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GBI report on Boynton investigation leaves some questions unanswered
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: After thoroughly reviewing the GBI investigative case file on the April 15 Boynton incident, The GRIP conducted interviews with officials of the Griffin Police Department and the...
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GBI completes Boynton investigation requested by GPD
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has completed its investigation into the April 15 incident in which Jessica Boynton, the wife of Griffin Police Department (GPD) Officer...
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Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam behind false death notification in...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Through a series of Open Records requests, The GRIP has learned that Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam is responsible for the false death notification made to the elderly...
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SHS student struck by vehicle in school parking lot
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The GRIP has confirmed a Spalding High School student has been struck by a vehicle on school property. A law enforcement source stated the driver who struck the student had...
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Five Loaves & Two Fish Food Pantry needs frozen turkeys for Thanksgiving meals
ELAINE KRUGMAN ::: Five Loaves and Two Fish Food Pantry provides groceries for families in need, but they are requesting your help, especially before Thanksgiving, when the demand is the greatest....
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ALERT: Western Spalding County fire jumps Shoal Creek; is now approaching homes
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A large fire burning in the western portion of Spalding County has now jumped Shoal Creek and is approaching a residential area. According to Spalding County Assistant County...
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Griffin PD Officer Matthew Boynton subject of falsified criminal allegation
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: From information obtained through Open Records requests, The GRIP has learned that Courtney Callaway was terminated from her employment with Spalding E911 after filing what was...
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Responses to questions in Boynton investigation become heated
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The September release of the GBI case file on its Jessica Boynton investigation raised questions as multiple inconsistencies were revealed. Efforts to obtain answers to those...
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Spalding High student arrested for having loaded firearm at school
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Spalding High School student was on Monday afternoon arrested for possessing a firearm on school grounds. According to the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office incident report,...
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Police: Wells Fargo locked down following threat of violence
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Wells Fargo located at 1506 Georgia Highway 16 closed early Wednesday following a threat of violence. According to a law enforcement source, a man described as the former...
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Griffin Fire-Rescue’s Annual Toy Round-Up now underway
SUBMITTED ::: Griffin Fire-Rescue’s Annual Toy Round-Up has gotten off to a great start. Hundreds of toys have already been collected, however more toys are needed for the drive that ends Dec. 20. The...
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Will wonders never cease?
DR. BOB HAYDEN ::: First, to answer my question, I hope not. They have not yet. I see “wonders” almost every day in my practice. A “wonder” for me is when someone gets well, or perhaps better, against...
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Discipline your mind to destroy those thoughts not from God
DUSTY TAKLE – RELIGION COLUMNIST ::: I have moments where I worry just like you. I let my thoughts run wild. I don’t discipline them, and before I know it, I find myself awake in the middle of the...
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Woman reportedly followed home, badly beaten during robbery attempt
STAFF REPORT ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged strong arm robbery at a Magnolia Drive residence that was reported Wednesday night. According to the report filed by...
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David Gibson accuser subject of new SCSO IA case
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Through an Open Records request, The GRIP has obtained the final report of a Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs investigation that resulted from a formal complaint...
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Federal racial discrimination lawsuit against city of Griffin, City Manager...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A federal racial discrimination law suit filed Jan. 9, 2015, by Dwayne Jones and Terry Brock against the city of Griffin and Griffin City Manager Kenny Smith is under appeal after...
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Operation Jail Storm nets contraband in Spalding County Detention Facility
STAFF REPORT ::: According to a press release issued by Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix, personnel from his office, the Griffin Police Department and the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office on...
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Elderly Griffin man killed in Thursday morning wreck
STAFF REPORT ::: According to a press release issued by Sheriff Darrell Dix, at 8:57 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, deputies with the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office along with the Griffin Post of the Georgia...
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Griffin Fire-Rescue issues Emergency Action Plan for Winter Storm Helena
STAFF REPORTS ::: Officials of Griffin Fire-Rescue have issued a press release in advance of the predicted winter storm warning that includes Griffin-Spalding County. The National Weather Service on...
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Spalding Office of Homeland Security issues Winter Storm Helena information
STAFF REPORT ::: According to the National Weather Service and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, some areas of Georgia may experience a “winter precipitation event” this weekend. During that...
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