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Griffin City Attorney Drew Whalen submits false statement to Attorney...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Griffin City Attorney Drew Whalen submitted a false statement to the Georgia Attorney General’s Office in response to a criminal complaint filed by The GRIP Publisher Sheila...
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Serious wreck shuts down all northbound lanes of I-75
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: All northbound lanes of Interstate 75 are closed following a wreck involving a Henry County police officer and a tractor trailer. The wreck occurred at mile marker 207, and the...
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Downtown Griffin 2nd Saturday Chili Crawl is tonight
STAFF REPORT ::: If you are looking for some great Saturday entertainment, you need look no farther than downtown Griffin’s 2nd Saturday Chili Crawl. Tonight from 5 to 8 p.m., the Downtown Council and...
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Spalding County inmates graduate Serve Safe program
Photo courtesy of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office STAFF REPORT ::: Five inmates of the Spalding County Jail have graduated from the Serve-Safe Program, an initiative of the Spalding County...
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Elijah Jackson named GSCSS Spelling Bee champion
Elijah Jackson, left, of Moreland Road Elementary School, won the Griffin-Spalding County School System Spelling Bee. The runner-up was A.J. Fulton, of Rehoboth Road Middle School. Photo courtesy of...
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Dr. Rochelle Lowery appointed GHS interim principal
Photo courtesy of the Griffin-Spalding County School System STAFF REPORT ::: The Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education has appointed Dr. Rochelle Lowery as interim principal of Griffin High...
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Spalding woman arrested after six dead animals located at residence
Booking photo courtesy of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Spalding County woman, 27-year-old Ashley Gresham, has been arrested and charged with six counts of felony animal...
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Sheriff: Felony suspect fought arrest while trying to acquire firearm
Booking photo courtesy of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office STAFF REPORT ::: Michael Shane Pierce has again been arrested by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office, with the latest case involving...
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Second suspect arrested in Ringgold Grocery armed robbery case
Booking photo courtesy of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office STAFF REPORT ::: A second arrest has been made in connection to the Nov. 18, 2019, robbery of Ringgold Grocery Store located at 4243...
View ArticleCity of Griffin names Jessica O’Connor deputy city manager
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The city of Griffin has promoted Jessica Whatley-O’Connor to the newly created position of deputy city manager. She was promoted from her previous position of chief of staff/staff...
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Sheriff: Meth trafficker on parole arrested again for trafficking meth
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: An investigation conducted by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division resulted in the arrest of two suspects on charges related to trafficking...
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SCSO: Gang member previously banished from county arrested on meth charges
STAFF REPORT ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office reports that vehicle and foot pursuit resulted in the arrest of two felons, one of whom is a “known Ghost Face Gangster gang member.” According to...
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Sheriff: High-ranking Bloods gang member arrested on 28 counts
Arrest and booking photos courtesy of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office STAFF REPORT ::: A joint operation of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations and C.A.G.E. units and the...
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Death in Spalding County Jail being investigated by GBI
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a death that occurred Wednesday morning in the Spalding County Jail. Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix said it appears to...
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GPD withholds records in case alleging judicial misconduct against local judge
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The city of Griffin is again refusing to release public records to The GRIP, this time withholding records associated with an investigation of alleged judicial misconduct...
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County BoC reached consensus for 2021 SPLOST and TSPLOST referendums
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Board of Commissioners (BoC) has reached a consensus for the dates for two separate upcoming Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) referendums. The...
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GPD arrests two on charge of felony theft by taking
STAFF REPORT ::: Information provided by a Griffin resident assisted in the arrest of two suspects in a recent theft case. The Griffin Police Department on Jan. 29, responded to a report of a stolen...
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BREAKING NEWS: Commissioner Don Hawbaker facing arrest for alleged threat...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The GRIP has confirmed that arrest warrants have been issued for Spalding County Commissioner Don Hawbaker. Hawbaker is facing multiple charges, some related to a domestic dispute...
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Spalding Commissioner Don Hawbaker facing multiple felony charges
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Don Hawbaker, the Spalding County commissioner who allegedly initiated a standoff with the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team will soon face additional felony charges...
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Hawbaker denied bond; now facing four counts of aggravated assault against LEO
Don Hawbaker Feb. 4, 2020, booking photo courtesy of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Don Hawbaker was on Wednesday denied bond at his first appearance hearing before Spalding...
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