West Point News

A church envisioned for downtown West Point cleared one of its first major hurdles Monday night with approval of City Council.

Robyn Miles / Daily News Kay Minchew, standing, director of the Troup County Archives, and musem worker Joanna Baxter arrange items for an exhibit on Boy Scouts at the Legacy Museum on Main.

In a strange blend of "Teddy Bears' Picnic" and "Girls Gone Wild," Kia's Super Bowl ad for the 2011 Sorento crossover features five kiddie toys, grown to human proportions, partying it up in the new SUV on a road trip that takes them, among other places, to Texas and Las Vegas.

Robyn Miles / Daily News Irene Hurst Crane works with students Jase Raper, left, and Caleb Lenning at St.

Hogansville City Council was unanimous Monday night in a decision to join the Troup County Commission in applying for a Tax Allocation District.

Bathed in floodlights and adorned with red, white and blue balloons, the car appeared to have celebrity status even before you could get close enough to learn the whole story.

The Troup County Commission is inviting the city councils of LaGrange, West Point and Hogansville; the Troup County school board and residents to discuss projects that could affect all residents in the near future.

Powertech America holds a job fair from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Callaway Conference Center at 220 Fort Drive in LaGrange.

Robin Miles / Daily News Workers for C.W. Matthews Contracting do clearing and grubbing work at the intersection of West Point and Old West Point roads.

We just ask that you keep things civil. Leave out the personal attacks. Do not use offensive language, ethnic or racial slurs, or assail anyone's personal or religious beliefs.

Area residents are ready to put on their dancing shoes, listen to some "big band" tunes and possibly win the "loving cup" Saturday at the Depot Museum and Visitors Center in West Point.

Robyn Miles / Daily News Springwood School staff member Allyson Matthews passes a bucket for donations to Haiti at the Lanett, Ala., school.

Stephen Arnold showed up at the Columbus Career Center Saturday morning with the hope he would get the chance to provide for his family again.

Even as they finish closing plants from their worst sales year in decades, beleaguered automakers are starting to hire again - almost 5,000 workers in the coming year.

The tragic death of a Lanett High School student-athlete was a hard reality for many to face Friday at Foreman Funeral Home.

Kia Canada has announced the official Canadian debut of the all-new Sorento crossover SUV at the Montreal Auto Show.

WEST POINT, GA Tragedy strikes the city of Lanett as a popular and well known high school athlete is killed in an accidental shooting.

Troup County sheriff's investigators have made two more arrests in the shooting death of Dwayne Louder, who was kidnapped from his home in Green-ville. His bullet-riddled body was found Jan.

Troup County Sheriff's Office is alerting the public that three dangerous Felons are believed to be in Troup County.

There will be 250 auto-supplier production jobs up for grabs Saturday at the Columbus Career Center, the Georgia Department of Labor said Monday.