Troup County News

Robyn Miles / Daily news Emergency personnel tend to victims of a wreck this morning at West Point Road and Lukken Industrial Drive.

Early voting in the Georgia House District 129 runoff between Steve Earles and Kip Smith is under way.

Troup County education officials took a hard look at a bleak budget situation that will mean cutting about $4 million from next year's budget.

Parent Portal continues to grow for Troup County schools, receiving about 10,000 log-ins among parents and students since its rollout for middle and high school students.

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Authorities in LaGrange say a teenager accused of fatally shooting a 55-year-old store clerk at the Shell Mart on Vernon Street faces charges of murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery and possessing a firearm while committing a crime.

Robyn Miles / Daily News 'Vacant' signs mark the mailboxes at Broad Street Apartments, which have been empty since a bank foreclosed on the building in August.

Eric Reisinger recently became the new public works director of McDuffie County.

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Veterans across Troup County will hold ceremonies in LaGrange and Hogansville on Wednesday, and other events are planned this month to honor veterans.

Tennille Brooks has been out of work about a year and making ends meet with a "prayer." On Friday, she was at the Fountain City Classic Career Expo and Job Fair in Columbus, using a computer to fill out an application for a $14-an-hour production job at the Kia auto plant in West Point, Ga.

Armed robberies were among the 75 indictments issued by a grand jury this week for the No-vember term of Troup County Superior Court.

Some LaGrange voters were all dressed up with no place to go Tuesday. By law, the city got to call off its election and save an estimated $25,000 because nobody qualified to oppose Mayor Jeff Lukken and City Council candidates Nick Woodson, Norma Tucker and Jim Thornton.

Hogansville City Council voted unanimously Monday to put the brakes on a day spa that recently made news for employing illegal immigrants and allegedly offering illegal sex acts to customers.

A plan to change the traffic lights on Haralson and Broome streets drew favorable comment from residents at Tuesday's LaGrange City Council hearing.

Troup County officials have made some recent changes to save manpower and money.

Patty Smith is retiring after more than 28 years as a legal secretary in the Troup County district attorney's office.

With candidates' signs showing up in yards all over Columbus, it's no wonder some residents are confused about whether they can vote in the election to fill the Georgia House District 129 seat Vance Smith left to become Department of Transportation commissioner.

A judge has been named to hear Carroll County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bill Chappella s appeal of an ongoing recall effort, though the formal paperwork has yet to be filed in Carroll County.

LaGrange's unemployment rate dropped from a revised 14.9 percent in August to a preliminary 14.4 percent in September, according to the Georgia Department of Labor.