Carrollton, GA

It took a jury less than eight hours to find Orenthal Jermaine Carroll guilty of the 2018 murder of Adrian Cantrell Sheffield. Thursday night, jurors convicted Carroll of malice murder, felony murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon during the commission of another felony.

Georgia State Patrol confirms the death of 20-year old Bowdon man who died as the result of a single vehicle crash Thursday evening. According to GSP Public Information Officer, Konswello Monroe, this crash is still under investigation. “On June 23, at approximately 9:48 p.m., Post 4 Villa Rica responded to...

A final suspect is in custody after a recent drug dealing investigation. Bernard Arnold Jr., 39, is behind bars after his arrest Wednesday. Two other suspects have been charged, including his mother, Barbara Arnold, 61, and Eric Florence, 42, who is being held without bond. The investigation began in the...

The Grantville City Council is under threat of yet another lawsuit. Chris Balch, Mayor Doug Jewell's lawyer in his lawsuit against current and former city council members, sent an ante litem letter to the council concerning his pay in the lawsuit. The first invoice presented to the council was for...

NEWNAN, Ga. — Police in Newnan are searching for a man they say destroyed a pool house earlier this month. Officers are releasing surveillance photos of the man in the hopes someone will recognize him. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. Police say the man...

Newnan Police Officer William Hull was recently recognized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) at their Award Banquet where he was honored along with other officers from different agencies. In 2021, Ofc. Hull completed 38 DUI investigations and was awarded the bronze pin for completing over 25 DUI arrests.

CARROLLTON, Ga. — Above video: Your Friday headlines. Authorities in Georgia are asking for the public's help finding a teenage girl who has been missing for 10 days. According to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, Kaylee Jones, 16, was last seen June 14 in Carrollton near Whooping Creek Church Road.

A national pizza chain has closed its Bremen location. Pizza Hut, at 941 Alabama Avenue, has shut down. Signs on the doors state “Thank you for your patronage. This location is closed. Please visit our Carrollton location.” The restaurant closed its dining room and went to a drive-thru and delivery only model at the beginning of the pandemic. However, the dining room never reopened due to staffing shortages. According to property tax documents the restaurant has been in Bremen since 1991.

For many years, minor league baseball was the fabric of the country. Before televised sports began, major league baseball was mainly for those that lived in the big cities. Across the country, the small towns of America got their baseball fix from the box scores in the newspapers and the local minor league teams they called their own.

The Coweta County Chapter of the NAACP in partnership with local businesses, hosted a Night of Culture in remembrance of Juneteenth. Juneteenth or June 19, marks the day enslaved African Americans in west Texas learned of their freedom. In 1863, during the American Civil War, Pres. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared more than three million slaves living in the Confederate states to be free, according to www.Britannica.com. More than two years would pass, however, before the news reached African Americans living in Texas. It was not until Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, that the state’s residents finally learned that slavery had been abolished, according to Brittanica.

Newnan police are searching for a man they say destroyed a pool house earlier this month. The incident occurred on June 12, 2022, when a man hopped over a fence into the Newnan Lakes/Madison Park pool house on Covington Terrace and reportedly turned on all the water and clogged all of the drains.

Roberta Higgins, the Grantville City Clerk, is now a Georgia Certified Public Manager. Grantville's city manager Al Griesshaber announced her certification at the city's June 20 council meeting. Higgins graduated on May 25 from the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia by completing the 300-hour public...

The Grantville City Council unanimously approved an agreement with an industrial developer for modifications to the city's sewer system. The development is a 1-million-square-foot warehouse located off of Highway 29. In March, development of a 1-million-square-foot warehouse on Lowry Road halted when the city council voted not to rezone a...

Caroline Sibley was the 2022 recipient of a scholarship from Bigham Lodge No. 53 in Moreland. A family night at the Lodge on June 21 featured Caroline as the guest of honor. There was a large crowd including a number of her family and friends. The occasion also honored Charlie...

The Georgia Tech staff found themselves another commit from Newnan (GA) High School, as 2023 tight end Justyn Reid announced his commitment to the Yellow Jackets on Friday night. After an offer from Chip Long, the decision was a no-brainer for Reid and his family. The Reid family accompanied the...

On Saturday, June 18, Ultimate Express Car Wash at 123 Conners Road directly behind Waffle House in Villa Rica hosted a ground breaking ceremony. Several Villa Rica city leaders and community members were on site for the celebration including city Council Woman, Leslie Smith McPherson. She wrote on her Facebook the following, “I had the pleasure of attending the ground breaking ceremony for entrepreneurs Gary and Gabrielle Smith. The coming business is the Ultimate Express Car Wash located at 123 Conners Rd., VR. The timeline in the brochure for their journey to get to this day is fascinating with all the obstacles they endured to get to this point as well as all the others who helped along the way. Small business is the backbone of our economy and entrepreneurs take great risk with hope of achieving success.”

The Grantville Kiwanis Club honors Annabell Coker as Glanton Elementary School's most improved fifth grader. The award is given to a student, selected by the fifth grade teachers, who showed the most progress during the school year. Coker was given a plaque and a pizza party to celebrate her accomplishment.

CHERRY VALLEY, Ill (WTVO) — Elijah Lucena, 25, of Chicago, has been arrested as the suspect in the murder of Marcus Mclin, 25, of Rockford, outside CherryVale Mall on April 2nd, 2022. McLin was found in the parking lot of Macy’s around 7:10 p.m., outside the mall at 7200 Harrison Avenue. Police later said McLin […]

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a two-day hiring event. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. The event begins Friday, July 8 and continues through Saturday, July 9. The hiring event will be at the sheriff’s office on Earl...

HOGANSVILLE, Ga. (WRBL) – The Hogansville Police Department is warning residents about a scam affecting the community. According to officials, someone is posting messages on community Facebook groups about a “dangerous mentally ill man on the loose” in the Hogansville area. This is being done to get people to click on links or re-share or […]