GRIFFIN, Ga. – At their Tuesday, September 27, meeting, the Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education unanimously voted in favor of adopting a roll back millage rate of 19.06 mills for the 2011 property tax bills, up .26 mills from the current rate of 18.8 mills. The board of education had used preliminary tax digest values […]

With none of the four candidates vying for the office of Spalding Coynty sheriff receiving a majority of the votes in Tuesday’s special election, a runoff between Wendell Beam and Keith Duncan is now slated for Oct. 18. Voter turnout for the election to fill the unexpired term of Dee Stewart was low, with less […]

The Stardust Ballroom Dance Club will host an evening of ballroom dancing Friday August 12, 2011 at 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Christ Church, 1577 Hwy. 85 South in Fayetteville. The cost is $10 per person, which includes a free Salsa dance lesson by ProDVIDA instructor Sondra Chan at 7:30 pm.  Music by DJ […]

SPALDING COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PRESS RELEASE: Investigators met with the District Attorney’s Office in reference to the death of Debra McCullough.  According Sheriff Dwayne Gilbert after the meeting investigator’s obtained arrest warrants for 53 year old Jeff MCullough charging him with Felony Murder and Murder, he will still have to answer to the initial charges […]

Debra McCullough, of 193 Covington Road, Griffin, died Friday as a result of injuries allegedly inflicted July 22 by her husband, 53-year-old Jeff McCullough. According to Spalding County Interim Sheriff Dwayne Gilbert, Jeff McCullough was originally arrested July 20 after deputies responded to a domestic dispute call at the family’s residence. After speaking with Debra […]

A 16-year-old Griffin boy was arrested Friday after engaging Sgt. Joe Hudson, of the Griffin Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit, in a brief car chase. The juvenile, who authorities are not identifying because of his age, was driving a vehicle belonging to his mother. “It was a traffic charge to begin with, but he decided […]

Fox 5 Atlanta’s Good Day Atlanta morning show will broadcast from Downtown Griffin on Thursday, July 14 as part of their “Be Square Week.” Good Morning Atlanta is showcasing downtowns from the Atlanta region to give viewers an idea of places to visit this summer. The show will interview Commission Chair Joanne Todd at the […]

CawCaw! That means “hello” in bird; Mr. Bird here, I’m taking over for Sammy today because she is not feeling very well and we had to do our investigating  from inside her house by using the computer, do any of you ever use the computer to learn about things that interest you? I remembered that […]

Editor’s note: Spalding County Probate Judge Dewitt Simenton on Friday issued a press release  naming Dwayne Gilbert as interim sheriff. Gilbert will serve in this capacity pending a special election that has been set for Sept. 20. Following is Simenton’s release in its entirety. APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM SHERIFF We are all saddened by the passing of […]

Spalding County Sheriff Dee Stewart on Sunday morning succumbed to injuries he sustained in a June 23 wreck. County officials say Stewart, who had been in a medically- induced coma at Atlanta Medical Center as a result of critical head trauma, was removed from the ventilator Friday and was responding to voice commands. “He was […]