STAFF REPORT ::: One Griffin man sustained potentially life threatening injuries and others were less seriously wounded in a Tuesday morning wreck on Taylor Street. According to a press release issued by Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix, at approximately 8:39 a.m., deputies observed a suspect identified as Alex Alsobrooks, with outstanding arrest warrants operating a […]
Embrace each of life’s “last times” – the moments that will never come again
January 8, 2017 by Leave a Comment
MARIA MCCOY – COLUMNIST ::: The funny thing about “the last time” is that you rarely ever get the opportunity to know, understand and appreciate that it’s the last time. One minute, you’re buying Iron Man dolls off of a Christmas list and by the same time the following year, you are looking at a […]
SCSO, GPD serve arrest warrant netting multiple arrests on narcotics, gang and weapon charges
January 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
STAFF REPORT ::: According to a press release issued by Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix, the SCSO Special Operations Division and the Griffin Police Department’s Special Investigation Unit conducted an arrest warrant at approximately 5:07 p.m. Jan. 5, at 519 Hallyburton St. Lidarrane Yarbrough, the subject of the arrest warrant, was sought on a misdemeanor […]
Operation Jail Storm nets contraband in Spalding County Detention Facility
January 5, 2017 by 1 Comment
STAFF REPORT ::: According to a press release issued by Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix, personnel from his office, the Griffin Police Department and the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, Jan. 4, conducted a search of the Spalding County Detention Facility. This joint exercise – named Operation Jail Storm – was conducted to locate […]
Discipline your mind to destroy those thoughts not from God
December 15, 2016 by 3 Comments
DUSTY TAKLE – RELIGION COLUMNIST ::: I have moments where I worry just like you. I let my thoughts run wild. I don’t discipline them, and before I know it, I find myself awake in the middle of the night doing the exact opposite of what I tell other people to do. Anxiety fills me. Fear […]
Will wonders never cease?
December 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
DR. BOB HAYDEN ::: First, to answer my question, I hope not. They have not yet. I see “wonders” almost every day in my practice. A “wonder” for me is when someone gets well, or perhaps better, against the odds. Seeing this firsthand in a health care environment is like having a toy for which […]
Police: Wells Fargo locked down following threat of violence
December 14, 2016 by Leave a Comment
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Wells Fargo located at 1506 Georgia Highway 16 closed early Wednesday following a threat of violence. According to a law enforcement source, a man described as the former significant other of a female Wells Fargo employee phoned in the threat, stating he intended to shoot up the bank. According to […]
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