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Recent rainfall has slightly improved water levels at the Head Creek Reservoir, but not to levels sufficient to alter the city of Griffin’s near-critical water shortage. “It was down 40 inches in the middle of September. That rain helped us a little bit,” said Public Works Director Brant Keller. Current levels are slightly over 38 […]
The city of Griffin and Spalding County have invited all public safety officers and the general public to a commemoration service on Sept. 9 in honor of the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001. “Spalding County and the city of Griffin cordially invite you to join us as we solemnly commemorate 10 years of American […]
Spalding County Manager William P. Wilson Jr. announced today the appointment of Kenny West as Spalding County Fire Chief. The appointment, effective immediately, concludes an exhaustive search that identified several competitive and qualified candidates. Mr. West has over thirty-two years of experience with the Spalding County Fire Department. West began his career joining the Fire […]
ROBERT GOLDBERG ::: The “golden years” are supposed to be a time to retire and relax after a life of working hard for yourself and your family, but according to a recent story on NPR, Baby Boomers have some big financial concerns about the future, many of which involve how they will pay for health […]
Thursday’s late afternoon rain stopped just before Clayton Co. Deputy Richard “Rick” Daly’s 10-mile, 750-car funeral procession crossed Kalamazoo Drive on Hwy. 19 South. At that intersection, Spalding County Firefighters, police officers and sheriff’s deputies gathered under a large American flag hung between two cranes over the highway to honor the fallen officer. The procession […]
The Pike County murder trial of Jamie Weis – who on Feb. 2, 2006, killed his elderly neighbor Catherine King during a botched burglary – ended Friday, July 19 in the courtroom of Superior Court Judge Tommy Hankinson when the accused accepted a sentence imposed by Hankinson, who also personally advised the defendant he could […]
By Chris Curry, A Novel Experience: This book is one of the best books I have read in over a year–it wasn’t an easy book but it is beautifully written, with a glimpse into a woman-less family of gritty, hard men on the south Texas frontier in 1895. The book starts with Czech farmer Vaclav […]
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