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Griffin juvenile wounded in shooting reported as drive by
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::The Griffin Police Department is investigating an aggravated assault that was reported as a drive by shooting late Monday night. Officers of the GPD Uniform Patrol Division...
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Spalding Board of Elections to consider legal challenge of 181 registered voters
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::The Spalding County Board of Elections has scheduled a special called meeting for 10 a.m. today to discuss a legal challenge to 181 Spalding County voters. The challenge was filed...
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Pike County escaped prisoner apprehended
According to the Pike County Sheriff’s Office, Adrian Oliver, a prisoner of the Pike County Jail, escaped Christmas day. He has now been apprehended and will face an additional charge for the alleged...
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Board of Elections to hold rescheduled meeting to discuss elector challenge
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Board of Elections has scheduled a special called meeting for 10 a.m. today. This latest meeting has only one agenda item – to discuss a legal challenge of...
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Governor suspends Don Hawbaker from office as Spalding County commissioner
STAFF REPORT :::Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has suspended from office Spalding County Commissioner Don Hawbaker. An executive order announcing Hawbaker’s suspension was issued Wednesday. Hawbaker was...
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BREAKING NEWS: All Griffin-Spalding public school in-person learning cancelled
STAFF REPORT :::The Griffin-Spalding County School System will revert to at-home distance learning following the Christmas break. According to Interim Superintendent Donald Warren, this change is due...
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BREAKING NEWS: Faulty outlet cited as cause of today’s voting delay at one...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Voters at one Spalding County polling location – Sunnyside United Methodist Church – experienced a delay in casting their ballots this morning when the precinct’s voting machines...
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GBI arrests Pike Board of Education member on six counts of felony theft by...
Photo obtained from Pike County Board of Education website at https://www.pike.k12.ga.us/Page/1095. STAFF REPORT ::: Ryan Edge, a former employee of The Southern Credit Union, has been arrested by the...
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Election supervisor responds to report of baggage brought into Spalding...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Spalding County Election Supervisor Marcia Ridley has responded to reports of people with baggage resembling suitcases entering and leaving the Elections and Voter Registration...
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School officials extend at-home learning at least two additional weeks
STAFF REPORT ::: The Griffin-Spalding County School System has extended at-home learning two additional weeks. School system officials say this decision was based on increasing COVID-19 numbers in the...
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Griffin City Hall temporarily closing to the public
STAFF REPORT :::In response to a surge in COVID-19 cases and the critical level of patients in local hospitals, Griffin City Hall will be closed to the public beginning at noon Monday, Jan. 11. The...
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Security footage refutes allegation BoE members, Election Supervisor violated...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Security footage from inside the Spalding County Elections Office confirms that the allegation an illegal meeting involving three members of the Board of Elections and Election...
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Griffin City Manager Kenny Smith announces retirement
STAFF REPORT ::: Griffin City Manager Kenny Smith has announced he will retire effective March 31. A letter announcing his pending retirement was presented to the Griffin Board of Commissioners during...
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Death investigation underway after man’s body located following vehicle fire
STAFF REPORT :::The Griffin Police Department (GPD) and Griffin Fire-Rescue (GFR) are conducting a joint investigation after a man’s body was discovered in the remains of a burned vehicle.The GPD...
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Ongoing COVID-19 vaccine distribution planned for every Friday until further...
STAFF REPORT :::The next phased rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, with vaccines provided only to those with scheduled appointments. The vaccination...
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Spalding County registered sex offender arrested for sexual exploitation of...
Booking photo provided by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office STAFF REPORT :::A Spalding County registered sex offender has been arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s on a new charge of...
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Keith Simmons named superintendent of Griffin-Spalding County School System
Photo courtesy of the Griffin-Spalding County School System STAFF REPORT ::: Keith Simmons, the former principal of Griffin High School, has been named superintendent of the Griffin-Spalding County...
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Murder suspect identified, being sought by authorities
STAFF REPORT :::The Thomaston Police Department has identified a suspect in a Dec. 1, 2020 murder and investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in locating this individual. Authorities say...
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Griffin-Spalding County schools to continue distance learning through March 1
STAFF REPORT :::The Griffin-Spalding County School System will continue distance learning until March 1, when in-person learning will resume. School officials say Spalding County has maintained high...
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Griffin woman charged with aggravated cruelty to animals after shooting her dog
STAFF REPORT :::A Griffin woman has been charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, a felony, after shooting and killing her dog. The Griffin Police Department responded to the Vineyard Villas...
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