Two schools evacuated following alleged threat; normal operations resumed...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Tuesday morning evacuation and subsequent searches of Rehoboth Road Middle School and Spalding High School returned “negative results” related to an alleged threat reported...
View ArticleSix schools under Level 1 lock down following online threat
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Multiple Griffin-Spalding County schools have been placed on a Level 1 lock down following threats made online. According to Capt. Dwayne Jones, of the Spalding County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleGPD report: No indication of dog fighting in case of alleged cruelty to animals
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Griffin man – Courtney Montez Thomas, age 35 – has been charged with animal cruelty as the Griffin Police Department (GPD) is investigating the circumstances that resulted in...
View ArticlePolice: 13-year-old fled on foot after discarding narcotics
STAFF REPORT ::: A 13-year-old Griffin youth was arrested Tuesday after police say he fled from officers. According to a press release issued by the Griffin Police Department, as officers of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SCSO investigation leads to meth trafficking arrest of Thomaston man
STAFF REPORT ::: An investigation conducted by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations and C.A.G.E. units resulted in the arrest of Dustin Darville, 37-years-old, of Thomaston....
View ArticleSixth-grade student arrested in connection with school bomb threats
STAFF REPORT ::: A sixth-grade student of Rehoboth Road Middle School has been charged in connection with recent online threats against local schools. According to a press release issued by Sheriff...
View ArticleKareem Reid named GHS Bears head football coach
STAFF REPORT ::: Kareem Reid has been named Griffin High School Bears football head coach. According to a press release issued by the Griffin-Spalding County School System, the Board of Education on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
GPD: Man charged in City Park kidnapping, aggravated battery
STAFF REPORT ::: An arrest has been made in an alleged kidnapping and assault in Griffin’s City Park that left one woman badly injured. According to a press release issued by the Griffin Police...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two arrests made in series of ATV thefts
STAFF REPORT ::: A cooperative investigation of the Sheriff’s Offices of Spalding and Fayette counties has resulted in the arrest of two men related to a series of ATV thefts. According to a press...
View ArticleReports of body found in Hillandale are false
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Online reports that a dead body was located in the Hillandale subdivision are false. Spalding County Coroner Sonny Foster confirmed statements to that effect are “totally...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Standoff ends with two arrests
STAFF REPORT ::: A two-hour standoff Friday afternoon ended with the arrest of 23-year-old Reginald Collier, who was wanted in connection with a March 27 robbery of the Dollar General store located at...
View ArticleGBI investigating death of Spalding County Jail inmate
STAFF REPORT ::: The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of a Spalding County Jail inmate. According to a press release issued by Sheriff Darrell Dix, the man’s death occurred...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Deceased jail inmate awaiting trial for child molestation, aggravated sexual...
STAFF REPORT ::: The Spalding County Jail inmate who died Friday has been identified as 44-year-old Denver Charles Perkins, who was in custody awaiting trial on charges of child molestation and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coroner seeks help locating family of man killed in collision
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Spalding County Coroner Sonny Foster is seeking the public’s assistance in locating relatives or friends of a homeless man who died after being struck by a vehicle. The collision...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sheriff: “Thorn in the side” charged with meth trafficking, other charges
STAFF REPORT ::: A Spalding County man is in jail tonight on numerous felony narcotics charges after a search warrant conducted by personnel of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office. Marty Manley was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shooting of seven-year-old boy under investigation
STAFF REPORT ::: The Griffin Police Department is investigating the Monday afternoon shooting of a seven-year-old boy. According to a press release, personnel of the Uniform Patrol Division, Griffin...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Free Math Night event designed to increase students’ math achievement
Math Night presents families with an opportunity to improve students’ mastery of math skills. Submitted photo SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Parents and their children have an opportunity tonight to learn how...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Young boy recovering from Monday shooting
STAFF REPORT ::: The investigation initiated Monday when a seven-year-old boy sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen continues. Sgt. Chris Wilson, of the Griffin Police Department, on Tuesday...
View ArticleClik here to view.
GPD now says adult was not present when seven-year-old boy was shot
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The GRIP has confirmed through the Griffin Police Department that no adults were present in the apartment Monday afternoon when a seven-year-old boy sustained a .45 caliber...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Family of elderly homeless man killed in collision remains unidentified
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Coroner’s Office has not yet been able to locate the next of kin of Thomas Earl Cummings, the 70-year-old homeless man who died April 10 as a result of...
View Article