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🌱 How UWG’s new president was celebrated across Carrollton and Carroll County.
Carrollton, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Carrollton! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How UWG’s new president was celebrated across Carrollton and Carroll County.
- How Carrollton football surged into a tie for No. 1.
- Why a Newnan police shooting review also involves Carrollton investigators.
Also on today's calendar: Fall festival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Georgia election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 49 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 75, low: 51.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• UWG invests Johnson as 9th president (times-georgian.com) — Carrollton played a central role as the University of West Georgia formally invested Dr. Michael Johnson as its ninth president, capping a week of ceremonies, service projects, and celebrations. Local highlights included performances by Carrollton High singers, beautification work across Carroll County, and a downtown community celebration at the AMP in Adamson Square. 
• Composite rankings: Class 7A now has co-No. 1 teams (ajc.com) — Carrollton High’s football team is now tied with Buford for the top spot in Georgia’s Class 7A composite rankings, boosted by a huge win over Westlake. With two weeks left in the regular season, multiple major polls now put the Trojans at No. 1.
• Newnan police shooting review hinges on self-defense, not chase, DA says (fox5atlanta.com) — Prosecutors reviewing an 18-year-old’s fatal shooting by Newnan police say the key legal question is self-defense, not whether the officer had grounds to chase him. The case draws in Carrollton through earlier charges involving Carrollton police and an alleged armed incident in a Carrollton apartment, as investigators await final autopsy findings and body camera release.
📸 Around Carrollton
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Trick or Treat Downtown →
Adamson Square, Bradley St, Carrollton
10:00 am
Saturday October 31
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Other local events
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Fall festival →
1633 Bankhead Highway, Carrollton
6:00 pm -
Senior Deputy: Public Relations →
Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Training Center, 997 Newnan Road, Carrollton
1:00 pm -
Senior Deputy: Ethics →
Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Training Center, 997 Newnan Road, Carrollton
3:00 pm -
Group Run at The Amp →
The Amp, 119 Bradley Street, Carrollton
6:00 pm -
Group Run (The Amp) →
The Amp, 119 Bradley Street, Carrollton
6:00 pm -
13U Roopville →
RES, Roopville
6:15 pm -
16P Roopville →
RES, Roopville
7:45 pm -
Mariachi Divas →
Carrollton Center for the Arts, 251 Alabama St., Carrollton
7:30 pm -
Group Run (Castle Playground) →
Castle Playground, 135 North Lake Dr, Carrollton
7:30 am -
Group Run at Castle Playground →
Castle Playground, 135 North Lake Dr, Carrollton
8:00 am -
Japanese Visible Mending →
Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum, 306 Bradley Street, Carrollton
1:00 pm
Wednesday October 28
Thursday October 29
Friday October 30
Saturday October 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kinda new to the Carroll County area.
Where's the best place to take kids Trick-or-Treating? We're looking for more traditional neighborhoods walk style, not Trunk-or-Treat style. … (Nextdoor Bowdon Junction)
- Ace Hardware posted a job opening for Associate - Garden Center in Carrollton. Apply here.
- Olive Garden posted a job opening for Prep Cook in Carrollton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carrollton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bowdon
- Local softball teams begin tournament push (times-georgian.com)
Temple
- Temple falls to North Cobb Christian on the road (daily-tribune.com)
- Janus International Group to Report Third Quarter 2026 Results on November 10, 2026 (businesswire.com)
Villa Rica
- Etoil Wilhite Mathison (rickeystokesnews.com)
- Man assaults woman, threatens to shoot her (times-georgian.com)
Ok Carrollton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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