SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Investigators of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to search for leads in Thursday’s aggravated assault that occurred on Highway 16, in the vicinity of Wani Road. According to Sheriff Wendell Beam, potential suspects have been identified. “I talked to the investigators a couple of hours ago,” Beam said at […]
Sheriff: Potential suspects identified in Highway 16 aggravated assault
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Man pistol whipped, thrown from vehicle and shot
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred this morning on Highway 16 in the vicinity of Wani Road. The male victim sustained a single gunshot wound to the head. Prior to being shot, the victim was a passenger in a vehicle where he was allegedly attacked before […]
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ELECTION NIGHT RESULTS
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: With all 21 Spalding County precincts reporting, and all absentee and paper ballots tallied the unofficial election results are as follows: US SENATE David Perdue (R) 10,231 votes M. Michelle Nunn (D) 6181 votes Amanda Swafford (L) 395 votes GOVENOR J. Nathan Deal (I-R) 10,116 votes Jason J. Carter (D) 6110 […]
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Conservation use designation removes millions from tax digest
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Spalding County Chief Tax Assessor Larry Lilliard has confirmed that members of his staff provided erroneous information regarding the conservation use valuation assessment (CUVA) application process to some property owners. Commissioner Gwen Flowers-Taylor addressed this issue at the most recent Spalding County Board of Commissioners meeting, stating that she had been […]
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Senior Center membership highest in state
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Senior Center has achieved distinction by reaching the highest membership level of any Senior Center in the state of Georgia. Senior Center Supervisor Jo Ellis said that translates to just under 1,500 individual registered members. “I had predicted we’d hit 1,500 to 2,000,” Ellis said. “Some didn’t believe […]
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Amberwood aggravated assault under investigation
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: One person was wounded in a Tuesday night drive by aggravated assault that occurred in the Amberwood subdivision. Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam said the victim reported he was shot as he walked down the street. “A pedestrian was walking on the street in the Amberwood subdivision. He reported a car […]
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Cole’s Corner area shooting remains under investigation
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division is continuing to search for information in an aggravated assault that occurred Oct. 23, in the vicinity of Cole’s Corner on Highway 16 in Brooks. The victim, described by Sheriff Wendell Beam only as a Hispanic male, sustained gunshot wounds to his leg […]
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Griffin Power warns customers of fraud attempt
STAFF REPORTS ::: Griffin Power officials have been informed of the return of a recent fraud attempt against Griffin Power customers. In this attempt, commercial customers are called or visited by an individual claiming to be with Griffin Power. The customer is then informed that they are behind on their bill and have to pay […]
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Shooting under investigation by Sheriff’s Office
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting, the victim of which reported the incident at Cole’s Corner on Highway 16. According to Sheriff Wendell Beam, little is known about the incident, including where the shooting occurred. “It’s really sketchy at this time,” Beam said. “All I can tell you […]
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County approves final step in approval process for new airport
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Board of Commissioners has given the final local approval required for the proposed new airport to move forward. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) involving local governmental entities and the Federal Aviation Administration was required for the project to proceed. The Griffin-Spalding County Airport Authority on Oct. 13 approved […]
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Man critically injured Monday morning at city of Griffin Water Treatment Plant
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A delivery driver severely injured Monday morning at the city of Griffin Water Treatment Plant on North Expressway is en route to Grady Memorial Hospital via Life Flight. According to Griffin Fire-Rescue Chief Tommy Jones, the man, described only as being in his late 40s, was very badly injured during a […]
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GPD arrests two suspects in felony theft by taking cases
STAFF REPORTS ::: The Griffin Police Department has made two arrests in connection to the theft of tens of thousands of dollars worth of metal. On Oct. 6, the Griffin Police Department received a theft report from the Georgia Department of Transportation regarding the theft of several guard rails from their construction site on the […]
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Details released on new airport bond; property acquisition
SUBMITTED ::: The following press release was on Thursday afternoon issued by Dick Morrow, who serves as a city of Griffin commissioner and chairman of the Griffin-Spalding County Airport Authority. At 10:41 this morning, I received a telephone call from Carla Sands, acting director GDOT Aviation, that the FAA, Washington, DC, had approved our new […]
FAA approves new airport
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Local officials learned Thursday morning that the Federal Aviation Administration has approved the proposed new Griffin-Spalding County airport. The Grip will post an update as additional information becomes available.
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Schools released from lockdown; armed robbery suspect remains at-large
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Three Griffin-Spalding County schools that were placed on lockdown Thursday morning following an alleged armed robbery and shooting in Tyus Park have been reopened. Cowan Road Elementary and Middle schools and Beaverbrook Elementary School were placed on lockdown after a man reported he was robbed at gunpoint at approximately 7:30 a.m. […]
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