PRESS RELEASE – The Pickens County Board of Education has named Kanyon Petti as Principal of Harmony Elementary School beginning July 1, 2023. Mrs. Petti currently serves as the Assistant Principal of Pickens Junior High School. She is a graduate of Pickens High School and has served as a teacher, department chair, and was named District Teacher of the Year in 2019. […]

Jackson County & Stephens County, GA – On May 18, 2023, the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office arrested and charged a Toccoa man and woman with the following: Leonardo Gabriel Steeple, age 45, was charged with two counts of Trafficking Cocaine, one count of Felony Possession of Marijuana and two counts of Possession of Firearm by […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Monday, May 22, 2023, Sgt. McAdams observed a green Chevrolet Trailblazer with improper exhaust whose driver who had no seatbelt on. Sgt. McAdams attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the vehicle sped up and Sgt. McAdams initiated a pursuit. During the chase, speeds exceeded 80 miles per hour, the driver […]

PRESS RELEASE – On May 16, 2023, Towns County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Deputy Darringer Barrett conducted a traffic stop on Highway 76 near The Ridges Resort. K-9 Xena was deployed on a free air sniff of the vehicle and positively alerting on the vehicle. A search of the vehicle resulted in the confiscation of an […]

PRESS RELEASE – Pickens Fire was dispatched to a reported structure fire on Emory Road around 4:15 PM this past Saturday. The initial report was that the home was on fire, and everyone was out of the residence. Upon arrival of Battalion 11 and Med-6, one person was found outside in distress. Med-6 immediately provided […]

PRESS RELEASE – Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident that occurred at the skate park at Fowler Park this afternoon. A verbal altercation between a large group of teens and young adults became physical. One suspect produced a knife and cut a victim who suffered non-life threating injuries. An older adult produced a […]

ELLIJAY, Ga. – The Pueblo Cantina in Ellijay is having a grand re-opening tomorrow, May 19, after a truck drove through the side of the building on Saturday. Although they were officially open today, they are having a grand re-opening tomorrow to celebrate the hard work that went into fixing the building and the dedication they […]

PRESS RELEASE – A Young Harris woman was arrested for possession of Methamphetamine after a K-9 officer alerted to her vehicle. The arrested took place on Friday, May 13 at 5:00 p.m., when Lt. Tommy Shook and K-9 Dakota conducted a traffic stop on Highway 339 and Crooked Creek Connector. K-9 Dakota conducted a free […]

FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. – A Floyd County man was arrested after he threatened another man with a sword. According to the Police report, On Monday April 17, 2023 at approximately 9:05pm, a Floyd County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was dispatched to a residential house in reference to an altercation involving a sword. When the deputy arrived, […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Jackson County Sheriff’s office issued the following press release to warn the community of suspicious activity and break-ins that have occurred recently. On Thursday night after midnight and Saturday night a little before midnight, we have had two very disturbing incidents occur within the City Limits of Hoschton. On Thursday night, […]

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – A Dahlonega resident was arrested after methamphetamine and other drug related objects were found at his place of residence. Shaun Edward Cleveland, 37, of Dahlonega was arrested last Monday, May 8, 2023, after a raid on his place of residence. The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search warrant at 249 Wildflower […]

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Two individuals were shot during an isolated altercation at a local business in Forsyth County this morning. According to reports, the two male shooting victims are temporary staffing employees at the local business and had not been employed very long. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) sated, “at 7:40 this morning […]

PRESS RELEASE – In April of 2021, associates of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) conspired to abduct Rossano Delgado of Barrow County, Georgia. The members of this DTO associated together for the common purposes of illegally committing acts of violence and obtaining money and property through the sale of drugs and illegal controlled substances. The DTO distributed controlled substances, […]

TOWNS COUNTY, Ga – Towns County Sheriff’s Office has identified and arrested a serial drug supplier for the Towns, Clay, and Cherokee County NC area. According to the Sheriffs Office, they have been investigating the known drug supplier for awhile and were able to arrest Alphonso Terrell Cloud, 39, on Monday, May 1st. Cloud’s vehicle […]

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. – A student has been detained by police after he had claimed he brought a gun in his backpack and onto the bus. The Gilmer County School System release a statement this evening to address the incident that happened earlier today. According to the statement, the student had told a classmate on […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI and the Union County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Cordell McMillan. McMillan, age 21, was last seen walking away from his home on Nichols Circle in Blairsville, Union County, Georgia on Friday, April 28, 2023, between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. wearing a green shirt, blue […]