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Lafayette Christian Is Entering Some New Championship Territory Never is a long time. Lafayette Christian School has never won a state football championship, but on Friday night in Lithia Springs the Cougars will be right on the cusp of doing just that. Cougar freshman quarterback Landon Whitley can’t wait to get the game started against the 12-0 and unscathed Central ...

Troup Wrestlers Dominate Carver, Smiths Station, Chattahoochee County If he does nothing else, Coach Craig Garner wants to keep his Troup High wrestlers motivated and hungry. That scenario seems to be working to a T. The Troup Tigers are stepping up with a 9-3 record. They did some more dominating at the Smiths Station & Opelika Duals on Tuesday, November ...

Lady Tigers Host Chattahoochee Tuesday Night In Home Opener Stick a fork in the preseason. It’s done. Troup High basketball is back, and the Lady Tigers promise to be a much improved team over last winter’s squad. The Troup High girls are still trying to forget that trying season of a year ago, which ended with a 719 record. That’s ...

Dream Team: Cougars Claim Their First Ever State Football Championship They no longer have to wonder if they’re good enough. They know. The Cougars from Lafayette Christian School won their first ever state football championship on Friday night with a hard earned 41-30 victory over the Central Christian Crusaders. In the process, Lafayette Christian broke Central Christian’s 20-game winning streak, ...

Fight Outside Bank Ends Up Bad For Both Subjects his vehicle to see why the truck was following him, at which point the other subject, Charlie James Nolen, exited the vehicle and began yelling at him and threatening to beat him. The sober subject stated he attempted to diffuse the situation by telling Nolen not to mess with him. He ...

Police & Sheriff’s Reports The individuals listed have been cited/arrested/charged in Troup County. However, this is not an admission of guilt. All parties are considered innocent until proved guilty. • Wednesday morning about 7 a.m., LaGrange Police responded to the 900 block of Arizona Street in reference to an Entering Auto and Criminal Damage to Property. Officers arrived and made ...

Diverse Power Named EMC Of The Year Servant Leadership Applauded at the LaGrange-based Cooperative cost-saving electric vehicles and continuing a legacy of support for educating youth. For example, Diverse Power last spring awarded a record number of scholarships through the Diverse Power Foundation when it presented 44 high school seniors with individual $3,000 scholarships for secondary education. Since 2003, Diverse ...

West Georgia Health Achieves Best Quality Awards To Date With 2016 CareChex Rankings patient they serve,” said West Georgia Health President and CEO Jerry Fulks. “We don't seek out awards or special recognition – that's not part of our culture. So when you get recognized by an independent third party that has conducted research to identify top ranked medical excellence ...

Sister to Sister Lighthouse Thanksgiving Lunch and helped in the community. Along with their partners at the Esther Project Ministries, they sponsor and support many different projects throughout the year. Started back in 2007, Sister to Sister has been involved in the community and has been helping to spread the word and love of Christ throughout the community. This is ...

Diverse Power Named EMC Of The Year Servant Leadership Applauded at the LaGrange-based Cooperative (LaGrange, Ga.) For unprecedented generosity and service to thousands of residents in west central and southwest Georgia, Diverse Power was recently named EMC of the Year and presented the 2015 Georgia EMC Community Service and Volunteerism Award. “The contributions by Diverse Power are so numerous that ...