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News Articles: LaGrange

This pollinator research area is located underneath the right-of-way solar array that’s located along I-85 near exit 14 in LaGrange, Georgia. Mike Haskey / Ledger-Enquirer

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Nonprofit installs solar panels, plants flowers along 18-miles of west GA highway

In west Georgia, a humble 4-acre piece of land on the shoulder of Interstate 85 is buzzing with bees and soaking up the sun’s energy via 2,600 panels of solar power. This project is the brainchild of The Ray, a nonprofit created by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation.

August 14, 2023
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  • Kala Hunter
April Ross is the owner of BeeTV in LaGrange, Ga.

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Pivot Fund boosts media companies run by people of color

It’s rare these days to learn of news organizations expanding. That's especially true of small media companies that primarily serve Black and Hispanic communities. But in an effort to combat disinformation and connect underserved communities, the Pivot Fund announced last month that it’s giving out $2 million in its first round of grants to organizations throughout Georgia.

August 15, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
Remington

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Remington Firearms moves global headquarters to LaGrange

Founded in 1816, Remington Firearms is one of the United States’ largest producers of shotguns and rifles. Several of the company’s strategic products will be manufactured in Georgia. The new headquarters will also become home to an innovative research and development center.

November 08, 2021
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  • Dave Williams
The Ray solar array in LaGrange

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Ossoff Unveils Plan To Install Clean-Energy Projects Along Interstate Highways

The Sustainable Highways Innovation Act is modeled after The Ray, an 18-mile stretch of Interstate 85 in LaGrange used to test clean energy technologies, Ossoff, D-Ga., said Wednesday during a news conference held beside a solar array at the site.

July 01, 2021
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  • Dave Williams
Chief Lou Dekmar

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Georgia Today: Small Town Georgia Police Chief Is Hard On Crime But Soft On People

Public trust is a priority for Lou Dekmar, Police Chief of LaGrange, Georgia, since 1995. Chief Dekmar is evolving and adapting his force to an era when police are social workers with guns. This week on Georgia Today, we listen to some of his bold initiatives in policing.

June 09, 2021
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jahi Whitehead
Hugo, 3, has his temperature taken by a teacher as he arrives at Cobi kindergarten in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, June 26, 2020.

As Cases Spike, One Georgia City Ranks 3rd In Nation For COVID-19 Death Rate

LaGrange, Georgia, ranks third in the nation as a COVID-19 hot spot for deaths relative to its population and fourth in the nation for cases relative to...

June 26, 2020
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  • Ellen Eldridge
The first Hope Givers Festival takes place May 11 in LaGrange.

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New LaGrange Festival Celebrates Music, Mindfulness, Mental Health

The U.S. Mental Health Care System is a multi-billion dollar industry, yet countless people living with or affected by mental illness fall through the...

May 10, 2019
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  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
Crossing highways near Cologne, Germany, taken from a hot air balloon.

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The Future Of Transportation Is... The Highway?

Eighteen miles of I-85 could be an on-ramp to the future. The Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway, or The Ray, stretches from West Point to LaGrange....

March 11, 2019
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  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
David Harris in studio with H.E.R. in 2018.

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Manchester Native Celebrates Grammy Nominations

The Grammy Awards will take place this weekend. While music's biggest stars are preparing to hit the red carpets and stage in Los Angeles, friends and...

February 05, 2019
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  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott

Wildsam Field Guide Maps Out The American South

" Wildsam " is not your typical travel guide. Created by LaGrange, Georgia, native Taylor Bruce , the highly-designed, pocket-sized Wildsam Field Guide...

October 10, 2018
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Leighton Rowell
Chief Lou Dekmar delivering his apology for the LaGrange Police Department's role in the 1940 murder of Austin Callaway.

Police Chief Apologizes For Long-Ago Lynching

A Georgia police department is looking at its past to strengthen its relationship with the African-American community. Last week in LaGrange, something...

January 30, 2017
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  • Sam Whitehead

Fuller E. Callaway Bio Documents Life Of Famed Georgia Industrialist

Born in the small town of LaGrange in west Georgia, Fuller E. Callaway rose from relative obscurity to become an influential member of the New South. He...

May 06, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Taylor Gantt

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