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LaGrange: Section of Roanoke Road/GA-109 closed starting Tuesday
LaGRANGE, Ga. (WRBL) — The City of LaGrange announced that a section of Roanoke Road/ GA-109 will be closed starting Tuesday, May 28 at 8 a.m. for upgrades. The 1960 block of Roanoke Road, is expected to be closed for two days with no traffic being able to cross. According to officials, road crews are […]
City of LaGrange shuts down for Memorial Day
LaGRANGE, Ga. (WRBL) — The City of LaGrange has announced it will be closed on Monday, May 27th. City Officials said all garbage pickup days will be pushed back one day. For example, if pickup day is Monday, then it will be moved to Tuesday due to the holiday.
Coroner official results
Erin Hackley has won in the Republican candidate primaries for Troup County coroner with 4190 votes or 55.2%. “I am humbled that the people of LaGrange trust me to help them in their time of grief,” Hackley said after the election on Tuesday night. “I look forward to serving them for another four years.” Hackley […] The post Coroner official results appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
UPDATE: East Vernon polling place moved to Grace Baptist due to wreck
Voters assigned to the East Vernon polling location, which has been closed due to a wreck, can now vote a Grace Baptist Church at 3731 West Point Road. The polls will be open until 9 p.m. due to the voting time that was lost at East Vernon. In an emergency move due to a crashed […] The post UPDATE: East Vernon polling place moved to Grace Baptist due to wreck appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
Arrington takes the mayor seat
With the official results in, Jim Arrington is confirmed as the new mayor of LaGrange. In his second time running in as many years, Jim Arrington has won the seat for mayor with 2501 or 69.7% of the votes. “I’m ecstatic,” Arrington said. “The results have been dragging in. So there’s just kind of been […] The post Arrington takes the mayor seat appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
Davis and Scott headed to runoff
The race for the District 3 Troup County Board of Commissioners seat is headed to a runoff after none of the candidates received the required 50 percent majority of the votes. Incumbent Commissioner Lewis Davis lead vote totals at 1066 (45.09%) falling short of the majority threshold. Coming in second was Rex Scott with 582 […] The post Davis and Scott headed to runoff appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
Blair reelected to Troup County School board
Editors Note: These results do not include absentee by-mail voting. These were the total number of votes received by 12:30 a.m. ET, at the time of print. Updated results will be on lagrangenews.com when available. Voters in District 2 have reelected Ferrell Blair to the Troup County School Board. Blair defeated competitor Joseph Kirkland. 1,106 […] The post Blair reelected to Troup County School board appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
Thompson leads in District 3 school board race
EDITOR’S NOTE: These results do not include 381 absentee by mail voting. These were the total number of votes received by 12:30 a.m. ET, at the time of print. Final results can be found on lagrangenews.com as they become available. At the time of publishing, Mark Thompson has received 827, Jackson has 296 and Bailey […] The post Thompson leads in District 3 school board race appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
Foster wins TCSS District 6
Tripp Foster has won the District 6 seat in the Troup County School District. With the official results sitting at 679 or 53.85% to Foster, he will be running unopposed in the November election. “I’m very excited for this great opportunity, and I want to thank the citizens of Troup County who have a majority, […] The post Foster wins TCSS District 6 appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
Valley Council sells Fob James Drive property for over $500,000
VALLEY — The Valley City Council on Monday held a second reading and approved an ordinance to sell a 12.3-acre site off Fob James Drive to Willow Capital Partners, LLC for $583,665. The property is located next to Valley Collision and would appear to be a prime site for future development. Willow Capital Partners, LLC […] The post Valley Council sells Fob James Drive property for over $500,000 appeared first on Valley Times-News.
Morris defeats Nations in District 4 Republican primary
EDITOR’S NOTE: These results do not include 381 absentee by mail voting. These were the total number of votes received by 12:30 a.m. ET, at the time of print. Final results can be found on lagrangenews.com as they become available. Incumbent Morris Jones has defeated challenger Phil Nations by a wide margin, 1719 votes to […] The post Morris defeats Nations in District 4 Republican primary appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
Foster leading for TCSS District 6
EDITOR’S NOTE: These results do not include 381 absentee by mail voting. These were the total number of votes received by 12:30 a.m. ET, at the time of print. Final results can be found on lagrangenews.com as they become available. As of publication, Tripp Foster was leading the race for the next Troup County School […] The post Foster leading for TCSS District 6 appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
McAlexander wins District 5 School Board seat
Dan McAlexander will soon be shifting to oversee a younger group of students. The former LaGrange College president was voted onto the Troup County School Board on Tuesday defeating candidates Raquel Neal and Inetha Hatten for the District 5 seat. McAlexander received 737 (54.35%) votes avoiding a need for a runoff in the three-candidate race. […] The post McAlexander wins District 5 School Board seat appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
Memorial Day 2024
The members of the Marine Corps League Detachment 1040 requests your assistance as they again place flags on the graves of veterans for Memorial Day 2024. Please join them on Sunday afternoon, May 26, 2024 beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Shadowlawn Cemetery. Flags will be available for placement from 1:00 p.m. until all flags are […] The post Memorial Day 2024 appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
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