Tallapoosa News

Three men are credited with helping a driver who went into a diabetic shock while on Interstate 20.

Haralson County commissioners last week approved a major change in the insurance plan for the county's 200 employees, moving to drop their current network of health service providers in favor of a new plan - and thus avoid a 17 percent hike in premiums looming for July.

Brothers Harold and Jimmy Bagget of Tallapoosa play with a circle of friends in the campground area.

In two months, voters will go to the polls to decide the fate of the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, otherwise known as the T-SPLOST referendum.

Haralson County commissioners last week approved a major change in the insurance plan for the county's 200 employees, moving to drop their current network of health service providers in favor of a new plan - and thus avoid a 17 percent hike in premiums looming for July.

Vistors to Joyce Davis' home will be treated to many tiers of garden beauty on the Tallapoosa Garden Club's Art in the Garden tour.

On May 4, the Grand Jury of Haralson County Superior Court indicted Thomas Andrew Woods for kidnapping, cruelty to children and false imprisonment, all felonies, in addition to driving without a license, driving on a suspended license and possession of marijuana.

Last week, Haralson County was visited by a unique group of individuals on the Georgia Department of Economic Development's Tourism Resource Team.

Just last month, the city of Tallapoosa approved the creation and funding of a new initiative to promote the city and create interest in the town: My Town Tallapoosa.

The convicted killer accused of trying to snatch a 7-year-old girl from a west Georgia Wal-Mart has been indicted for the alleged attempted kidnapping.

Residents inside the city limits of Tallapoosa will be happy to learn that the city's Public Protection Classification has just been lowered by the Insurance Services Office from a 6 to a 5. The ISO rating is a leading source of information regarding property and casualty insurance risk.