Carrollton News

Sony DADC will close its Carrollton CD and DVD distribution center, laying off 105 of its current 200 employees.

Students and administrators of Oak Mountain Academy joined several invited guests deep in the woods of the school's cross country trail on a recent Monday afternoon.A They were there for a special event that was 9 months in the making: a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a footbridge that was planned and constructed as an Eagle Scout Leadership Service ... (more)

The Carrollton High School class of 2014 will include the first graduates of the prestigious International Baccalaureate Diploma program, which will provide students with advanced, college-level preparation in their chosen fields of study.

Newt Gingrich is planning a campaign stop this month at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, the site where he launched his political career 38 years ago.

The Carroll County Board of Commissioners passed a non-binding resolution Tuesday, asking that the county Board of Elections take no further action this year to consolidate voting precincts.

Carrollton Police over the weekend made two arrests in connection to an armed robbery, marking the fourth such crime in the city in the past week.

An April trial date has been scheduled for a former Carroll County prison guard who had also served on the Carroll County Board of Education.

Brad and Janet learn the Time Warp from Riff Raff and other occupants of Dr. Frank-N-Furter's castle in a scene from 'The Rocky Horror Show." After a three-month delay, the Carrollton production of the "The Rocky Horror Show" will finally make it to the stage tonight at the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts on the University of West Georgia ... (more)

Andrew Shearer/Staff Kyle Knowles and Amy Johnson star in "The Rocky Horror Show" on Tuesday, Jan.

Members of the local media and other guests were treated to a preview Tuesday night of the theater version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show which is being staged this week at the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of UWG in Carrollton.

Two face drug charges after the Polk County Police Department's Narcotics Enforcement Team raided a Cedartown home Monday, according to reports.

"Haters" is the new single from Carrollton, Ga. "fun rock" band Baby Baby, due out Feb.

James Michael "Jim" Heath, Sr., 69, of Winston, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton.

Former Carroll County School Board member and prison guard Michael Elbert Huckeba, 50, of Carrollton is expected to be arraigned this week on several charges.

CARROLLTON, Ga. -- The Rocky Horror Show starts a four-performance run on Thursday in Carrollton, nearly five months after the mayor banned the musical stage production from the city-owned theater downtown, where it was going to be presented.

Rev. Joe Neal relaxes in his Carrollton home Tuesday. Neal knew Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dynalectric Co.-Georgia has been awarded a contract for the installation of electrical systems at a new School of Nursing at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Ga.

Thursday may be Groundhog Day nationwide, but Saturday is shaping up to be "Dog Day" in Carrollton.

Kent State University has named Dr. Said Sewell as its new dean of undergraduate studies.

The Carroll County Board of Commissioners will hear an update Thursday on the new $8 million, 116-acre Buffalo Creek Technology Park being developed by Carroll Tomorrow for the county and city of Carrollton to attract high-tech industry.