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1 hr ago | Douglas County Sentinel

Boys/Girls Clubs finish first year with much to celebrate

E.J. Vereen, executive director for the Carroll County Boys/Girls Clubs, prepares for a busy day at the club, which has reached its goal of 125 students served daily in less than a year.

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Mon Jan 04, 2010

Douglas County Sentinel

Sixth armed robbery in little over a month reported in Carroll County

A composite sketch of the man police believe may be responsible for armed robberies in unincorporated areas of Carroll County and in Villa Rica.

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Douglas County Sentinel

Jobs outlook: Some cause for optimism

Toni-Marie Hedge is a December graduate of the University of West Georgia and has already found a job at Decostar in Carrollton.

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Sun Jan 03, 2010

Douglas County Sentinel

City begins process to buy properties along Valley Circle

Carrollton is currently in the process of applying for a grant that would allow the city to buy out homes on Valley Circle badly damaged in the late September floods.

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Sat Jan 02, 2010

Times Georgian

Fire Department pay not up to par, commissioners concerned

Several members of the Carroll County Board of Commissioners have expressed concerns that the pay scale for employees of the county Fire Department is significantly lower than those of other counties in the state, encouraging Carroll County firefighters of all rank to transfer elsewhere for more pay and making it that much more difficult for the ...

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Fri Jan 01, 2010

Douglas County Sentinal

The Yeara s Top Story: The Great Flood of 2009

To call it the storm of the year, or even the storm of the decade, would not come close to describing the impact of what hit Carroll County on the night of Sunday, Sept.

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Thu Dec 31, 2009

Times Georgian

Another lean year: City aims to maintain services in 2010

A section of Longview Street was closed Monday so city workers could repair a section of sewer under the road.

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Wed Dec 30, 2009

Times Georgian

Mayor Garner's daughter dies at age 18

The youngest daughter of Carrollton Mayor Wayne Garner and his wife Jerri died after going into hypovolemic shock Tuesday morning.

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Tue Dec 29, 2009

Times Georgian

Wreck claims life of Bowdon woman

Though fatalities were down over the holiday period statewide this year, Carroll County did not escape the grim news that one of its residents had died in a wreck just before the holidays began.

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Mon Dec 28, 2009

Times Georgian

Most crime took a day off this Christmas

While his children opened their Christmas gifts last year, Capt. Chris Dobbs said he had a murder investigation on his mind.

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Sun Dec 27, 2009

Douglas County Sentinal

For many, Christmas is no day off

It's December 25 - another work day at the Carrollton Fire Department. The fire department is fully staffed and ready for work 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.

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Sat Dec 26, 2009

Times Georgian

WA ready to go county-wide with new automated meters

Carroll County Water Authority Director Matt Windom examines a box of new automated water meters Thursday in Carrollton.

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Fri Dec 25, 2009

Times Georgian

One Year Later: Son of Molette Street murder victim says he's hoping...

One Year Later: Son of Molette Street murder victim says he's hoping for closure as trial nears be broken A stuffed bear placed in a tree outside 111 Molette St.

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Thu Dec 24, 2009

Times Georgian

Origins of Christmas traditions: They may surprise you

Dr. Jimmy Gentry, pastor at Tabernacle Baptist Church, hangs ornaments on one of the Christmas trees in the church's worship center.

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Wed Dec 23, 2009

Times Georgian

Zero-tolerance not always the best policy, schools find

An abundance of zero-tolerance policies populate school handbooks all over the country.

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Tue Dec 22, 2009

Times Georgian

Police urge caution in the shopping area parking lots

The holidays can be a dangerous time for pedestrians, particularly for those walking in store parking lots.

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Mon Dec 21, 2009

Times Georgian

Woman awakes to find intruder in her home

Something caught Karen Manna s eye when she walked across the room to close an open side door at about 4 a.m. Saturday.

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Sun Dec 20, 2009

Times Georgian

Downtown makes push to attract Christmas shoppers

Katie Kelley, an employee at the Funky Monkey, a childrena s clothing store on Adamson Square, hangs tutus Thursday.

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Sat Dec 19, 2009

Times Georgian

Carroll County under flood watch

Carroll County is under yet another flood watch extending into the evening hours tonight.

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Fri Dec 18, 2009

Douglas County Sentinel

Carrollton to buy 40 acres of land to add to green space

The Carrollton City Council voted Friday to buy a tract of land adjacent to a 152-acre tract that was purchased last winter for passive recreation and green space.

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