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Deanna “DeeDee” Woodall Owens Deanna “DeeDee” Woodall Owens, age 49, of Fortson, Ga., passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016 at her residence. Memorial services will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Chapel of Cox Funeral Home in Hamilton. DeeDee was born June 30, 1966 in Columbus, Ga., the daughter of Mitchell Woodall and Sallie Stedham Morris. ...

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Behind the smiles were some sizzling backhands, some nasty forehands and a constant need to outplay each other. Annie Pauley and Wone Mi are tennis players of the competitive kind. They want to win whether they’re playing a USTA match or a practice game. On Monday night the 13-year-old Pauley and the 12-year-old Mi got on with it, one set ...

He doesn’t mind being pushed to his absolute limit. That’s why Michael Loutzenheiser is a triathlete. He trains five to seven days a week, and he wins almost every time he competes. Training is competing for the 15-year-old triathlete from LaGrange. “I swim, I bike, and I run. This is pretty physical. Seconds matter, and I complete my workouts day ...

Seasons come and seasons go, and one thing remains the same. “Troup is a baseball county. The kids love this game. This is a way of life. Some kids just like to go out there and hit a home run or throw a no-hitter,” said Kerry Whaley, who has overlooked the Recreation League baseball program in LaGrange for the last ...

The blood that pumps through the veins of the narcissist is that of an iron and glucose filled attention. The need to say here I am, this is me, and what my opinion says is all that matters. This is what it takes to keep the heart beating of a new wave of critics and those making a false path ...

In 2014, West Georgia Health generated more than $304 million in revenue for the local and state economy, according to a recent report by the Georgia Hospital Association, the state’s largest hospital trade association. The report also found that, during the same time period, West Georgia Health provided approximately $19 million in uncompensated care while sustaining more than 1,400 full-time ...

LaGrange Police have arrested a local youth on Assault and Battery charges after the 15-year-old allegedly threw a propane tank at his father’s head and punched him in the face. Monday night about 10:05 p.m., officers with the La-Grange Police Department were called to the 900 block of Georgia Avenue in reference to an unknown person on the caller’s front ...