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Three bodies located after Spalding County mobile home fire
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Three people were located deceased after a Friday afternoon fire in the South Hampton Mobile Home Park located at 5291 Old Atlanta Road. The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office and...
View ArticleFatal FCSO officer involved shooting under GBI investigation
STAFF REPORT ::: A fatal officer involved shooting in Fayette County is being investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The investigation was requested by the Fayette County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Secretary of State, legislative delegation call for...
STAFF REPORT ::: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and the Spalding County legislative delegation including Sen. Marty Harbin, Rep. David Knight and Rep. Karen Mathiak are calling for the...
View ArticleSpalding Election Supervisor Marcia Ridley responds to calls for her...
STAFF REPORT :::Spalding County Election Supervisor is responding to calls for her resignation made public today by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and the local legislative delegation...
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Griffin civil rights group says race is basis of calls for election...
STAFF REPORT ::: The Urban Outreach Association (UOA), a self-described non-partisan civil rights organization, is calling for the resignation of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger after...
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TPD investigating murder and residential robbery
STAFF REPORT ::: The Thomaston Police Department is investigating a homicide that allegedly began as a home robbery. According to Chief Mike Richardson, officers responded at approximately 10:23 p.m....
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Chief Superior Court Judge Christopher Edwards announces pending retirement...
STAFF REPORT ::: Griffin Judicial Circuit Chief Superior Court Judge Christopher Edwards announced today that he will be retiring from the bench prior to the completion of his current term ending Dec....
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Sheriff’s Office, GBI excavating wells in search in missing person case
The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Bureau of Investigation are excavating wells on two Buck Creek Road properties in search of evidence in a missing person case. Photo credit: Sheila...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Spalding Board of Elections votes in private executive session...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Board of Elections during its Tuesday morning special called meeting held two votes in executive session outside the public view. Those votes were not...
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Two men killed in Monday morning wreck identified
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The two men killed in a wreck early Monday morning have been identified as 25-year-old Robert Redding, of Griffin, and 58-year-old Daniel Thurman, of Zebulon. According to Franka...
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Murder investigation underway after body reported in area of Griffin golf course
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A murder investigation is underway following the report of a deceased person in the vicinity of the Griffin Municipal Golf Course. This marks the eighth homicide in the city of...
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GPD: Murder victim and suspect were members of same criminal street gang
STAFF REPORT :::The murder victim located Wednesday afternoon near the Griffin Municipal Golf Course has been identified as 20-year-old Pierre Parrish, of Locust Grove. Parrish’s body was located in a...
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Attorney General asked to investigate Spalding County Board of Elections
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Representatives David Knight and Karen Mathiak, members of the Spalding County legislative delegation who represent Districts 130 and 73 respectively, have formally requested...
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Prisoner indicted for stealing $11 million while in prison
STAFF REPORT :::Arthur Cofield, who is currently serving a prison sentence in the Georgia prison located in Butts County, and two other men have been indicted for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and...
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Griffin man killed while crossing roadway
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Griffin man was killed Thursday evening after being struck by a vehicle on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, or Georgia Highway 3. According to Cpl. Scott Tarpley, of the Georgia...
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Buck Creek Road well excavations in missing person case active and ongoing
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::The missing person investigation involving the excavation of two wells located on Buck Creek Road is ongoing. Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix said the excavation process is...
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COVID-19 disrupts Griffin High School in-person learning for remainder of week
STAFF REPORT ::: Positive COVID-19 tests for two Griffin High School staff members has resulted in the closure of the school for the remainder of this week. Griffin-Spalding County School System...
View ArticleBoard of Elections to hold special called meeting to discuss Election...
Video credit Sheila Mathews/The GRIP SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Board of Elections has announced it will hold a special called meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15. According to its...
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Second local school shuts down in-person learning after COVID-19 outbreak
STAFF REPORT ::: For the second time in as many days, COVID-19 has caused the shutdown of in-person learning in a Spalding County school. The Griffin-Spalding County School System on Tuesday announced...
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GSCSS interim superintendent alters second semester in-person schedule
STAFF REPORT ::: Griffin-Spalding County School System Interim Superintendent Dr. Donald Warren has announced an alteration to the second semester of the 2020-2021 school year that will provide eight...
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