Griffin PD lieutenant fired for recording meeting with Police Chief Mike Yates
Griffin Police Department Chief Mike Yates received verbal counseling and former Lt. Chris Wilson was terminated following the investigation of an audio recording of a meeting involving the two officers. Photo courtesy of the city of … Continue Reading
Sun City Peachtree gate attendant killed early Monday when vehicle collided with building
STAFF REPORT ::: One man was killed early Monday morning in a single-vehicle collision at the entrance to Sun City Peachtree. Upon arrival, deputies of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office found that a vehicle had struck the gate attendant’s … Continue Reading
COMMUNITY NEWS
Griffin BoC to consider compromise in Camellia Hill rezoning request
Developers are seeking rezoning of the property located at 670 S. Hill St., known locally as Camelia Hill. If the city staff recommendation is approved, 12 homes would be constructed on the 4.296-acre lot. Photo credit: Sheila Mathews SHEILA A. … Continue Reading
GPD seeking assistance to identify suspects in war memorial vandalism
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals captured on surveillance footage in Griffin’s Veteran’s Memorial Park the night two war memorials were vandalized. The video was … Continue Reading
Two Griffin war memorials vandalized
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Two memorials in Griffin – one in Veteran’s Memorial Park and the second in the old Confederate Cemetery – were vandalized overnight Friday. Both were damaged with red spray paint with phrases including “F*CK THE POLICE,” … Continue Reading
The Grip 