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Jeremy Stanford Ransby, 35, is discovered walking away from the crash scene after driving his Chevy Suburban into the kitchen of a McIntosh Parkway residence. Ransby is arrested and charged with criminal damage to property, driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to maintain lane, reckless driving and marijuana possession.
An anonymous tip leads to the confiscation of a loaded .40 caliber pistol from a student at East Coweta High School. Authorities say the gun was removed
It was standing room only as residents packed the Coweta County Commission chambers to protest a proposed rezoning near Gordon Road and Georgia Highway 16.
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From left, Charles Zimmerman, Bonne Bedingfield, and Rabiha Sami will compete in Season 5 of Food Network’s “Holiday Wars” as Team Sugar Bandits.
Newnan cake artist Bonne Bedingfield makes her third series appearance on Food Network, this time competing on “Holiday Wars.”
without incident, outside of the presence of other students, and that the student will face “serious legal and disciplinary consequences.”
A crowd of local residents packs the Coweta County Commission chambers to protest the rezoning of more than 114 acres near Gordon Road and Georgia Highway 16 in Newnan from commercial and rural conservation to allow for the construction of warehouses.
Keisha Jackson-Murchison, 35, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is arrested for possession of more than seven kilos of cocaine,
heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine after she is pulled over for speeding in Grantville.
The Hunter Recreation Complex unveils a new 18-hole disc golf course.
Sharpsburg begins transitioning its town library to a children’s library after the Sharpsburg Town Council votes to approve the change.
“Cinderella burglar” Alexia Nichole Martin, 44, is arrested and charged with first-degree burglary after leaving behind a pair of flip flops at the residence she allegedly entered to steal drugs, food and liquor.
Sharpsburg is transitioning its town library to a children’s library.
Taking Halloween to the next level: This creepy clown jack-in-the-box is ready to greet visitors.
Newnan cake artist Bonne Bedingfield makes her third series appearance on Food Network, this time competing on “Holiday Wars.”
A 19-year-old suspect asks the pursuing dep -
uty, “Why are you in my house?” reportedly leading police on a highspeed chase through a Coweta County neighborhood and then attempting to escape into his home.
Neighbors’ dispute over an Amazon delivery ends with a police standoff near Jefferson Street and Main Street.
James White III talks about overcoming his past in the pursuit of
restorative justice, getting his law degree and becoming a prosecutor.
A SummerGrove homeowner takes Halloween to the next level, adding a new element to the family’s display every year and featuring a couple of live participants.
The Coweta County School System sets a new record with an 91.7 percent graduation rate for the class of 2023.
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A two-day human trafficking sting conducted in Coweta County results in more than two dozen arrests.
The Newnan Police Department unveils two new motorcycles for its newly revived Motor Unit.
Local jeweler Meghan Hubbell Proctor sees 100th Anniversary Gibson guitars featuring her family’s work for the first time. The instruments included handcrafted ornamental pieces fashioned when she was in eighth grade.
December
The Northgate High School Cheerleaders take home the 2023 Georgia High School Association’s 5A cheerleading championship for the 11th time since 2007.
Five members of the “Ghostface Gangsters” are sentenced for the Feb. 11, 2020, home invasion on Bethlehem Church Road that resulted in the shooting death of Haley Adams, 14.
The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office gets prime-time views with “On Patrol: Live,” a show that documents the everyday work of police officers for viewers in real time.
The Newnan Police Department helps make Christmas brighter for local kids, accompanying more than 80 children to select gifts.
The McReady family in Sharpsburg takes Christmas decorating and celebrating to the next level, continuing a family tradition that started in the 1960s.
Members of the Gen. Daniel Newnan Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution lead 250 volunteers in placing more than 1,000 wreaths on veterans’ graves at Oak Hill Cemetery.
celebrates 50 years as a photographer, during which he captured moments in Coweta County and around the world.
A 15-year-old boy is airlifted to an Atlanta-area hospital after falling approximately 15 feet down the feed elevator at Arnall Grocery.
Steve Bradley, a taxidermist and lifelong resident of Coweta County, talks about who really put the “boo” in the Belt Road Booger. Bradley reminisced about a local legend that inspired the odd creature that hangs on the wall of his shop.
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of the older cameras in his collection.
Northgate Cheer team strikes a synchronized pose in the State Championship.
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Ethan Johnson unveils a 100th Anniversary Gibson Firebird to Meghan Hubbell Proctor. It was the first time she had seen a completed guitar fashioned when she was in eighth grade.
An OPL crew member adjusts a car camera inside the cruiser of Deputy Shawn Searels.
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