Carrollton News

The defeat of an incumbent candidate in a Carrollton Board of Education election might be something that hasn't happened in at least a decade.

Sanitation workers Clay Ware and Chris Noles empty recycling along Longview Street in Carrollton.

Carroll County Elections Supervisor Patti Brown-Traylor said Friday she will order a recount in the Temple mayoral race that was decided by three votes.

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 ...

Tammy Rogers, a bartender at the Maple Street Mansion, pours a draft beer Wednesday.

Tanner Health System is planning to begin construction on a $54 million expansion project.

Temple Mayor Rick Ford wins re-election by 2 votes over challenger; Sunday alcohol sales referendum OK'd in Carrollton In the end, it took the final tally of absentee and early voting ballots to decide the heated Temple mayoral race, and Mayor Rick Ford narrowly survived the challenge of former mayor Lester Harmon.

Two of the four incumbents up for re-election on the Carrollton City Board of Education lost their bids to return to the board for four more years.

Although municipal elections historically draw little turnout and few people have cast a ballot as part of early voting over the past weeks, Carroll County election officials say todaya s election may draw a bigger crowd than expected because of the competitive nature of many of the races.

Employees of the city of Carrollton may have a merrier Christmas than previously thought.

Cindy Alexander and Donna Maner said they were yard sale friends before they became business partners a year ago.

Tommy and Jennifer Turner and their children, Thomas and Karestin, will be taking their first-ever vacation as a family to Disney World in Florida, courtesy of the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

Regina Wells is no stranger to the stage. She has written, directed and acted in dozens of plays for her church, A Place of Refuge, and now through her fledgling production company, Gena-Mae Productions, along with the help of some friends, she is turning one of them into a movie.

This rare morning rainbow popped up over Carroll County early Thursday. This picture was taken in Carrollton, looking west, behind Kroger.

Corrie Smith said her husband believed their 2007 Silverado Crewcab truck had been shot when he noticed a small hole under the drivera s side door handle on Oct.

Area officials say that the Sunday alcohol-by-the-drink referendum that's on the ballot for the city of Carrollton has done little to get people to the polls for early voting and, all things considered, local residents have so far kept mum on what some expected to be a hugely controversial vote.

Four weeks ago, Brian Wehrlea s friends and family began an optimistic search for the 40-year-old man who was last seen in Carrollton visiting relatives.

A Carroll County man pleaded guilty Thursday to at least 10 counts of arson and was sentenced to 78 years with 18 to serve in prison.

Polk County Extension is accepting applications for new Master Gardener volunteers for a ten week training to be held from January 26 a ' April 15, 2010 at the Carroll County Agriculture Center in Carrollton, Georgia.

Meredith Hoyle entered a residence suspected of housing a methamphetamine lab last Friday around 5 p.m. She said everything seemed typical of a meth operation - including the stench of chemicals and animal feces - " until a 6-year-old boy ran to her with a tear-stained face and outstretched arms.