ELBERT COUNTY, Ga. – On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, a search warrant was executed at a residence in Bowman, Elbert County, Georgia, related to an ongoing, multi-jurisdictional drug investigation. The investigation was conducted by the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office with the assistance of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, the […]

FANNIN COUNTY – On Thursday Feb. 23, 2023, Bearry Coleman, 52 of Epworth and Austin Bean, 27, of McCaysville, were arrested following an investigation into the sale of methamphetamine conducted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, Fannin County Sheriff’s Office, Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office and the Cherokee County (North Carolina) […]

BREAKING NEWS – Heavy winds have caused debris and road way hazards across North Georgia. In Walker a 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 […]

PRESS RELEASE – THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 61 IN EFFECT 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 […]

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, grabbing the attention […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 stopransomware.gov. […]

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 […]

CALHOUN, Ga. – Human remains were discovered on Feb. 6 near downtown Calhoun, Georgia, just off Piedmont Street. The remains were in a small wooded area by detectives who were searching around the surrounding area for a missing person. After the discovery of the remains, The Calhoun Police Department investigated who the remains potentially belonged […]

PRESS RELEASE – Gordon County Sheriff’s Office released the following press release after they were able to apprehend a fugitive with the help of their K9 officer. At about 8:45 a.m. [Feb. 13], deputy sheriffs responded to a report of a suspicious person on Shepherd Drive off Red Bud Road near Calhoun. The suspicious man, […]

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ga. – Caylin Jalea Bell, a 19-year-old mother, was arrested after she led officers on a high speed car chase through Franklin County on Monday evening. According to a release from Georgia State Patrol, a trooper tried to stop Bell while she was traveling on I-85 South. The trooper had clocked Bell’s Kia […]