Category Archives: Local News

Troup County officials are feeling the after-effects of an apparent hack that encrypted all city software, computers, and emails.

The Court of Appeals of Georgia has issued an order which will allow The Bottle Shop to remain opening during an appeal of the lower court’s ruling. 

The Controllers Civic and Social Club hosted its annual Easter shoe giveaway on Wednesday. 

One Georgia woman received the best proposal a Braves fan could ask for on Tuesday. 

Drivers taking I-185 NB for their commute home may want to take an alternate route. There has been an accident just past the Macon Rd. exit.

A grandmother from South Carolina has been outside of Richards Middle School yelling, “stop the bullying” in hopes to bring awareness to an incident regarding her grandson.  

U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) toured the construction site of the I-85 bridge repair Tuesday.

WECT News has obtained dashcam video of the Dec. 9, 2016, officer-involved shooting that resulted in Officer Jacob Schwenk of the Leland Police Department nearly losing his life in the line of duty.

Mayor Teresa Tomlinson has been approached to run for three statewide offices including Governor, Secretary of State, and State Attorney General. ?

Easter Sunday is only days away, and many take the entire weekend to celebrate the holiday.