Coping with cancer through chiropractic care
This editorial column by Dr. Bob Hayden was published in the previous print edition of The GRIP. I just realized how alliterative that title is. I assure you that was accidental, but, notice that I...
View ArticleThe effects of racial inequality are not confined to the past
This editorial column by Maria McCoy was published in the previous print edition of The GRIP. I grew up in a middle class conservative Christian family. Because of this, I have had many advantages;...
View ArticleWhat are you allowing to master your life?
This editorial column by Dusty Takle was published in the previous print edition of The GRIP. What Is Mastering Your Life? We are created in the image and likeness of God. This is your inherent DNA....
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Jackson Road Elementary students ponder, “Who Am I?”
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Too often, children are inundated by negative influences and standards that are impossible to attain, but Jackson Road Elementary School third-grade students now have a daily...
View ArticleFatal hit and run driver remains unidentified; GSP seeking assistance
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Authorities continue to seek the public’s assistance in identifying the driver involved in a Tuesday evening fatal hit and run. A Griffin man, 37-year-old Shawn Wright, was struck...
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Main Street Players presents “The Mystery of Irma Vep”
NORMA RICHARDSON ::: What do you get when you combine a bit of Victorian melodrama, a bit of “Wuthering Heights,” a bit of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rebecca,” a bit of penny dreadful horror and a whole lot...
View ArticleThreat to “shoot up” middle school leads to arrest of one student
STAFF REPORT ::: A Rehoboth Road Middle School student is in custody and being held at the Regional Youth Detention Center for allegedly threatening to “shoot up the school.” According to a press...
View ArticleRehoboth Road Middle School scene of second student arrest for alleged threat
STAFF REPORT ::: For the second consecutive days, a Rehoboth Road Middle School student has been arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up the school. According to a press release issued by...
View ArticleDix says there will be no investigation of Beam, narcotics tracker operation
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix has weighed in on a proffer agreement that was part of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation of David Gibson. The GBI refused to release those...
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GBI: Wendell Beam denied David Gibson used knowledge of infidelities as...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: During its 2015 investigation of David Gibson, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, interviewed Wendell Beam, the former Spalding County Sheriff, in part seeking to determine if...
View ArticleGSCS 2018-19 Pre-K registration and parent meeting upcoming
STAFF REPORT ::: Parents or guardians of prospective Griffin-Spalding County School System (GSCS) Pre-Kindergarten students are invited to attend a parent meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, in the...
View ArticleGriffin Choral Arts to present Handel’s Messiah
STAFF REPORT ::: Griffin Choral Arts (GCA) will present Handel’s “Messiah,” Parts 2 and 3 on 7:30 p.m. March 15. Sixty area artists will perform this work. Handel’s oratorio “Messiah” stands as a...
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Griffin Watershed Protection Specialist named statewide trainer of the year
City of Griffin Watershed Protection Specialist Alexa Robinson, center left, has been selected as the Georgia Adopt-a-Stream Trainer of the Year. In 2017, Robinson trained 149 citizens to act as...
View ArticleReports of local student arrests for participating in walk out are false
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Reports circulating on social media alleging Spalding High School students who participated in today’s school walk out are being arrested are false. According to Spalding County...
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Beleaguered deputy resigns from SCSO
This photo of Terry Belvin, right, and Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix was released on social media by the SCSO upon Belvin’s swearing in as a deputy. Belvin has now resigned his post. SHEILA A....
View Article“Deplorable” conditions at Roseview Apartments leave 55 residents displaced
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: With the revocation of its certificate of occupancy, 55 residents of the Roseview Apartments, located 519 McKneely St., have been displaced. City of Griffin Chief of Staff Jessica...
View ArticleGPD apprehends four home invasion suspects
STAFF REPORT ::: The Griffin Police Department on Thursday apprehended four suspects after receiving a report of a home invasion in progress. According to a press release issued by the GPD, personnel...
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SCSO investigation leads to multi-jurisdictional heroin case
STAFF REPORT ::: A month-long investigation into heroin distribution in Griffin-Spalding County resulted in the arrest of William Patrick Flanagan, who authorities say was involved in a...
View ArticleFour additional arrests made in SCSO/GBI joint narcotics investigation
STAFF REPORT ::: As part of a month-long investigation involving the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office, four people...
View ArticleSpalding County Fire Department Chief Kenny West retires
STAFF REPORT ::: Spalding County Fire Department Chief Kenny West has retired. According to a press release issued by Spalding County, West submitted his notice of retirement last week, and Wednesday,...
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