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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]