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Criminal damage reported on the 100 block of Huntington Dr., LaGrange Stolen vehicle reported on the 400 block of Wares Cross Rd., LaGrange Walk in reported on the 300 block of New Airport Rd., LaGrange Outside automobile reported on the 2400 block of Whitesville Rd., LaGrange Entering automobile reported on the 1700 block of S. […] The post Troup County Sheriff’s Office incident reports for period ending May 3 appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

Cogo Sharee Cassiano, 38, 33262 Highway 431, Roanoke, AL, theft – other Alonzo Preston Ogletree Jr., 23, 804 Dunson St. B, LaGrange, GA, production order/brought back to court Micah Keonte Hill, 20, 201 Russell St., LaGrange, GA, unlawful possession of firearms or weapons, possession firearm by convicted felon, weapon-carrying concealed, 6 counts participation in a […] The post Troup County Sheriff’s Office arrest reports for period ending May 3 appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

Several downtown LaGrange streets will be closed to traffic on Saturday, May 4 for the LaGrange Cycling Classic. Starting Saturday at 7 a.m., several streets in Downtown LaGrange will be closed to traffic for the LaGrange Cycling Classic hosted by the Downtown LaGrange Development Authority. The race features hundreds of professional and amateur bicyclists in […] The post Several Downtown LaGrange Streets to Close for LaGrange Cycling Classic appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

LaGrange College’s Nursing Department can double its capabilities to put nurses into Georgia communities thanks to $214,000 in federal funding approved by Congress. The legislature voted on a minibus spending bill in March, which included multiple local appropriations proposed by congressional leaders. The funding request for LaGrange College was sponsored by Sens. Jon Ossoff and […] The post LaGrange College Nursing receives federal grant appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

A trio of candidates are seeking the Republican nomination for the Troup County Board of Commissioners District 2 seat.  Candidates April Loftin and James Thrailkill are challenging incumbent Ellis Cadenhead for the party nomination on May 21. The winner will go on to challenge Democrat Andrew Moody for the seat in November, who is running […] The post Three candidates seek District 2 Republican nomination  appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

On April 23, National Public Radio reports, the US Federal Trade Commission voted “to ban nearly all noncompetes, employment agreements that typically prevent workers from joining competing businesses or launching ones of their own.” The ban is largely retroactive, but does exclude existing agreements for the high-salary “senior executives” most people associate with the idea […] The post KNAPP COLUMN: FTC’s Noncompete Rule: A Poor Solution to a Self-Solving Problem appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

TEMPE, Ariz. – The winter season has passed for the Phoenix area, the 11th ranked media market in the U. S., and the temperature is rising.  The thermometer crept past 90 last week but there was the most pleasant of sunsets and shirt sleeve weather as the defending National League Diamondbacks hosted Shohei Ohtani, a […] The post SMITH COLUMN: Phoenix Reunion appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

Dispute reported on the 200 block of S. Davis Rd., LaGrange Standby reported on the 1800 block of Baughs Cross Rd., LaGrange Fraud reported on the 100 block of Jasmine Lane, LaGrange Tampering mail reported on the 100 block of Washington Way, LaGrange Damage vehicle reported on the 0 I-85 N. 13MM, LaGrange Burglary reported […] The post Troup County Sheriff’s Office Incident Reports for period ending May 2 appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

David Nieves, 33, 921 Chestnut Grove Rd., Shiloh, GA, DUI-drugs Zanquanerious Mathis, 39, 334 Rehobeth Rd., Valley, AL, battery (FVA), aggravated assault-hand, fist, feet (FVA), cruelty to child 3rd degree: under 18 present or hears felony FVA Berniya Dejonae Glaze, 19, 309 Youngs Mill Rd., LaGrange, GA, failure to appear (LaGrange) Daija Danielle Culpepper, 28, […] The post Troup County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Reports for period ending May 2 appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants of course. The Troup High School Theatre Department is putting on a production of The SpongeBob Musical. The show will open to the public on May 10 with shows on Friday, May 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. Matinee shows will also be available on […] The post Troup to perform SpongeBob SquarePants Musical appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

 The Troup Retired Educators Association (TREA) awarded Callaway High School student, Khadra Veal, a $1,000 scholarship at their monthly meeting, Thursday, April 25, at Highland Country Club.  The scholarship is in honor of Curmilla Furgerson who was an outstanding teacher in the LaGrange and Troup County School Systems.  Each year, a student who aspires to […] The post Troup Retired Educators Association Awards Scholarship Recipient appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

LaGrange Police are searching for multiple gunmen accused of killing one woman and injuring another on Borton Street Wednesday night. Ambreia Davison, 27, was shot in the chest during the incident. She was transported to the WellStar West Georgia Medical Center but did not survive her injuries. A second victim, Beshellima Huguley, 39, was also […] The post Two shot, one killed on Borton Street appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

In the fifth year of the Teaching as a Profession (TAP) Pathway, LaGrange High School celebrated eight seniors who completed the pathway and are planning to pursue a degree in education. Each student had former teachers/mentors share a few words of encouragement and praise for the student’s academic career. Throughout their speeches, the teachers/mentors echoed […] The post Teaching as a Profession (TAP) Pathway Signing Day appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

Two candidates are running for Clerk of Superior Court. Both candidates made their cases for the position during the election forum hosted by the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce on April 25. Incumbent Superior Court Clerk Jackie Taylor is being challenged by Nikki Gratton. The forum was organized by the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce […] The post Clerk Race: Taylor and Gratton lay out cases for Superior Court Clerk appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

Registration for returning Troup County School System students is now open. Parents of returning students can complete their registration online via the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. If your student currently attends a Troup County School System school and plans to return for the upcoming academic year, please select the Existing Student Registration option. It is […] The post TCSS Opens Registration for Returning Students appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

Virtually the entire American political sphere will be talking about South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s book No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward, where she talks about shooting a dog and a goat.  And those are certainly issues worth talking about.  But I think we’re missing […] The post TURES COLUMN: Kristi Noem’s Book And Disturbing Arguments For Presidential Immunity appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

It was a reunion for the ages — for fifty eventful years, to be exact. Our LSHS Class of 1974 gathered on the weekend of April 20, 2024 to reunite and remember, and it was as special of a homecoming as you could imagine. Classmates and a good many of their spouses came to be a part […] The post BOWEN COLUMN: LSHS Class of 1974 Reunion: The Spirit of ’74 appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

West Georgia Technical College’s (WGTC) Computer Information Systems (CIST) program recently joined forces with Southwire’s IT Department to host the inaugural “Computer Science Innovators Challenge.” Held at WGTC’s Carroll campus, the event aimed to foster creativity and innovation among participants, regardless of their skill level. Attendees were tasked with developing original projects within a limited […] The post WGTC and Southwire Partner for Computer Science Innovators Challenge appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.

Theft reported on the 100 block of Hazel Way, LaGrange Stalking reported on the 300 block of Rosemont Rd., LaGrange Walk-in reported on the 3200 block of West Point Rd., LaGrange Domestic reported on the 100 block of S S Glenn Rd Ector C, LaGrange The post Troup County Sheriff’s Office Incident Reports for period ending May 1 appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.