DADE COUNTY, Ga. – The Dade County Sheriff’s Office reported a series of drug and DUI enforcement actions over the weekend, resulting in multiple arrests and the seizure of illegal substances and a firearm. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies confiscated approximately 65 grams of methamphetamine, 4 grams of fentanyl, and a gun. Their enforcement […]

PRESS RELEASE – At approximately 8:30 p.m. yesterday evening, November 21, 2025, deputies with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) Uniform Patrol Division and Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) conducted a search at a residence in Toccoa. Three individuals were arrested on multiple charges for trafficking illegal narcotics. During […]

GEORGIA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is urging residents across Georgia to limit time outdoors after air quality monitors detected “Unhealthy” levels of fine particulate matter, known as PM2.5, in several counties. According to the Air Quality Index (AQI), concentrations of particle pollution have climbed high enough to pose health risks to the […]

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested Michael Steffman, the now-former police chief of Braselton, on multiple charges stemming from an alleged misuse of the city’s automated license plate recognition (LPR) system to stalk and harass individuals. Steffman, 49, was taken into custody without incident on Nov. 19 and booked into […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) in Northeast Georgia is excited to announce a leadership transition as Josh Haymore, current Director of FCA at the University of North Georgia (UNG), steps into the new role of Director for 400 North FCA, which serves Dawson and Lumpkin counties. Haymore has served with FCA […]

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. – A Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office school resource officer was injured Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle while directing traffic on Highway 5 South, according to information released by the sheriff’s office. The incident occurred around 2:49 p.m. in the area of Legion Road near Bobcat Trail. Deputies and emergency […]

UNION COUNTY, Ga. – The search for missing hiker Charles Hosch on Blood Mountain has stretched into another day as crews expand operations into increasingly remote terrain. Despite a large, coordinated search effort involving ground teams, K-9 units, drones, and earlier helicopter support, authorities say Hosch has still not been located in the area where […]

CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. — The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that occurred early Tuesday morning at the Handi-Mart on Highway 48 in Menlo, according to Sheriff Mark Schrader. Authorities say that at approximately 1:00 a.m., a man dressed entirely in dark clothing entered the store armed with a firearm and demanded […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI and the Cleveland Police Department have arrested and charged Alyssa Clark, age 18, of Cleveland, GA, with two counts of Cruelty to Children. On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, the GBI was requested by the Cleveland Police Department to assist with a child abuse investigation.Although the investigation is still ongoing, information […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI has arrested and charged Jackson County Emergency Management Agency Director Philip Bryan Bullock, age 50, of Hoschton, GA, with two counts of Aggravated Assault, two counts of Cruelty to Children in the first degree, and two counts of Cruelty to Children in the second degree. The GBI also arrested and […]

PRESS RELEASE – At the request of the Toccoa Police Department, GBI agents were asked to assist with investigating the death of Dennis Paul Clouse, age 50, of Toccoa, GA. On Thursday, November 13, 2025, at about 10:40 a.m., the Toccoa Police Department was dispatched to the Toccoa Motel room where motel staff found Clouse […]

FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. – Authorities in Georgia are continuing an intensive search for  Charles Hosch, an experienced hiker who was reported missing after going hiking on Blood Mountain on Tuesday. Multiple agencies, including K-9 units and aviation teams, have been searching the area for several days. According to family representatives, Hosch is familiar with the […]

HART COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities are investigating a fatal crash that occurred early Monday morning on New Prospect Road, according to the Hart County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a crash alert around 1:00 a.m. on November 11, 2025, along with the Hart County Fire Department and Hart County EMS. When they arrived, they found […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Lumpkin County Sheriffs Office announces that the 2001 homicide of Herman Wilder has been officially solved through DNA. The investigation has determined that Carroll Dean Burrell (Rabun County), now deceased, was responsible for Wilder’s death on May 25, 2001, at Golden Hills Apartments in Dahlonega. On the night of the incident, […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI has arrested and charged Charles Bennett, age 56, of Blairsville, GA, with one count of Aggravated Assault and one count of Aggravated Battery. On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at about 4:00 a.m., Union County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a home on Pleasant Hill Road in Union County, Georgia, […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Monday, November 3, 2025, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the FBI Atlanta-Gainesville Resident Agency regarding an ongoing Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) case where the suspect was determined to live in Stephens County. Following an arrest made by the FBI Pittsburgh Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force […]