STAFF REPORTS ::: Beaverbrook Elementary School students were evacuated Monday morning due to a small fire. According to Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, the fire was reported at approximately 7:21 a.m. Early reports indicate the fire started in an air conditioning unit located at the rear of the main building. Beam said Beaverbrook Principal Ken […]
Affordable Care Act workshops offered free to the community
November 15, 2013 by 1 Comment
STAFF REPORTS ::: UGA Health Navigators are offering informational sessions around the state to help Georgians learn about the best health insurance option for them and get signed up. Workshops will be held in Spalding County on Dec. 10-12. The workshops are free and open to the public. The Marketplace and Health Insurance Basics Informational […]
Man sought in connection with Spalding County theft
November 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
STAFF REPORTS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the homeless subject in this photo. This subject has been seen in the area of the 300 block of LaPrade Road. The subject is wanted for questioning in a theft in this area. This subject is a white male, […]
FNB debit card fraud cases: Investigators seek help identifying subjects
November 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
STAFF REPORTS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office and the Griffin Police Department are currently investigating cases of debit card fraud affecting numerous customers of First National Bank of Griffin. Numerous reports have been made to both agencies, and investigators are currently investigating leads at locations where the debit card numbers were used. The public’s […]
Cronic to host 2013 Women’s Business Expo Nov. 19
November 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
SUBMITTED ::: The Cronic Automotive Group is again hosting the Women’s Business Expo on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Cronic Nissan showroom. The event, co-sponsored with the local chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA), will focus on local firms that are owned or operated by women, according to Wanda Cronic […]
Local photography club open to amateurs & professionals
October 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
ALEXANDER CAIN ::: alexander@the-grip.net Ivy creeps around a utility meter on a cement wall. Sunlight is glancing off the meter’s display. Suddenly there’s a clicking noise and the sound of a shutter snapping. A member of the Southside Photographic Society (SPS) (namely, Catherine Jarret) has captured yet another photograph for the club’s collection. The club […]
Parents want recreation projects on SPLOST list
October 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
JESSICA GREGORY ::: County commissioners spent the first hour of their regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 21 listening to parents, coaches and former coaches of swim and soccer teams lobbying for the May 2014 special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) referendum to include recreational projects. Though only seven spoke during the public comments session […]
Officials regrouping on new airport plan
October 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
SHEILA MATHEWS::: The Griffin-Spalding County Airport AIP (Airport Improvement Project) 29 – with a cost of approximately $200,000 – is underway, with necessary work on the beacon tower having been completed and only tree removal remaining. The cost to the city of Griffin and Spalding County was approximately $7,000. According to Airport Director Robert Mohl, […]
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