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Thursday evening about 5:30 p.m., LaGrange Police responded to Greenville Street in reference to a hit and run accident. Police arrived and made contact with the complainant, who stated that she had just been shopping with her mother at the Walmart on New Franklin Road. She stated that they left the parking lot without noticing any damage on her vehicle, ...

Striffler Hamby Joseph “Joe” Warren Jones, Jr. Joseph “Joe” Warren Jones, Jr., 65, of Greenville, GA passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at West Georgia Hospice.  Mr. Jones was born December 12, 1954 in Newnan, GA to the late Joseph Warren Jones, Sr. and Mildred Harris Jones. He graduated from Flint River and received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University ...

As a response to recent business concerns caused by the COVID – 19 health crisis, local business and economic development leaders have joined forces to form an Economic Recovery Task Force. Spearheaded by Connie Hensler, president of LaGrange Troup County Chamber of Commerce and Meghan Duke, economic development director for the City of West Point, the group began conducting weekly ...

LaGrange Police have arrested a man and woman on several drug charges after they were caught riding around in a vehicle with a reversed license plate. Early Thursday morning about 1:13 a.m., officers with the LaGrange Police Department were in the New Franklin Road area when they are observed a gold Ford Taurus with a tag that had been placed ...

A day on the lake requires water, fish, and common sense. On Thursday afternoon, Aubrey Craft of Decatur had all of that. He insisted, and he caught a good time on West Point Lake. It was inevitable, like tartar sauce on a plate full of largemouth bass. Hold the butter. Craft did that in an outdoorsman kind of way. “I ...

To address the economic impact of COVID-19, the University of Georgia’s Small Business Development Center will host a webinar for the region’s small business owners on June 2 at 9:00 a.m. The webinar is designed to equip small business owners with the information and tools they need to succeed in the post-COVID19 environment. In the webinar, attendees will learn how ...

As the COVID-19 crisis continues into late May, organizations in charge of public health are giving out conflicting information regarding mask effectiveness and proper protocol. For citizens looking to maximize their health and stay up-to-date on the latest safety guidelines, it is crucial to understand the current guidelines given out by major public health organizations and departments and where they ...

The Lions had their last in person meeting on March 10 of this year. Because of ZOOM they have been able to have two board meetings. The shelter in place made it to where that had to cancel their fundraiser event scheduled in April, so they made a donation of $1500 to the healthcare workers at our local hospital in ...

The LaGrange Sierra Club has been very busy these last couple of months. They have been having their monthly leadership meetings using Zoom since March. They haven’t started their regular meetings back up but are looking to do so in September. They couldn’t have regular outings, but their members still went out on outings of their own or with their ...

There have been many questions regarding House Bill H.R. 5717, otherwise known as the Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020. According to congress. gov, the bill involves changes to the federal framework governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms and ammunition. The following is a list of some of the bill’s main provisions: •Generally requires individuals ...