Carroll County News

The 2006 Ford F-150 had only been stopped for minor traffic violations. It was following too closely and had made an improper lane change.

The future of Atwood Lake looked dim when doors closed in October 2010. On Friday, things took a brighter turn.

Local educators are applauding a decision announced Thursday by President Barack Obama to grant waivers to 10 states, including Georgia, from the sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law.

Where does a band perform when they don't have an auditorium? Where does a One Act Play cast rehearse when they don't have a stage? For a very long time the answer in Bremen has been the school gymnasium.

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.

In a typical year, 62,000 people, which equates to more than half the population of Carroll County, are killed by natural disasters and severe weather worldwide, and that number is expected to increase with the number of disasters as the global climate warms.

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.

A Georgia witness driving along Hickory Level Road near Villa Rica reports watching an object hovering over a nearby pasture "not much higher than the tree tops," according to February 6, 2012, testimony from the Mutual UFO Network witness reporting database.

A proposal to close seven Carroll County voting precincts has been delayed until late March as Board of Commissioners members study the issue.

Five months ago, three American flags arrived in Carroll County after traveling thousands of miles from the site where they originally flew.

A University of Georgia professor said the down economy has held agriculture back the last two years, but he's optimistic about this year.

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)

The Georgia Department of Transportation will hold a public information open house Tuesday on the proposed roundabout on Georgia Highway 16.

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.

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.

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

Two men came out of nowhere as Greg Ock's car idled in traffic in a remote Nigerian town.

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

A Carroll County man who was abducted at gunpoint last week while working in the oil fields of Nigeria is now safe and back in Georgia.