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The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office isseeking the assistance of the general public in helping to locate a runaway/endangered juvenile. According to Sheriff Beam the family of Noel Colin Sanchez, 16 years old, is asking for help in locating their son who ran away from home on March 11. Sanchez attends Spalding High School and was last […]
The approval of Sunday alcohol sales in Spalding County will take effect March 20, 2012. The first Sunday on which county retailers can sell alcohol will be March 25, 2012. Spalding County voters approved two measures to allow Sunday alcohol sales according to Spalding County Elections Supervisor, Terry Colling. Ms. Colling also added that the […]
What do the numbers 345 and 2,585 mean for us right now, right here? By Anna Burns, Director of School & community Services Three hundred and forty-five is the number of employees who have already given their opinions about the school system since a survey was launched 24 hours ago. Two thousand, five hundred and […]
By Bob Goldberg, Estate Planning Attorney Estate planning is definitely important to both sexes. But, failing to plan often hurts woman. This is because women live longer on average and tend to marry older spouses, making them three times as likely as men to be widowed at 65. So if you are a woman, estate […]
staff reports Earlier this year the Board of Commissioners approved several cost reduction measures to offset revenue shortfalls in Fiscal Year 2012. One of the cost reduction initiatives was to transition to an automated telephone attendant system at the Courthouse. Over the past few weeks, the auto attendant system has undergone several rounds of […]
The Griffin Area Concert Association has issued a correction to the earlier information published regarding the upcoming Emily Hearn concert. The original article stated the concert would be held on Thursday, January 17, 2012. The correct date for her performance is Tuesday, January 17, 2012, not Thursday. The Griffin Area Concert Association and The Grip […]
According to Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, 36-year-old Joshua Akins, a Spalding High School teacher, has been arrested and charged with simple battery following a Dec. 1 incident involving a 15-year-old female student. Authorities say the student initially filed a complaint of inappropriate conduct with the school principal alleging Akins had hit her with a bottle […]
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