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Standoff causes temporary I-85 north shutdown
Saturday evening, around 6:11 p.m., Troup County sheriff’s deputies were called to Interstate 85 near the Hamilton Road exit about a possible domestic dispute. Authorities later learned that a male had run from a truck on the interstate into the woods. A female caller reported later hearing what sounded like a gunshot. Deputies arrived they […] The post Standoff causes temporary I-85 north shutdown appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
Two Meriwether County firefighters injured after fire engine hydroplanes, overturns
Two firefighters from Meriwether County are recovering from minor injuries after their fire engine hydroplaned and overturned on Sunday night around 6:30 p.m. The fire engine was responding to a vehicle accident on Georgia Highway 85, north of Gay, when it hit water on the roadway, hydroplaned and overturned. The truck reportedly hit The Silo Steakhouse when it crashed.
Meriwether County Fire Rescue involved in wreck Sunday afternoon
UPDATE (9:22 P.M. on 07/28/2024): According to Meriwether County Fire Rescue, today, one of their units was responding to a vehicle accident on Georgia Highway 85 North of Gay when an engine hit water in the roadway and hydroplaned. It appears that the apparatus overturned. “Both of our firefighters were...
Armed robbery investigation underway at LaGrange apartment complex
LaGRANGE, Ga. (WRBL) — An investigation is underway after a man was robbed by gunpoint at an apartment complex on Hogansville Road, according to the LaGrange Police Department. Police responded to Orchard Trace Apartments at about 2:15 a.m. on Monday. At the scene, the victim told officers he was approached by two men armed with […]
Fire ravages North Parkway home
On July 25, 2024, around 1:40 p.m. LaGrange Fire Department firefighters responded to a house fire at 900 North Parkway. Firefighters were informed flames and smoke were seen coming from the outside of the home, and someone might be trapped inside. Both the LaGrange Fire Department and Troup County Fire Department arrived shortly afterward to […] The post Fire ravages North Parkway home appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
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