SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Governor Brian Kemp today announced that all public schools for grades K-12 will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Kemp also announced an executive order requiring all Georgia residents to shelter in place. The shelter in place order will take effect Friday, April 3 and remain in […]
Kemp: Public schools closed remainder of school year; statewide shelter in place order issued
Filed Under: Education, Government, Health, Top Stories Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp, Griffin, public schools, shelter in place, spalding county
Two people seriously injured in Saturday evening motorcycle wreck
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Two people were seriously injured Saturday in a wreck involving a motorcycle and a Griffin Police Department patrol car. The wreck occurred at 6:05 p.m. in the intersection of North Hill and Broadway streets. According to Cpl. R. Youngblood, of the Griffin State Patrol-Griffin Post, the incident occurred when Timothy Atkinson, […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: Atlanta Medical Center, Georgia Department of Public Safety, Georgia State Patrol-Griffin Post, Griffin, Griffin Police Department, motorcycle, spalding county, wreck
Kemp: Georgia COVID-19 testing soon to increase to estimated 3,000 tests daily
STAFF REPORT ::: Testing for COVID-19 in Georgia will soon significantly ramp up. According to a press release issued by Governor Brian Kemp announced a laboratory surge capacity plan to quickly increase the availability of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. This initiative leverages the collective laboratory resources under the University System of Georgia, the Georgia […]
Filed Under: Government, Health, Top Stories Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Georgia, Georgia Department of Public Health, Governor Brian Kemp, Griffin, Laboratory Surge Capacity Task Force, spalding county, testing
DNR will enforce Kemp executive order limiting gatherings of more than 10
STAFF REPORT ::: The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will begin enforcing the executive order issued by Governor Brian Kemp prohibiting public gatherings of groups larger than ten people unless there is six feet of spacing between each person. “Across Georgia, there is a mandatory shelter in place order for medically fragile individuals, and gatherings […]
Filed Under: Government, Health, Top Stories Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Natural Resources, executive order, Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp, Griffin, public gatherings, spalding county
GSCSS Superintendent to seniors: We’re on your side; proms, graduation not cancelled
STAFF REPORT ::: Griffin-Spalding County School Superintendent Jim Smith has released a video message to high school seniors, a message in which Smith warmly recalls his own experiences as a high school senior before addressing students whose senior year has been so distinctly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As he recounted his own momentous life […]
Griffin curfew lists 12 exemptions; others face $1,000 fine, up to six months in jail
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Griffin City Manager Kenny Smith is responding to citizen concerns regarding the curfew enacted Tuesday night by the Board of Commissioners. According to Smith, the purpose of the curfew is to limit transmission of COVID-19. “Hopefully it will keep people from being out spreading the coronavirus. They just need to stay […]
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Kemp: 2,000 National Guard medical support troops activated
STAFF REPORT ::: Governor Brian Kemp has authorized the activation of up to 2,000 members of the Georgia National Guard in order to fight COVID-19. At this time, more than 170 service members are activated in response to the pandemic. They have mobilized to support requests from the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency […]
Filed Under: Government, Health, Top Stories Tagged With: activated, coronavirus, COVID-19, Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp, Griffin, medical support, National Guard, spalding county, troops
GPD officer receives corrective action for blaring “The Purge” horn while on patrol
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Griffin Police Department Chief Mike Yates has identified this officer as Patrolman Josh Holley, of the Uniform Patrol Division. Yates DID NOT attempt to withhold the officer’s name. The GRIP initially failed to ask for that information. I will now climb out of bed and begin to re-caffeinate my blood stream. In all […]
Filed Under: Government, Top Stories Tagged With: "The Purge, Chief Mike Yates, coronavirus, COVID-19, curfew, Griffin, Griffin Police Department, law enforcement, patrol, spalding county
Spalding County imposes curfew; state of emergency
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Board of Commissioners has voted to ratify a declaration of a state of emergency and enacted a curfew. The curfew will be imposed beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, March 27. The resolution was approved by a vote of 3 to 1 with Commissioner James Dutton opposing. The specific […]
Filed Under: Government, Health, Top Stories Tagged With: Board of Commissioners, coronavirus, COVID-19, curfew, Griffin, resolution, spalding county, State of Emergency
Georgia motor vehicle registration deadlines extended through May 14
STAFF REPORT ::: The Georgia Department of Revenue Motor Vehicle Division has extended the deadline for all motor vehicle registrations that expire between March 16 and May 14, 2020. Those registrations have been extended through May 15, 2020. This extension is in response to COVID-19 concerns, and applies to personal passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and […]
Kemp: Georgia public schools closed through April 24
STAFF REPORT ::: Public elementary and secondary schools have been closed through April 24 by executive order of Governor Brian Kemp. This closure applies to in-person instruction. “I am deeply grateful to State School Superintendent Richard Woods, the Georgia Department of Education, superintendents and parents for keeping us informed and helping us make the right […]
Filed Under: Education, Government, Health, Top Stories Tagged With: closure, coronavirus, COVID-19, education, Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp, Griffin, public schools, spalding county
GPD: Two people stabbed in alleged domestic dispute
STAFF REPORT ::: A Thomaston man is being sought in connection with a Tuesday night stabbing that remains under investigation by the Griffin Police Department. Officers of the Uniform Patrol Division responded to a call of a stabbing at 1813 Old Atlanta Road at approximately 10:15 p.m. Upon arrival, officers located two people wounded and […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: aggravated assault, Atlanta Medical Center, crime, domestic dispute, Griffin, Griffin Police Department, spalding county, stabbing, WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital
DPH confirms 10 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Spalding County
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Department of Public Health District 4 office has released the latest COVID-19 in its 12-county region. As of 5:30 p.m. March 25, DPH District 4 reported 117 cases in its service area including Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup and Upson counties. This includes ten […]
Filed Under: Health, Top Stories Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Public Health, District 4, Georgia, Griffin, spalding county
Department of Public Health issues retraction of incorrect COVID-19 data
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Georgia Department of Public Health District 4 Office has issued a retraction of statistical data released Tuesday. It was reported by District 4 Accreditation and Marketing Coordinator Susie Hammock that Spalding County’s confirmed case count had increased from five to nine, Pike County had its first three confirmed cases and […]
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City of Griffin declares state of emergency; curfew enacted
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The city of Griffin Board of Commissioners has approved a declaration of a state of emergency. A curfew is now in effect, beginning at 9 p.m. and ending at 5 a.m. This vote means that utility customers will temporarily NOT have service disconnected due to nonpayment. The GRIP will report in […]
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