FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ga. – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that a residential structure on Pinehurst Road in Lavonia was destroyed by an evening fire on January 24th. “Under direction of the Franklin County Magistrate Judge’s Office, officers from the Franklin County Marshal’s Office boarded up the residential structure due to its […]

BREAKING NEWS – Johnny Chastain has won the runoff election for Georgia State House District 7. Chastain has won, taking 52.76% votes and Ralston earning 47.24%. This runoff election was tight and even closer than their race earlier this month. Chastain and Sheree Ralston faced off earlier this month on Jan. 3 as two of […]

PRESS RELEASE -Paulding Detectives arrested a local woman for assaulting five different children ranging in ages from 8 months to three years old in her home daycare one day earlier this month. After receiving an anonymous tip on Wednesday January 25, 2023, Detectives from the Juvenile Division of the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office immediately launched […]

WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. – On Jan. 25, Whitfield County 911 dispatch announced the tragic news that one of their own had been in a fatal accident. Haley Cunningham, 28, was involved in a multi-car cash while she was traveling north on 1-75, near Mile Marker 318. According to the Georgia State Patrol Public Information Office the […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Sugar Valley, GA. The Gordon County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on January 24, 2023. One man was shot and killed. No officers were injured during the incident. Preliminary information indicates around 1:00 a.m., a Gordon County Sheriff’s Office deputy […]

PRESS RELEASE – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced, on Jan. 24, that an apartment fire on North Main Street in Cornelia killed a fifty-seven-year-old man. The apartment received moderate interior damage as a result of the fire. “When the Cornelia Fire Department arrived on scene, the apartment was no longer on fire […]

PRESS RELEASE – Following up on an investigation in which Fannin County Sheriff’s Office and Agents of the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) seized 1600 grams of Methamphetamine, Gilmer County Detectives and Agents of the ARDEO executed a Search Warrant at the residence of JACOB DAVIS, age 44, in the area of Old Flat Creek […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Friday, January 6, 2023, Terry Lee Pixley Jr, age 25, of Pickens County, GA, was arrested and charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of children, by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit. Two counts were for possession and two counts were for distribution of […]

CORNELIA, Ga. – Today, the Cornelia Police Department and Fire Department responded to an apartment fire that led to the discovery of human remains inside. Earlier this morning, approximately 10:00 a.m., police and the fire department were called to 837 Main Street apartment D in reference to a house fire. According to a statement released […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Tuesday, January 10, 2023, James Ricky Wiggins, age 55, of Dawson County, GA, was arrested and charged with two counts 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 Wiggins after receiving a request […]

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder-suicide case that involves a father and his disabled daughter. On Sunday, Jan. 8, a visiting home health aid discovered 58-year-old Jerry Frix and his 26-year-old daughter Megan Frix were found dead in their home. Although authorities have not officially ruled the cause […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI arrested a Cleveland man for criminal solicitation in an attempted murder for hire case. The man was also arrested and charged with home invasion and aggravated assault in a separate incident in White County, Georgia. During the course of a Cleveland Police Department investigation, evidence was found that indicated Freddie […]

PRESS RELEASE – On January 9, 2023 at approximately 6:30 PM Gilmer County E911 received a call regarding a robbery in progress at 311 Old Northcutt Road in Ellijay. At 6:36 PM officers from the Ellijay Police Department, East Ellijay Police Department, and deputies of the Gilmer Sheriff’s Office arrived on the scene and, through […]

PRESS RELEASE – State Representative Jon Burns (R-Newington) was elected today as the 75th Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives. Speaker Burns was elected by acclamation without opposition. “I am honored to have the trust and confidence of my colleagues in the House to serve as their Speaker,” said Speaker Burns. “My vision for the […]