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West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) is proud to announce a comprehensive initiative aimed at enhancing safety and security across its campuses. The College is committed to providing a secure environment for students, faculty, staff,...
A new year of performances at the Carrollton Center for the Arts is only just beginning, January 20 at 7:30pm with Top of the World: A Carpenters Tribute. “The Carpenters were a huge part of the soundtrack of the ‘70s,” said...
WHAT: CarMax is set to host a one-day hiring event as the nation’s largest retailer of used cars searches for talent to support its new stand-alone reconditioning center located in Carrollton, Georgia. WHEN: January 11, 2024, 10...
Carroll County’s first baby of the new year arrived at 6:41 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Zykeria Jones, of Villa Rica, delivered Deveah Layana Jones at Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica. Deveah came into the world at just more than 7 pounds and 19 1/4...
Modernization Initiative Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) has launched an important enhancement to the commercial motor vehicle skills testing process which updates and modernizes the testing procedure. Redesigned by the...
The Carrollton Center for the Arts will celebrate Oscar winner (and former Carrollton resident) Susan Hayward with a showing of the film that first brought her to Georgia, I’d Climb the Highest Mountain, January 7 at 2pm. In the 1951...
The Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum invites you to experience the Sacred Threads Exhibit, which will be on display from January 2 - March 23, 2024. Sacred Threads features 38 quilts all centered around the themes of Brotherhood, Grief,...
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation released today its 2024 list of 10 Places in Peril in the state.Sites on the list include: Atlanta Constitution Building in Atlanta (Fulton County); Broad Avenue Elementary in Albany (Dougherty...
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...