Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama’s major disaster declaration issued for Georgia. Assistance for Affected Individuals and Families Can Include as Required: ·        Rental payments for temporary housing for those whose homes are unlivable.  Initial assistance may be provided for up to three months […]

The Christian Womens Center was hit very hard by the storm last night. The women living there had to walk away with only the clothes they were wearing. If you have any thing you can donate please let myself or David Dunson know. We are not looking for clothes. These women need toiletries, towels, daily […]

> Above is a backstage look at the “Shoot 4 Freedom” photo shoot that raised money to fight the sex trafficking of women and children in Kolkata, India.  Danielle Valimont spent one year working inside Sonagarchi, the largest red light district in Kolkata, India.  Sonagarchi is a mile-long, has several hundred multi-story brothels, and has […]

>Editors’ note: The original article, published in The Grip’s March 31 edition, incorrectly identified Nicole Arnold as Nicole Anderson. For mothers on the brink of having their children removed by the Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS), another preventative option may soon be available. Nicole Arnold, of 217Central Lake Circle, Griffin, proposed the concept […]

>Project CatSnip, a mobile and low-cost spay/neuter clinic for cats, will be coming to Griffin on Wednesday, March 30 at the Griffin Skate Inn. Costs range from $40 for neutering male felines to $60 for spaying female felines.  Proof of rabies vaccination within the last 12 months is required, otherwise a rabies vaccination will be provided for $10.  Financial […]

>During last night’s county BOC meeting, Virginia Beams told the board that the Spalding Animal Shelter “looks absolutely fabulous.”  She reported that though there were setbacks during the repainting process, the entire facility has now been painted and the parts of the parking lot had been repaved. “The question at this point,” said Beams, “is […]

>At the March 7th BOC meeting, Brian Upson of Paragon Consulting Group gave a presentation on the current building options for the proposed Senior Center in Spalding County. Although the original proposal for the center was based at a location on Carver Road, it proved too costly. However, the current possible locations have been graded […]

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> Williamson Mayor Steve Fry is dedicated to the city’s new recycling program.  On the first pick-up day, January 26, he drove the streets of Williamson searching for bins filled with recycling while on the phone with Dependable Waste.  If he saw a trash can filled with recyclables, he reached in and pulled them out […]