Leon Childs News Today

A Sudbury man accused of providing false driving licence applications to the DVLA has jailed for 15 months in prison.

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

Councilman Leon Childs defeated challenger Travis Hart on Tuesday evening for the District 2B council seat in LaGrange.

Mitchell and Brown had a chance to make their case to voters Wednesday night during a forum hosted by the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce and The LaGrange Daily News.

Childs and Hart had a chance to appeal to voters Wednesday night during a forum hosted by the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce and The LaGrange Daily News.

The LaGrange City Council has approved steps toward providing streetscaping to connect the new Rail District with Downtown LaGrange.

The LaGrange City Council is currently in discussions to potentially limit the number of package stores within the city.

Familiar candidates will be on the ballot for local elections in November along with a few newcomers as qualifying nears completion. Elections Supervisor Andy Harper said 15 local candidates have qualified for the ballot overall.