ELLIJAY, Ga. – Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office announced today that they had successfully removed thousands of dollars worth of Methamphetamines off the streets. The seizure was accompanied by the arrest of Ashley Turner, 42, of Ellijay. The Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement in regards to the seizure and arrest: More than a […]
Read More »$2 million granted for water and sewer infrastructure improvements.
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Development Authority of Lumpkin County (DALC) and Lumpkin County Water and Sewerage Authority (LCWSA) recently partnered on a grant application to the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The grant application was successful, and the LCWSA received notice of funding in the amount of $2 million for water and sewer infrastructure. The project […]
Read More »Kemp announces over $234 million will be used to expand high-speed internet access
BANKS COUNTY, Ga. – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced over $234 million in 29 preliminary grant awards for broadband internet expansion through the Capital Projects Fund Grant Program. These awards will improve connectivity for communities, households, businesses, and anchor institutions in 28 Georgia counties. When combined with significant capital matches from the awardees, almost $455 […]
Read More »$5.1 Million granted for Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital Property Redevelopment
FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. – The Rome Floyd Development Authority announced today that Congress has allocated $5.1 million in their 2023 budget for the redevelopment of the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital Property. The Rome Floyd Development Authority applied for Congressionally Directed Spending from the offices of Senator Raphael Warnock and Senator Jon Ossoff in March of […]
Read More »Woman indicted for bomb threat against Athens Democratic Campaign Office
PRESS RELEASE -A federal grand jury returned an indictment Dec. 14 charging a northeast Georgia woman with threatening to bomb the Athens-Clarke County Democratic Committee Campaign headquarters in Athens, Georgia, earlier this month and lying to federal investigators. Jessica Diane Higginbotham aka Jessica Harriod, 35, of Elberton, is charged with one count of communicating a […]
Read More »Gordon County Couple Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children
PRESS RELEASE – On Thursday, December 29, 2022, William Sandridge, age 42, and Allyn Sandridge, age 41, of Gordon County, GA, were arrested and each charged with eight counts of sexual exploitation of children by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit. The GBI CEACC Unit and Homeland Security Investigations began a […]
Read More »Christmas Eve house fire takes one life
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ga. – A Christmas Eve house fire has taken the life of one victim in Franklin County. The fire occurred at Buttercup Lane in Gumlog in Franklin County, Georgia during the early morning hours. The body of the victim has been taken to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab for positive identification. […]
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Read More »Dawson County Man Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children
PRESS RELEASE – On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, John Leonard Maxfield Jr, age 41, of Dawson County, Georgia, was arrested and charged with nine counts (two counts of distribution and seven counts of possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material. Exploitation of Children by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit. […]
Read More »Man arrested for murder after home invasion shooting
POLK COUNTY, Ga. – Brandon Lyle, 30, has been arrested and charged with ‘murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, Home Invasion, Burglary, Theft by Taking and several other offenses’ in connection with the home invasion and shooting in Cedartown, GA that took place on Dec. 19. The Polk County Police Department has been investigating the […]
Read More »String of burglaries in Forsyth
PRESS RELEASE – The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement regarding a string a burglaries that have been taking place in Forsyth County: There have been a few burglaries on the South end of the county and we are asking for the community’s assistance. If you see anyone suspicious in your neighborhood or […]
Read More »Man arrested for animal cruelty
GORDON COUNTY, Ga. – On Dec. 15, David William Edwards was arrested by The Calhoun Police Department on one count of cruelty to animals. According to the incident report, an investigation into Edwards occurred after a complaint was received from local animal control from the Georgia Department of Agriculture. As a result of the investigation, […]
Read More »Pickens County Man Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children
PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. – Kelly Eugene Howard, 49, of Pickens County was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 14 and charged with ‘one count of Sexual Exploitation of Children by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit’. According to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, “The GBI CEACC Unit […]
Read More »Five hour standoff with individual threatening self-harm
PRESS RELEASE – The Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement after an almost five hour incident where they responded to a call where an individual had barricaded himself and was threatening to harm himself. GCSO stated, “The heavy Sheriff’s Office and EMS presence in the 1600 block [off] John Call Road today was […]
Read More »Dade County Man Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children
PRESS RELEASE – On Monday, December 12, 2022, Donald Rudolph Moore, age 59, of Dade County, Georgia, was arrested and charged with three 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 Moore’s online activity after receiving cybertip […]
Read More »Polk County Woman Charged with Arson
PRESS RELEASE – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that Virginia Dawson, 20, of Rockmart, has been charged with arson. The incident occurred at a 980-square-foot mobile home on Blue Hold Road in Rockmart. The occupants were home at the time of the fire. “At approximately 3:51 p.m. on December 6th, Ms. […]
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