Hawbaker pleads guilty to five counts of aggravated assault against a peace officer
Don Hawbaker Feb. 4, 2020, booking photo courtesy of the Spalding County Sheriff's Office SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Don Hawbaker, who has been held without bond in the Spalding County Jail without bond since Feb. 4, 2020, today accepted a guilty plea … Continue Reading
Mother and her boyfriend charged with murder in six-year-old’s violent death
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::A mother and her boyfriend have been charged with murder in the violent death of six-year-old Jacob Andrew Williams. The Henry County Police Department (HCPD) on Sunday responded to a residence on Belmont Farms Drive in … 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
