Garrett Fiveash News Today

This is the fourth in a four-part series looking back at 2023 in Troup County. The final part includes October through December.

The LaGrange City Council continued discussion on a request from the LaGrange Police Department to return to more stringent marijuana regulations and potentially eliminate the city’s current civil infraction for small amounts of marijuana.

The LaGrange City Council discussed potential new regulations for bars in the downtown area. The impending changes stem from a homicide in early November where an incident outside a downtown bar is believed to have led to a murder.

On Tuesday, the LaGrange City Council signed off on a master lease agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management to handle the police department’s fleet of patrol vehicles.

The LaGrange City Council is considering several ordinance changes to deal with recent issues at bars in the downtown area, including potentially banning additional bars altogether.

With conflicting reports on what happened on Friday night leading to fans fleeing the LaGrange-Troup football game, authorities still have not identified what caused the incident.

Two months after the LaGrange City Council approved an agreement for speed detection cameras in school zones, the cameras have yet to be placed. Police Chief Garrett Fiveash said they are coming later this year.

On Thursday, the LaGrange Police Department collected more than 200 guns during the city’s gun buyback. The city held the event in response to an increase in shooting violence in LaGrange. 

LaGrange Police say there was an incident which occurred between the council's work session and the executive session.

St. Peter’s Catholic Church in LaGrange held its annual Blue Mass service Monday night.