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Title CHS coding team earns national accolades

CARROLLTON, GA – A team of two Carrollton High School students are among 90 teams selected nationwide as winners in the 2018 Congressional App Challenge, an initiative of the U.S. House of Representatives to encourage middle and high school...

Title County’s unemployment rate falls

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Caroll County decreased the unemployment rate in November. The county area saw most major indicators remain positive for the year. “As we move through this holiday season, it’s...

Health & Fitness

Title Tanner reintroduces visitor policy to protect patients, community from flu

With flu activity in Georgia and Alabama reaching widespread levels, Tanner Health System is putting back in place its visitor policy to help curtail the spread of the virus in the region while also protecting its patients. The health system...

Obituaries

Title George Martin Bradley III

George Martin Bradley III, age 59 of Whitesburg passed away Saturday, December 29, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 20, 1959 in Wilmington, Delaware son of the late George Martin Bradley Jr. and Alice Demuth Bradley....

Title Registration open for Tanner’s ‘Living Well with Diabetes’ workshop

If you are struggling with the ongoing symptoms of diabetes and looking to take control of your health for the new year, Tanner Health System’s Get Healthy, Live Well has a class for you. Get Healthy, Live Well is offering a free, six-session...

Obituaries

Title Richard Thomas “Rick” Rollins

Richard Thomas “Rick” Rollins, age 54 of Whitesburg, Georgia passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 01, 2019. He was born January 27, 1964 in Bradley County, Tennessee, son of Edith Herron Rollins and the late Lowell Thomas Rollins. He...

Local News

Title Happy New Year from StarNews!

Title Sen. Greg Kirk to carry IDD services legislation

The Senate Study Committee on the Excessive and Duplicative Regulatory Oversight of Community Based Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Services held its final study committee meeting on Thursday, December 20th, and adopted seven...

Obituaries

Title Romie Arrington

Romie Arrington, age 84 of Carrollton, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, December 29, 2018. He was born May 4, 1934 in Carroll County, son of the late Levi Arrington and Minnie Bailey Arrington. He proudly served in the United...

Obituaries

Title George Arthur Byers

George Arthur Byers, age 66, of Douglasville, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018. He was born in Habersham County, Georgia, on December 8, 1952, the son of the late Francis and Idell Moore Byers. He was a mechanic by trade.In...