PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. – After a lengthy investigation, Agents with the Haralson-Paulding Drug Task Force (HPDTF) arrest two Paulding County men on drug trafficking charges. Following tips that were sent to HPDTF Agents, an investigation was launched and over one hundred thousand dollars, large quantities and multiple types of narcotics, and over a dozen firearms […]

PRESS RELEASE – Georgia State Patrol, and Union County Sheriff’s Office were in pursuit of a reckless driver coming into Towns County on Hwy 76 East. The vehicle wrecked on Byers Creek Road at Red Farm Road. The suspect ran from the scene on foot. The Towns County Sheriff’s Office deputies, along with Union County’s […]

PRESS RELEASE – On August 16, 2023, a little after 1:00 AM, Deputy Brady Henderson was advised that there was a Be On The Lookout (BOLO) for a reckless driver coming out of Carroll County on 27. Deputy Henderson observed a vehicle coming at him at a high rate of speed and pulled out behind […]

PRESS RELEASE – On August 16, 2023, a little after 1:00 AM, Deputy Brady Henderson was advised that there was a Be On The Lookout (BOLO) for a reckless driver coming out of Carroll County on 27. Deputy Henderson observed a vehicle coming at him at a high rate of speed and pulled out behind […]

PRESS RELEASE – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is asking the public to help identify the culprit behind a fire at Cove Baptist Fellowship Church in Whitfield County. At approximately 11:30 PM on August 9th, investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s Office were requested by the Whitfield County Fire Department to respond […]

STEPHENS COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI has arrested and charged Jennifer Nicole Johnson, age 35, of Toccoa, GA, with theft by deception and exploitation and intimidation of an elder person.  On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, the GBI Cleveland Regional Investigative Office was requested by the Toccoa Police Department to conduct a theft investigation. A local man took a $2,000 cash payment to the City of Toccoa City Hall to pay for the repair of […]

Be on the lookout! (BOLO) Wanted for Murder Marquivias Nicholson If anyone has information on the whereabouts of this individual they are encouraged to call our warrants clerk (mon-fri 8-5) at 706-236-2466 or anytime you can call 911. Additionally, you can anonymously submit a tip about his whereabouts through the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office app!

PRESS RELEASE – On August 7th, 2023, Towns County Sheriff’s Office Investigators Lt. Ryan Forsyth and Sgt. Mike Franklin received a tip that a cell phone had been smuggled into the Towns County Detention Center. The Towns County Detention Center Major James Baldwin ordered an immediate lockdown of the inmates, and a search was conducted, […]

PRESS RELEASE – Monday evening, around 6:39 PM, Pickens Fire was dispatched to a reported residential fire in the Bent Tree Community. First arriving units from Bent Tree Fire Rescue reported smoke showing from a two-story residence. Initial assessment indicated the fire may be in the basement and possibly extended up into the main living […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Dawson County Sheriff’s Office Crime Against Persons Unit (CAP Unit) conducts investigations involving the sexual exploitation of children and other violent crimes. CAP Unit Investigators are affiliates of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. Investigators recently arrested and charged Joshua West with Sexual Exploitation of […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI and the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office are conducting a murder investigation.  Keegan Cleve Phillips, age 23, of Otto, North Carolina, has been charged with murder. Robert Lee Peppers, age 62, of Lula, Georgia has been charged with concealing a death and unlawful disposal of a body. On Sunday, August 6, […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Clayton, Rabun County, Georgia. The Clayton Police Department requested the GBI conduct an independent investigation. No one was injured in this incident. The preliminary information indicates that on August 5, 2023, at around 11:15 p.m., Clayton Police Department officers and Rabun County Sheriff’s […]

PRESS RELEASE – Squirrel for dinner? Yes, please. Whether fried with gravy, barbeque style, slow cooker, in a casserole, or any other delicious way, squirrel is a healthy, sustainable source of protein. Squirrel hunting season opens August 15 so let’s get ready to head to the woods, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ […]

PRESS RELEASE – State Representative Lee Hawkins (R-Gainesville), chairman of the House Health Committee, was recently honored by the Georgia Gerontology Society (GGS) with the 2023 David Levine Legislative Award. Rep. Hawkins accepted the award via a virtual ceremony on Tuesday, July 25. “I was honored to receive the 2023 Georgia Gerontology Society David Levine […]

PRESS RELEASE – On July 30, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit and S.W.A.T. team served an arrest and search warrant at a residence on Kelly Drive in North Forsyth County. The warrants stemmed from a domestic dispute which occurred in the early hours of July 30, 2023, where the male suspect is […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Hiawassee Downtown Development Authority (DDA) announced that it has recently raised $117,000 to benefit the Paris Business Center (PBC).   On July 15, at the Ridges Resort on Lake Chatuge, the DDA hosted more than 700 people for a night of music and a silent auction that included baskets, gift certificates and […]