With the end of the 2008 session of the Georgia Legislature coming tonight, lawmakers have been hammering out last-minute details to get their bills passed. Two bills that supporters are trying to get passed by the end of the session would overhaul the state’s firearms laws.

The next time you fry some chicken, do the city of Carrollton a favor and pour the grease in a can.

Douglas County residents will get a hands-on look at county government this weekend as the county holds its annual exhibit at Arbor Place mall.

The annual Douglas County Special Olympics was held Thursday at Chapel Hill High School, beginning at 9 a.m. Over 325 athletes representing all grade levels and schools in the county participated.

A large contingent of fans from Alexander High School were at the Atlanta Braves - Pittsuburgh Pirates game Wednesday night in support of AHS grad Matt Capps who is a relief pitcher for the Pirates. Capps did not get a chance to enter the game, but his family and many friends let him know that they were there.

The Georgia General Assembly has passed legislation limiting the dates that special elections to submit questions to voters, such as special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) referendums, can be held.

While Carrollton, Carroll County and other water authorities in the area have decided to relax water restrictions this spring, Bowdon has yet to make a decision on the direction local water restrictions are headed.

If one didn’t know any better, it would have looked as if after three years of work and planning, the Pine Mountain Gold Museum in Villa Rica was open Saturday.

On the heels of Temple’s first ethics complaint since its Code of Ethics was adopted in 2006, separate complaints have been filed with the city’s Ethics Committee charging Mayor Rick Ford and Councilman Larry Mann with alleged wrongdoing.

A grand jury decided Carroll County is doing well with two out of the three buildings jurors toured this week. Not surprisingly, the building that got low marks was the courthouse.