*UPDATE* Juvenile has been safely located, I would like to thank all of the hard work of the Lumpkin County EMA with their Search and Rescue units, Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office personnel, Lumpkin County Fire Department, Georgia State Patrol, GSP Aviation, and the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office. I would also like to send a Special […]

PRESS RELEASE – Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office issued the following release regarding an arrest that took place after a subject tried to flee from police in Forsyth County. On Monday May 1st, FCSO received information from other law enforcement partners that a suspect, who had been listed as armed and dangerous and had multiple felony […]

DALTON, GA– The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Dalton, GA, that occurred on Monday, May 1, around 5:00 a.m. and resulted in one woman was shot, and one Dalton Police Department officer injured. According to the Dalton Police Department, Dalton Police Department officers were dispatched to the Hamilton Medical Center’s Emergency Department […]

FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. – Fannin County High School has issued a scam warning to local businesses and churches in Fannin County. Shannon York, the Athletic Director for FCHS sent out the following press release regarding the recent issue. “There are scam phone requests being made to local businesses and churches in the area. The callers are […]

PRESS RELEASE – A former Division of Family and Children Services (DFACs) employee, from Calhoun, Georgia, has been arrested for child abuse. Roy Payne, age 40, of Calhoun, GA, was arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and charged with three counts of child abuse, three counts of child molestation, and one count of sodomy. According […]

Looking for a little lap dog?  You ought to meet Ludo, a 10 year old chi mix who is mostly black with tan markings who greets everyone with a waggy tail.   When Ludo arrived at HB, he had a few extra pounds, didn’t know what it was like to have a collar and walk […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Tuesday evening, April 18th, Towns County K-9 Deputy made a traffic stop on Highway 76 West near Young Harris for a suspended tag. A free air search of the vehicle resulted in K-9 Xena alerting on the vehicle. A search was conducted, and Methamphetamine laced with Fentanyl field tested positive. During […]

PRESS RELEASE – A Trenton man was convicted for the murder of his 81 year old mother by a Dade County jury following a three day trial before Judge Don Thompson ending on April 19, 2023. Roger Allen Shrader, 59, was convicted of eight counts, including malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault. Dade County […]

  FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — James Andrew “Drew” Cecil was arrested on Friday, April 21, on charges related to child porn possession and sexual exploitation of children. Cecil was a Forsyth County elementary school teacher, teaching fourth grade at Poole’s Mill Elementary School since 2021. Cecil also had taught and coached volleyball at North Forsyth […]

PRESS RELEASE – On the evening of April 23, 2023, White County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an incident of road rage with gunshots fired on Hwy. 129 South, in the area of Cougar Drive. The initial road rage incident began in Lumpkin County between a BMW vehicle operated by 25-year-old Jorden McKinney, of Gainesville, and […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Thursday, April 20, 2023, Jimmy Dickerson, Jr., of Franklin County, GA, was arrested and charged with one count of sexual exploitation of children by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit. The GBI CEACC Unit began an investigation into Dickerson’s online activity after receiving a cybertipline report […]

PRESS RELEASE – Today the Oconee Ranger District will be conducting prescribed fire operations to remove hazardous fuels such as leaf litter, dead vegetation, and debris and to improve wildlife habitat. The 2,190 acre prescribed burn unit C-134 located approximately 11 miles SW of Eatonton, Ga. in Putnam/Jones County. Find more info about how the […]

PRESS RELEASE – On April 14, 2023, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Cachet Nicole Roberts (34) of Nicholson, GA. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop and found Cachet Roberts in possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl. Cachet Nicole Roberts is currently in the Jackson County Jail and has been charged with Possession […]

PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. – Pickens County school district is now taking speeding in school zones into their own hands – well, figuratively. They are actually implementing an automated system that would use Red Speed Traffic Cameras to capture vehicles driving through the school zone and it can be used to identify vehicles that are speeding […]

ELBERT COUNTY, Ga. – The Georgia State Patrol is now investigating a fatal crash that happened near Bowman Highway and Hewell Rd on April 16. According to the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office page, “Elbert County E911 received a call of a vehicle crash at approximately 05:02 on April 16th.” Upon arrival, one fatality was discovered […]