PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. – Last night, Pickens County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call on Jay Moss Lane in Talking Rock, GA that led to an open exchange of gunfire and one deceased. The caller stated that his neighbor’s house was on fire and that gunfire could be heard coming from the home. Deputies […]

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – On Feb. 28, 2023, Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search warrant at 167 Greenbriar Drive after a multi-month investigation. During the search, 65 grams of methamphetamine, an amount of marijuana and drug related objects were seized from the property. Ricky Lynn Gee, a 54-year-old Lumpkin County resident was charged with […]

FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. – Recently Brian and Lisa Pritchard were given a tour through the new Healthy Pet Clinic, preceding its grand opening! The Clinic is a low cost clinic formed by the Humane Society of Blue Ridge to ‘provide basic veterinary care to those residents of Fannin County that could otherwise not afford them’. […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 6:08 PM, deputies were dispatched to a possible cardiac arrest of a child on Poseyville Road. Deputies and emergency personnel met with the child’s mother at Corinth Poseyville Road and Business 27 in Bremen to take over CPR. Emergency personnel were advised that the child had […]

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. – Habersham County E-911 dispatched units from Habersham County Emergency Services and Demorest Fire Department at 2 p.m. Tuesday to a woods fire at 2190 Cannon Bridge Road, Demorest. Cornelia Fire Department units responded for mutual aid, along with the Georgia Forestry Commission. The fire burned about two acres. Units responding included […]

ELBERT COUNTY, Ga. – On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, a search warrant was executed at a residence in Bowman, Elbert County, Georgia, related to an ongoing, multi-jurisdictional drug investigation. The investigation was conducted by the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office with the assistance of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, the […]

FANNIN COUNTY – On Thursday Feb. 23, 2023, Bearry Coleman, 52 of Epworth and Austin Bean, 27, of McCaysville, were arrested following an investigation into the sale of methamphetamine conducted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, Fannin County Sheriff’s Office, Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office and the Cherokee County (North Carolina) […]

CHEROKEE COUNTY, NC. – A local doctor has been arrested and charged with four counts of felony sexual contact in Cherokee County. Thomas Vann Clayton, the chief of staff at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital, was charged as the result of a ‘lengthy investigation’ that began last year. According to a press release from Cherokee County […]

BREAKING NEWS – Heavy winds have caused debris and road way hazards across North Georgia. In Walker County, Main Street near Sparks Street in LaFayette City, is completely shut down due to a large tree blocking the entire roadway. Also, several red lights out be sure to use common sense and treat each intersection as […]

PRESS RELEASE – Severe Thunderstorm Warning/ Tornado Watch/ High Wind Warning – National Weather Service Peachtree City GA – 352 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023 The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Towns County in northeastern Georgia… Lumpkin County in north central Georgia… Southeastern Gilmer County in north central Georgia… […]

PRESS RELEASE – On February 16, 2023, Kubota Manufacturing in Jefferson reported that they had discovered that an employee and a transport driver may have stolen a Kubota tractor from their facility. During the investigation, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office was able to identify the suspects and have arrest warrants signed on the suspects. Investigators […]

PRESS RELEASE – THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 61 INEFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA: CHEROKEE FANNIN GILMER PICKENS IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA: BARTOW CARROLL CATOOSA CHATTOOGA DADE FLOYD GORDON HARALSON MURRAY PAULDING POLK WALKER WHITFIELD IN […]

PRESS RELEASE – Dawson County Sheriff’s Office issued the following press release to address the discovery of a downed aircraft last month. Just after 9 AM on Friday, January 13th, DCSO was notified of a possible downed aircraft off of Shoal Creek Road in Dawson Forest WMA. 911 Operators dispatched deputies to the general area […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI is investigating an aggravated assault on Dalton Police Department officers. Eron Naseem Buggs, age 23, was wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service for murder warrants from St. Mary’s County, Maryland and armed robbery warrants from Coweta County, Georgia. On Friday, February 24, 2023, Buggs was at 815 Shugart Road in Dalton, […]

PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. – Coach’s Cut Hoagies experienced a tragic loss this weekend after a fire burned the restaurant that had just celebrated 8 years of business in Pickens County. Owners of the restaurant released a statement to let friends, family, and loyal customers know the hard news. “Friends and Family- we experienced a devastating […]

PRESS RELEASE – Fannin County High School (FCHS) put out a statement to congratulate three student winners of a national writing competition, the Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition. FCHS said the following to the winners of the prestigious award: “Congratulations to the winners of the Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition. These ladies were selected as the […]