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Visitors to the Colorado Premium plant in Carrollton on Wednesday were given a tour to see how meat is produced in the factory. Visitors to the Colorado Premium plant in Carrollton on Wednesday were given a tour to see how meat is produced in the factory.
Gov. Nathan Deal and U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson were among those celebrating the opening of the Opal and Alton McWhorter Music Center at Whitesburg Elementary School on Thursday. "Whitesburg Elementary will be the only elementary school in the nation that has an innovation piano lab of this type," said Carroll County Schools Superintendent Scott Cowart.
Carrollton High School culinary arts teacher Carmen Dill has been named to the State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia, a state-level, independent charter school authorizing entity. Appointed to fill an unexpired term by Gov. Nathan Deal, she attended her first meeting Aug. 30 and will continue service on the commission through January 2019.
Mr. William Talmadge "Bill" "Hoss" Kay Sr., 86, of Carrollton, Georgia passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017. Born August 31, 1930 in Ocala, Florida, son of the late Mr. Willie Louis Kay and the late Mrs. Mattie "Belle" Cole Kay, Talmadge was the oldest of seven.
It is quite an honor to be chosen to represent a national political party at a summer convention. Ask local residents Kevin Madden, Michael McNeely, Cheryl Olin and Rick Tillman.
Local education leaders are opposing a state amendment that would allow the state to take over local schools that are deemed to be failing. The amendment would allow the state to create an Opportunity School District, which would be ruled by a governing board appointed by state lawmakers in order to oversee operation of a failing school.