with two washed out bridges at a meeting Wednesday in Sandy Springs.

The Haralson County School system is a oethankfula a student is doing well after being struck by a vehicle last Thursday while getting of a school bus.

"I agree. I've also lived in large cities where people really didn't know each other and issues were handled on large scale by people you didn't even know.

Haralson County teachers put their teaching skills to the test as they read a oe7 Simple Secrets: What the Best Teachers Know and Do.a The book study intends to offer teachers a chance to tap into the best practices by their peers and is part of the systema s ongoing goal to provide quality education to students.

Washed-out roads and flooded interstate highways around Atlanta added to the misery Tuesday after days of torrential rain in the Southeast that claimed at least eight lives, including a 15-year-old boy whose body was found in the Chattooga River.

Metro Atlantans, and many Georgians, faced another day of possibly heavy rain and hazardous travel conditions.

Soil test bags like these can be picked up at the Haralson County UGA Extension Office in Buchanan.

Authorities say a shooting stemming from dispute in Haralson County has left one man dead and another critically injured.

The following people have been arrested on the following charges according to information listed in the Polk County Jail docket book: Tracy Lynn Holmes, 37, of 1678 Cave Spring Road, Cedartown, was arrested Aug.

Buchanan,Ga The old Sewell plant.Carroll road off of the buchanan by-pass cost: $0 + free description: The Smith Family Trio singing at End Time Warriors in buchanan 7:00 pm Saturday August 29 2009.

The 14th Street Bridge is set to open to traffic next week, one year, three months and eight days after it was closed for reconstruction.

The following property transactions were recorded in the Polk County deed records during the month of April, 2009.

All lanes of I-75 Northbound in downtown Atlanta are now open, according to DOT Spokeswoman Crystal Paulk-Buchanan. The Williams Street on-ramp to I-75 NB is expected to remain closed until Sunday afternoon, she said.

Hands of Creation, Inc. has kicked off its annual Back to School Drive to help families get their children off to a good start for the 2009-10 school year.

Inspectors from the Department of Transportation were under the Broad Avenue Bridge in downtown Albany Monday to determine if spring flooding did more damage to the structure.

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.