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(Photo by Thomas O Connor/Times-Georgian.) Multicultural Festival
Brandon Dutton and Khaliq Edwards from the Chin Hong School of Kung Fu perform the Chin Lion Dance in front of a University of West Georgia pre-kindergarten class Thursday during the Office of Ins...
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Panel formed to find name for Villa Rica amphitheater
With differing opinions on what the new downtown amphitheater should be named, Villa Rica Mayor J. Collins will form a committee to settle the issue. Some believe when the amphitheater is complete...
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Villa Rica man who drove wrong way faces arrest
MARIETTA , Ga. (AP) — Cobb County authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of a Villa Rica man blamed for killing a 21-year-old Marine in a head-on collision. Cobb County police spokesma...
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(Photo by Thomas O Connor/Times-Georgian.) Celebrating St. Patrick's Day
A leprechaun greets customers as they arrive at Adamson Square for the Irish Bred Pub & Grill’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration Wednesday. A portion of the square was closed to accommodate the S...
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Collins might pass on veto of Villa Rica budget
Villa Rica’s proposed new budget includes less than half the reduction Mayor J. Collins had requested, but this may be the first time in his tenure he doesn’t veto the budget. The city’s proposed ...
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System will alert residents south of reservoir of potential flooding
by John P. Boan/Times-Georgian
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Carroll County is implementing an automatic notification system to alert residents downstream of the Lake Seaton Reservoir of potential flooding similar to that which caused serious millions of dol...
Pefect Luck: Horse is a national champ
by Kelly Quimby/Times-Georgian
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Hidden on the back roads of Roopville, on a 62-acre ranch, lives a horse named Perfect Luck. Perfect Luck is not just any horse. The Dutch Warmblood thoroughbred was recently named KWPN North Ame...
Students protest education cuts
by Shannon McCaffrey/The Associated Press
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ATLANTA — A few hundred college students rallied on the steps of the Georgia Capitol on Monday to protest budget cuts they say could make college too expensive at a time when education is needed wi...
Marine killed in wrong-way driving accident
by The Associated Press
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A 21-year-old U.S. Marine on his way home to Alabama after a tour of duty in Iraq was killed in a head-on collision near Six Flags. Charges are expected to be filed against a Villa Rica man. Poli...
'Sweeping overhaul' of property tax goes to House
by John P. Boan/Times-Georgian
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The Georgia Senate has passed a proposed overhaul of the way property taxes are assessed in the state, and a Carroll County lawmaker co-sponsoring the bill said that while it won’t completely remed...
Mayor: Find more to cut from Villa Rica budget
by Spencer Crawford/The Villa Rican
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With a battle looming over Villa Rica’s proposed budget, the current budget is in danger of coming up short as the fiscal year draws to a close. City Manager Larry Wood told the City Council last ...