Griffin rebranding initiative needs your input

The City of Griffin is looking to create a unique brand and identity for its community. Part of this initiative will include the creation of a logo and tagline by Sky Design that will help define the City’s uniqueness for many years to come. The featured image shows the development of a few different logo […]

SCSO investigation ongoing into domestic incident resulting in GPD officer shot

By Sheila A. Marshall Staff Writer The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office’s investigation into a Tuesday night shooting at 4768 Old Atlanta Road is continuing, with authorities saying they have received conflicting accounts of the incident that resulted in Cpl. Chad Moxon, of the Griffin Police Department, sustaining a single gunshot wound. Moxon was off duty […]

Sheriff’s Office executes search warrants following extensive illegal gambling investigation

From staff reports The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office conducted a six-week compliance inspection of businesses located in the city and county that engage in video game machine enterprises. During this operation, five businesses were allegedly found to be in violation of Georgia commercial gambling laws by paying cash money for credits earned on the game […]

Local school officials prepare to cross analyze KRMS student grades, CRCT scores

SHEILA A. MARSHALL Staff Writer: sheila@the-grip.net In the wake of an investigation conducted by the Griffin-Spalding County School System that officials say revealed grade changing at Kennedy Road Middle School, administrators are awaiting test results prior to making parental notification. Superintendent Curtis Jones said at this time, he is uncertain how many students may have […]

Teenager critically wounded in Tyus Park shooting

The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Friday shooting that occurred at approximately 4 p.m. at Tyus Park that left a teenager critically wounded. “We had a young person, approximately 16 years of age, who was shot at Tyus Park,” said Sheriff Wendell Beam. “It appears they were having a cookout. At this time […]

Runaway teen returns to school

On March 19 the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office learned that the runaway/endangered juvenile Noel Sanchez arrived at school with his parents.  Sheriff Beam would like to thank the community for the number of calls that were generated by the story last week that helped authorities with the investigation.  Noel is doing fine and the investigation […]

Correction to juvenile runaway’s name

The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office has issued a correction to  the story that was issued yesterday regarding the runaway/endangered juvenile. The name of the juvenile was incorrect, the name should be Noel Colin Sanchez, it is not Edgar as originally reported.

Sheriff’s Office searches for Spalding County runaway teen

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 […]

Spalding County voters pass packaged alcohol sales on Sunday

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 […]

E-SPLOST and county Sunday sales pass

Unofficial results of the Spalding County Presidential Preference Primary show narrow margins in favor of the education special purpose local option sales tax (E-SPLOST) and Sunday package, beer and wine sales in Spalding County. Voter turnout was just over 26 percent, with 8,843 ballots cast: E-SPLOST passed with 4,929 votes (56.6%) Sunday package sales of […]

Sheriff’s Office makes 11 gang-related arrests

On Monday evening, Feb. 20,  sheriff’s deputies were called to the Amberwood Subdivision in reference to shots being fired.  A description of the vehicles involved in the shooting were given to law enforcement officers and deputies located one vehicle on Cowan Road, while the Griffin Police Department located the second vehicle on the N. Expressway […]

Organization gives young boys hope for a future apart from local gangs

For many young boys, the lack of a positive male role model increases their risk of becoming gang members. Clyde Forbes, founder of the Hopeville Boys Center, has dedicated his life to being a man these boys can turn to and trust. “These boys have a distrust of law enforcement. They have distrust of anyone […]

Safehouse Coffee & Tea destroyed by fire; owners vow to rebuild

A Monday evening fire destroyed the building housing Safehouse Coffee & Tea, a beloved downtown business. Although the cause of the fire has not yet been determined, Safehouse employees reportedly noted a smell described as burning rubber. When the fire was first discovered, two employees, Jacob Orr and Stephen Dozier, as well as Christopher Blalock, […]

GSCSC named 2011-12 Title I Distinguished District

Georgia School Superintendent Dr. John Barge on Thursday announced that the Griffin-Spalding County School System has been designated a Title I Distinguished District. Title I schools have significant populations of students who are economically disadvantaged. These schools receive federal money to assist with the education of their students. The state of Georgia has 824 schools […]

Estate Planning Is Important for Women

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 […]