Young child struck by vehicle, flown to Atlanta for treatment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A nine-year-old little girl was seriously injured Monday afternoon when she was struck by a vehicle on S. 15th St. According to Patrolman Austin Massey, of the Griffin Police Department Uniform Patrol Division, the incident occurred as the child attempted to cross the roadway. “He (the driver) had stopped on Meriwether […]

Two toddlers found alone on Meriwether Street in state custody; both boys’ mothers arrested

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Two toddlers have been placed under the care of the Spalding County Department of Family and Children’s Services and their mothers are under arrest after the young boys were found unattended Monday morning on Meriwether Street. Lt. Mike Richardson, of the Griffin Police Department Criminal Investigation Division, said the two boys […]