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. […]

PRESS RELEASE – Dorian Dorsey, age 37, of Gainesville, GA and Amanda Howard, age 45, of Gainesville, GA, have been arrested following a joint drug investigation by the Georgia State Patrol and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office. Police charged Dorsey and Howard with the following on November 10, 2023: Dorian […]

WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. – A senior football player at Northwest Whitfield High School has been arrested for assault after he hit another student across the face with a gun. William Caid Combs, 17-year-olds, is now facing aggravated assault charges after an altercation took place off school property on Oct. 1. According to reports, Combs was accompanied […]

POLK COUNTY, Ga. – As a part of the SPLOST revenue, Polk County, Georgia has used some of these funds to install new tornado sirens in the county. Polk County is a part of Georgia’s “Tornado Alley” –  historically an area hit by strong storms and therefore a higher chance of tornados. The new sirens […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Saturday, November 4, 2023, at a little before 9:00 AM, Sgt. Jarred Taylor attempted a traffic stop on Jacksonville Road at Allen Road on a 2000 Black Jeep Cherokee for a Tail Light Violation. When Sgt. Taylor initiated his blue lights, the driver of the Jeep increased their speed and refused […]

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Johns Creek and Forsyth County Drug Task Force has seized 290 grams of fentanyl, approximately 117 grams of methamphetamine and Sig Sauer 9mm handgun. On November 3, 2023, Forsyth County deputies were dispatched to the 7000 block of Flowery Branch Rd. in reference to a medical emergency. Upon arrival, two […]

PRESS RELEASE – Effective immediately, Gilmer County Fire Rescue, City of Ellijay Fire Department , and East Ellijay Department of Public Safety are implementing an emergency outdoor burn ban. In conjunction with the Georgia Forestry Commission, the above listed agencies have enacted a burn ban on all outdoor burning activities to include; but not limited […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI has arrested and charged Sammy Reece, age 67, a former Detention Officer with the Banks County Sheriff’s Office, with three felony counts of Items prohibited for possession by inmates; Warden’s Authorization and one felony count of Violation of Oath by Public Officer. On September 27, 2023, the Banks County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to investigate the […]