BANKS COUNTY, Ga. — A stolen vehicle alert led to a police pursuit and the arrest of a 40-year-old man in Banks County on Aug. 13, according to the Banks County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies received a Flock license plate reader alert indicating that a stolen vehicle was traveling through the county. Deputies located the vehicle […]

HART COUNTY, Ga. — A body has been recovered from Lake Hartwell nearly two months after a drowning victim went missing, according to the Hart County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, Bruce’s Legacy Search and Rescue Team notified the sheriff’s office that crews had located the body of a deceased […]

LAFAYETTE, Ga. — Two LaFayette Police Department officers have received commendations after an investigation stemming from a suspicious-person call led authorities to connect a suspect to multiple entering-auto thefts in the area. According to the department, Sergeant Simpson and Patrolman McDaniel responded on Aug. 7 to a report of a suspicious man loitering on the […]

WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. — A man is being held without bond following a child exploitation investigation in Whitfield County, according to the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said its Special Victims Unit completed a local child exploitation case on Wednesday, Aug. 12, resulting in the arrest of Mark Releford. Releford is charged with […]

PAULDING COUNTY, GA – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a former Dallas Police Department 911 director after investigators say she used the department’s license plate reader system for non-law enforcement purposes. Heidi Taylor, 52, of Dallas, was arrested Wednesday, August 12, and charged with two misdemeanor counts of Misuse of a License Plate […]

UPDATED 8/12/26 JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia State Patrol officials have identified the victim and the driver charged in connection with a deadly multi-vehicle crash that shut down Interstate 85 in Jackson County for several hours Monday evening. According to a GSP release Tuesday, 52-year-old Shawn Antonio Burke was driving a box truck when the […]

BRASELTON, Ga. — A 48-year-old Braselton man was arrested Friday after allegedly threatening to harm utility workers, according to authorities. George Edward Marks was arrested on Aug. 7, 2026, and charged with terroristic threats and acts. Authorities did not provide additional details regarding the circumstances surrounding the alleged threats or what led to the arrest. […]

DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — Two people were critically injured Sunday after a small plane crashed into a wooded area near Highway 183 in Dawson County, prompting a federal investigation into what caused the aircraft to go down. Deputies with the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office and personnel with Dawson County Emergency Services responded around noon Sunday, […]

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — A 28-year-old Lumpkin County man is facing multiple charges following an encounter with a private group that conducts online predator stings. Ethan Chase Hulsey, 28, was arrested Aug. 5 following an investigation by the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies initially responded to a […]

GORDON COUNTY, Ga. — A Gordon County sheriff’s deputy has been recognized for his response to a juvenile experiencing a mental health crisis and threatening self-harm. According to the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy was dispatched to a private residence near the Farmville community on the afternoon of Sunday, Aug. 2, following a 911 […]

ROME, Ga. — A 23-year-old man wanted in connection with the 2025 shooting death of an 18-year-old in Rome has been captured in North Carolina, according to the Rome Police Department. Treveonsay Trejion Burge, 23, was taken into custody in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Burge was wanted in connection with the Oct. 21, 2025, shooting […]

GORDON COUNTY, Ga. — A Fairmount man is facing multiple felony charges following a reported assault at a residence Saturday afternoon, according to authorities. Gordon County sheriff’s deputies and Fairmount Police responded to a private residence on Scott Brown Road in Fairmount on Aug. 8 after a 911 caller reported an assault in progress. According […]

GORDON COUNTY, Ga. — A Calhoun man was arrested Saturday after deputies responded to a report of an alleged child molestation at a home in Gordon County’s Cash community. According to authorities, Gordon County sheriff’s deputies were called to a private residence off Dews Pond Road on the afternoon of Aug. 8 after receiving a […]

POLK COUNTY, Ga. — A former Polk County Police Department officer has been arrested after investigators say she improperly accessed a license plate reader system multiple times for non-law enforcement purposes. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Aug. 7 that Tracey Royston, 51, of Cedartown, was arrested and charged with four misdemeanor counts of Misuse […]

UNION COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities are investigating after a person suffered a gunshot wound at the Union County VA Clinic Monday morning. According to officials, Union County Dispatch received a call at approximately 10:06 a.m. reporting a person with a single gunshot wound at the clinic. Union County deputies and emergency medical personnel arrived at […]

PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. — The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-0 tornado touched down in Pickens County during severe storms that moved through the area on Tuesday, July 28. Following a storm damage survey, National Weather Service officials determined the tornado produced estimated wind speeds of 80 to 85 mph. The tornado touched […]