PRESS RELEASE – AdventHealth Gordon will be host to an Active Shooter Drill, TUESDAY, December 5, from 8am to 12pm. During that time, there will be multiple rounds of realistic-sounding, simulated gun shots and also many public safety vehicles in the area of the hospital to include law enforcement, EMS, fire, EMA as well as other […]

PRESS RELEASE – Corporal Josh Pressley and K9 Becka responded to a request to assist in locating 5 suspects who fled on foot after a stolen vehicle pursuit. Cpl. Pressley used 4 separate Scent Kits at the scene to obtain scent articles from the vehicle. The suspects were last spotted running into an overgrown field adjacent […]

HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – On October 27, 2023, at 6:17 PM, deputies responded to a concern for welfare call in reference to malnourished horses. When the deputies arrived, they found four horses that appeared very malnourished and one horse on the ground unable to stand. Deputies contacted Haralson County Animal Control who came to the […]

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. – This wild story had north Georgians jumping to try and safely locate Stevie, a 3-foot-tall, red kangaroo. Yes – that’s right, a kangaroo in north Georgia. Stevie is in north Georgia with his owner. They were visiting from out of state when Stevie went missing in the Blackberry Mountain area on Friday, […]

Happy Thanksgiving from our FYN family to you and yours! Today, we reflect on the wonderful FYN community we have and are blessed and thankful for your support – always! Have a wonderful holiday filled with lots of food, family and fun!

Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving. It helps raise awareness of charitable causes and encourages donors’ generosity.  We here at the Humane Society of Blue Ridge wanted to let you know that Giving Tuesday #givingtuesday is on November 298th this year, just a few days after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. Help […]

PRESS RELEASE – A North Georgia man is behind bars after a brief chase Sunday [Nov. 12] and faces charges in numerous entering auto and burglary cases. Joshua Adam Doster, 46, is from Habersham County though his identification lists him as a resident of Cumming, said Habersham County Sheriff’s Investigator George Cason. Doster was arrested […]

PRESS RELEASE – Monday, Nov. 20, Dade County Deputies were notified that Fort Payne PD and DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office were in pursuit of a “hit and run” suspect out of Fort Payne. Dade County Deputies joined the pursuit, while Trenton City Police Department set up North of the Trenton exit on Interstate 59. A […]

PRESS RELEASE – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that three Georgia residents fell victim to a home fire in Elberton. “At approximately 2:30 a.m. on November 11, a home fire with multiple trapped occupants was reported to Elbert County Emergency Services,” said Commissioner King. “Upon arrival, fire officials found the residence […]

FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. – An evacuation order has been issued by Fannin County Emergency Management Agency for all residents in Whispering Lake Subdivision. The agency states that there is ‘currently a large brush fire in Whispering Lake Subdivision off of Bullen Gap Rd with several structures in danger’. It appears that there are multiple acres […]

Earlier today, a devastating fire in downtown Blue Ridge engulfed Danielle’s Cafe and neighboring stores. Reports came in from concerned citizens stating that a possible gas line explosion caused the fire in downtown Blue Ridge. Fannin County Fire Emergency Management Agency stated that at approximately 1:39, today dispatch received a report of a possible structure […]

PRESS RELEASE – Thanks to an initiative involving 73 Georgia Sheriffs, 44 sex offenders were arrested and 234 warrants were issued across the state from October 30 – November 6, 2023 for violations of state registration laws. In 2015, the first coordinated effort across the state was launched to conduct residence verifications and compliance checks […]

DADE COUNTY, Ga. – A Dade County man was convicted for the molestation of his grandchild during a bench trial before the Honorable Judge Brian House on October 26, 2023. Ronald Craig Neugard, 76, was convicted of 6 counts including multiple counts of aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation, and incest stemming from years of sexual abuse. The allegations […]

HALL COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Hall County, Georgia.  The Hall County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on November 11, 2023. One man was shot and died at the scene, however, no officers were injured. Preliminary information indicates Hall County deputies were dispatched […]

CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. – Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office released the following statement earlier this month regarding the arrest and sentencing of a man convicted of hiding razor blades in the handles of Walmart shopping carts. On Wednesday August 23, 2023, Chattooga County jurors convicted Jessie James Stinnett, 47, of two counts of criminal damage […]

FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. – Raymond Akins, age 66, of Blue Ridge, GA, has been arrested following a joint drug investigation conducted by the Fannin County Sheriff’s Office, the Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office, the Department of Community Supervision, the FBI Conasauga Safe Streets Task Force and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office. […]