Month: February 2024

Title Latest Georgia food recalls

As a consequence of a recall initiated by a cheese supplier, Rizo-Lopez Foods, Inc., Fresh Express is voluntarily recalling two salad kits with condiment packs that contain the recalled cheese, which may pose a potential health risk...

Title Raffensperger calls on Georgia House to pass constitutional amendment ensuring only American citizens vote

Secretary Raffensperger calls on the General Assembly to pass HR780 and SR454, a constitutional amendment ensuring only American citizens vote in Georgia’s elections. Today marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing effort to safeguard the integrity...

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Title Republican Tim Bearden wins Special Election for District 30 State Senate with 58.87% of vote

Tim Bearden (Republican) 58.87% - 4548 votesAshley Kecskes Godwin (Democrat) 17.18% - 1327 votesRobert Smith (Republican) 12.80% - 989 votesRenae Bell (Republican) 11.16% - 862 votes story by Sue Horn A total of 7726 voters participated in...

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Title Author Bren McClain offers writers master class

The Carrollton Center for the Arts will welcome Bren McClain, author of the critically acclaimed One Good Mama Bone, for an interactive master class, What is Working? Do More of That!, during Carrollton BookFest, April 5. This...

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Title Carrollton Nursing and Rehab continues to spew raw sewage out onto open ground

Nov. 7th, State EPD informed StarNews: “no observed sewage spill” Videos taken November 28th show steady flow continuing out onto open ground story by Sue Horn Despite being informed by the_Georgia EPD that the longtime raw sewage spill out...

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Title UWG’s online MBA remains No. 1, online bachelor programs No. 2 in Georgia

For the third consecutive year, the University of West Georgia’s online MBA program remains top in the state, as announced by media powerhouse U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings. The institution’s online master’s degrees in...

Obituaries

Title Sylvia Nixon Walker

Sylvia Nixon Walker, 90, of Carrollton, Georgia, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, surrounded by family and friends. She was a native of Carroll County, born on August 2, 1933, the daughter of Aubrey Ludwell Nixon Sr....

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Title Latest Georgia food recalls

Rizo-López Foods, Inc. (“RLF”) is voluntarily recalling its dairy products listed below because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal...

Obituaries

Title Zulema “Sue” Johnson Norman

Zulema “Sue” Johnson Norman, 93, of Carrollton, Georgia, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Sue was born on April 23, 1930, in San Diego, Texas, the daughter of the late Matilde...

Art and Culture Local News

Title Montgomery brings civil rights story to Arts Center

The drama of history comes alive with Montgomery: The Musical at the Carrollton Center for the Arts, February 16 – 18. Written by Dennis Blackmon and Regina Wells, this musical is the epic love story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and...