The Power of the Purse, a women’s giving circle sponsored by the Community Foundation of West Georgia, has issued grants totaling $13,000 to seven local nonprofit organizations. The grants were issued to the following organizations....
CARROLLTON, GA – It was late spring and one of the last general faculty meetings of the school year. Carrollton Elementary School teacher Shelley Amandolia, as she always did, paid special attention to the announcements and instructions to...
For a generation, the class has been called Family and Consumer Science, but for many, the more common name was Home Economics. While that may have been the case then, today’s FACS class is anything but. Absent for many years, Carrollton...
With 15 seasons under his belt, multiple region championship wins, two state championship appearances, and countless relationships built with student athletes, Ryan Scroggin has decided to step down as head boys tennis coach at Carrollton High...
While computer technology has been an important tool in the classroom for more than two decades and the digital divide has been a concern since the phrase was coined, when the coronavirus pandemic arrived in the Carrollton community in the spring...
Carroll County School System is pleased to announce that Mrs. Cindy Clanton, Director of Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE), was named as the Administrator of the Year by the Leadership Division of the Georgia Association for...
by Sam Gentry Whether through service in the military or his years as a revered professor at the University of West Georgia, Dr. Joseph “Harrison” McCraw Jr. has always put others first. Now, through an incredible life estate donation of $1...
by Julie Lineback The University of West Georgia Foundation announced today the addition of one new member to its board of trustees and one trustee emeritus. Joining the board is Brian Dill, while K. Alex Roush gained emeritus status. Ann...
Visitors traveling to West Georgia to celebrate New Year’s Eve at the annual Possum Drop New Year’s Eve Celebration in Tallapoosa, Ga will be treated to two nights of entertainment this New Year’s Eve Weekend. On Saturday evening December 30,...
The Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) Foundation for Agriculture is promoting agricultural literacy by donating copies of the children’s book “Sleep Tight Farm” to the 409 libraries in the Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS). The GFB Foundation for...
West Georgia Technical College named Lauren Birriel, an Associate Degree Nursing student from Sharpsburg, as its 2018 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership winner and Murphy Campus Clinical Laboratory Technology instructor Dr. Phyllis Ingham as...
Tanner Health System Donates Surplus Computers to Carroll County Schools Students in Carroll County schools will benefit from a recent donation from Tanner Health System of 62 surplus computers — a mix of desktops and laptops — valued at...
(StatePoint) After the hectic holidays, it’s no surprise that many people commit to getting better organized in the new year. There are plenty of reasons why people obsess over organization and resolve to master it year after year. Household...
StatePoint) Young children don’t need to be in a classroom to learn important skills. And the earlier you get started, the better. Here are some great ways to incorporate fun learning experiences into your child’s day. Bath Time Don’t miss the...