Founding Artistic Director, Norma Richardson said, “It’s hard to believe that over a decade has passed since the dream of a legitimate theater in historic, downtown Griffin was first conceived. “Over the past decade, Main Street Players has presented over fifty productions, reached scores of people, many of whom had never seen a live production […]
Links to city and county emergency management ordinances
August 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Look for stories about both Spalding County and city of Griffin emergency management ordinances in the next issue of The Grip. For now, here are the links to both codes: Spalding County’s Emergency Management Ordinance code: http://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=11591 (Section III, Chapter 5) City of Griffin’s Emergency Management Ordinance code: http://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=10181 (Ordinance no. 12-02 – second ordinance listed in […]
Spalding County Voters overwhelmingly vote no on TSPLOST referendum
August 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
SHEILA A. MARSHALL ::: Spalding County voters took to the polls Tuesday, with a resounding 6,473, or 69.7 percent, voting no on the regional Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST). The final outcome of the TSPLOST was determined by the total vote across the ten-county region, which included Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Lamar, […]
On the road & in the kitchen with Gypsy Gourmet
July 30, 2012 by 1 Comment
The Gypsy Gourmet calls Griffin her home, having been a Damn Yankee/transplant for over a year in our little community. She is a chef, a truck driver, a blogger, a freelance writer, and a renegade foodie scouring the country in search of the perfect bite.
Local businessman retires after long “colorful” career in sign industry
July 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
RYAN ROSS ::: It was 1949 at a fruit stand on the side of Old Highway 41 just south of Spring Creek, Georgia when a 12 year old boy asked his father if he could paint his produce signs for him. That boy was Robert Presley and now at age 75, with over 62 years […]
Help Safehouse rise from the ashes
July 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
“Not every fire burns things down,” reads the young narrator of the video above. Let’s turn the fire that claimed the Safehouse building into an opportunity to build a bigger, stronger, and more tightly woven community. Safehouse is more than a coffee shop and roastery. It is a community center, open to all local groups […]
Library Olympics July 14
July 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
On Saturday, July 14, 2012, from 2:30-4:30, the Griffin-Spalding County Library will host “Library Olympics” as part of the Teen Summer Reading Program. “Jousting” (as seen in the photo) is one of the activities planned for the event. There will also be water balloon target practice, a squish squash water toss, and fruit pizza for all. Dress for […]
Main Street Program places “All Call” for artists
July 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Main Street Griffin hosts several community events in downtown Griffin throughout the year, often featuring local musicians and performing and visual artists. If you’re a singer, musician, painter, actor or actress or have any special talent that you’d like to share with the community at some point, Main Street Griffin would like to talk to […]
Griffin rebranding initiative needs your input
July 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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
June 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
Washing away dust from the sole
June 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
After being laid off from his job in New York City as an architect in 2008, Griffinite Brian Keith Miller decided to change directions and become a social entrepreneur. In August of the next year, Miller took what money he had in his accounts and bought shoes. Not for himself, but for those less fortunate. […]
Local school officials prepare to cross analyze KRMS student grades, CRCT scores
May 21, 2012 by 8 Comments
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 […]
Poisons you may have lying around your home
May 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
DR. BOB HAYDEN, DC, PhD, FICC ::: Q: A lady’s husband was very ill, so she eliminated or removed every toxic product in their household – bleach, harsh cleaners, tin cans of food, anything perfumed, etc. What are the things in our homes that might be harmful or toxic? A: There is a list of things […]
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