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Rabid raccoon confirmed in Spalding County
SUBMITTED ::: The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed a raccoon in Spalding County tested positive for rabies. Spalding County Environmental Health Manager Kelly Wilson said the raccoon...
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Man shot early Saturday during Griffin motorcycle club music event
STAFF REPORT ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting at occurred early Saturday at the Wristbreakers Motorcycle Club in north Griffin. According to a press release issued...
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City, county officials support five year, one cent TSPLOST
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: City of Griffin and Spalding County officials are working to move forward with a 2017 TSPLOST referendum. According to representatives of both city and county government, it is...
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Murder suspect apprehended by SCSO
STAFF REPORT ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office on Friday night apprehended a murder suspect being sought in connection to a 2016 homicide. According to a press release issued by Sheriff Darrell...
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SCSO arrests two men on burglary charge
STAFF REPORT ::: Two Griffin men were arrested Tuesday in connection to an alleged theft at the former Dundee Mill near Sixth Street. According to a press release issued by Sheriff Darrell Dix, Sgt....
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Sheriff: Man arrested on multiple counts of aggravated assault
STAFF REPORT ::: A Stockbridge man has been arrested by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office on multiple charges of aggravated assault and other crimes in connection with a Wednesday night incident in...
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Griffin-Spalding teacher arrested on multiple sex charges
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A teacher with the Griffin-Spalding County School System has been arrested on a variety of sex-related charges. According to a press release issued by the Griffin Police...
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GPD, school officials offer differing accounts of teacher sex crime...
Publisher’s Note – It has come to my attention that an article published online Friday, May 19, 2017 – Griffin-Spalding teacher arrested on multiple sex charges – contains factually inaccurate...
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Sheriff’s Office targets high crime, drug and gang areas; multiple arrests...
STAFF REPORT ::: An operation of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit and C.A.G.E. Deputies resulted in multiple arrests May 26 and 27. Targeted were high crime, gang and drug...
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Five arrested following burglary, entering auto incidents
STAFF REPORT ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office has arrested five people in connection with a residential burglary and entering auto case. According to a press release issued by Spalding County...
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JRE Market Day teaches real world economics
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: For nearly a decade, third grade Jackson Road Elementary School students have been receiving a hand-on experience in economics by becoming entrepreneurs in their own straw market...
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Last weekend to catch Main Street Player’s “Nunsense Boulevard”
SUBMITTED ::: Get ready to laugh your habit off with Main Street Players’ new production of “Nunset Boulevard,” the final show of the 2016-2017 season. This riotously funny musical comedy features...
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David Gibson’s friends, family speak out at plea hearing; judge expounds on...
David Gibson, formerly the captain of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office, has plead guilty to two counts of violating his oath of office, and was sentenced to 10 years, with three to serve in prison....
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City of Griffin, GPD Chief Yates refuse to release records on officer allowed...
Griffin Police Department Chief Mike Yates – Photo courtesy of the city of Griffin SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The city of Griffin and Griffin Police Department Chief Mike Yates are refusing to release for...
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Saturday murder suspect remains at large
STAFF REPORT ::: Authorities are investigating the Saturday murder of a Griffin man, Jontavian Davis. According to a press release issued by the Griffin Police Department, the incident occurred at...
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Former GHS teacher arrested on new charges involving juveniles; original bond...
Former Griffin High School teacher Brandy Lynn Nickels consulted with her attorney, Larken Lee, following a Tuesday morning bond revocation hearing in Spalding County Magistrate Court. Nickels’ bond...
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Felony drug cases result in lengthy prison sentences, banishment
STAFF REPORT ::: The Spalding County District Attorney’s Office has concluded the first week of a two-week trial calendar in front of the Honorable W. Fletcher Sams. According to a press release issued...
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Man’s body located in field will be sent to crime lab for autopsy
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Authorities are investigating a death reported when a body was located Friday night in a grassy area near the Griffin Crossroads shopping center. According to Spalding County...
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Autopsy did not reveal cause of death in case of man’s body located Friday night
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab has conducted an autopsy on the body located in north Griffin Friday night, but that forensic examination did not reveal a cause of...
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Board of Education appoints three new administrators
STAFF REPORT ::: The Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education has appointed three new administrators. The action was taken at the Board’s Tuesday night meeting. According to a press release issued by...
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