Troup County News

Mr. Kennedy, a native of Troup County, was born March 17, 1945 and was the son of the late John and Mamie Kennedy.

Under your watch the Corps of Engineers, Mobile District has managed to anger Troup County's local lake volunteer organization sufficiently to trigger a public relations black eye for the Army.

Students in Hogansville's GED program - who were set to see their class come to an end in June - on Wednesday thanked the organizations that came up with $5,000 to keep them in school.

Savannah's Ellis Square was renovated over several years ending in 2008. An unsightly above-ground parking garage was replaced with underground parking and a public square at street level.

In honor of "adopt a shelter cat" month, cats at the LaGrange Animal Shelter and LaGrange-Troup County Humane Society are half-price. The shelter on Orchard Hill Road also is extending its hours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays, beginning this Saturday.

Troup County Republican Party chairman Bill Gilmore could be removed from his position depending on what district party leaders recommend after a hearing Wednesday.

A man was arrested after he allegedly drove a vehicle over the curb and into the storefront of Jr.

Troup County Sheriff's deputies responded to to a report of a capsized boat early this morning in the area of Horace King Park and the State Route 109 River Bridge.

Members of West Point City Council said Tuesday the challenge of creating a citizen's police review board will be deciding who will serve on it and how they are appointed.

Troup County Fire Department Capt. Steve Preston said residents Paul and Betty Dunlap were uninjured in the fire, which firefighters believed started near the roof.

The family will be at the home of his mother, Mrs. Louvonia Motin at 216 Salem Farm Road, Pine Mountain.

The Georgia Supreme Court today unanimously reversed a lower appellate court ruling and ordered a new determination on the city of Savannah's motion to remove a judge presiding in a dispute over the Whitaker Street parking garage.

On Saturday, a group of women will pray at each school in Troup County. For the last 12 years, women from the Troup Baptist Association have "prayer walked" Troup County schools.

Calvin Hipp Memorial Veterans Park in Hogansville, decked out with flags annually by the Hogansville Pilot Club, stands ready for the city's Memorial Day service this morning.

Beginning immediately, anyone who needs assistance seeking a temporary protective order or who simply needs to seek advice or assistance from a trained advocate can meet with a representative from Harmony House, Troup County's domestic violence shelter, in the solicitor's office on the second floor of the Troup County Government Center "This ... (more)

On Tuesday, Troup County Sheriff's Deputies patrolling in the area of Whitfield and StitcherA Roads observed a vehicle bearing a fraudulent plate.

There are some 60,000 people living in Troup County. Many of them are children, a large percentage of whom are between the ages of birth to 12 years old.

"I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stifled.

Walter Y. Murphy, college president, at the spring meeting of the college's board of trustees.

Boys and Girls Clubs of West Georgia's summer program runs throughout the summer with an emphasis on physical activity, educational enrichment and fun.