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 […]

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. – Paulding County Sheriff’s Office is now responding to a leaked body cam footage that shows a physical arrest that took place a year ago on March 4, 2022. After the video was leaked earlier this week, it has quickly gained a lot of attention and has gone viral. During the early […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Sunday, February 19, 2023, at approximately 6:00 pm, Deputies responded to the Shop N Save located at 3115 Commerce Rd. Jefferson, Ga. The clerk had called 911 and stated that she had just been robbed. The male suspect had taken an amount of cash from the register and fled the scene […]

DADE COUNTY, Ga. – The Trenton Police Department just announced that they have confirmed the discovery of human remains in Dade County. The announcement was brief and did not mention how long the remains had been there, but they did state that the GBI is now assisting with an investigation. The Dade County Sheriff’s Office […]

TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. – On Feb. 14, 2023, Towns County Sheriff’s Office Drug Investigators and Georgia State Patrol conducted a traffic stop in the area of Hiawassee Fruit Stand. Probable cause was then used to conduct a search of the vehicle that was stopped. While the search was being performed, drug and drug paraphernalia was […]

FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. – Fannin County is responding to their systems being attacked by Ransomware that was discovered last week. “Ransomware is a form of malware designed to encrypt files on a device, rendering any files and the systems that rely on them unusable. Malicious actors then demand ransom in exchange for decryption,” According to […]

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. –  Paulding County Sheriff’s Office issued the following press release in response to an incident where an individual accidentally shot himself after a road rage confrontation. Paulding Deputies responded to a road rage incident where a motorist, who was the aggressor in the situation, accidently shot himself in the hand. On Thursday […]