Chattooga Local News
Erin Brockovich Returns to Northwest Georgia Announces New Water, Soil, and Dust Testing Campaign in Rome, Ga. and Surrounding Counties
Erin Brockovich Returns to Northwest Georgia Announces New Water, Soil, and Dust Testing Campaign in Rome, Ga. and Surrounding Counties. Famed...
Crime & Safety
GBI Arrests Former Police Department Sergeant for Misuse of a License Plate Reader System
The GBI has arrested and charged former Vidalia Police Department Sergeant Santonio Wilcher, age 37, of Lyons, GA, with two counts...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoCarr Expands Regional Team in Augusta with New Human Trafficking Prosecutor and Investigators
Attorney General Chris Carr announced that his office is officially expanding its Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit to Augusta, with the recent...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoGBI Arrests Chatsworth Husband and Wife in 24-Year-Old Bartow County Cold Case Murder Investigation
On Friday, April 11, 2025, the GBI, the Bartow County Detective Unit, the Bartow DTF/SWAT Unit, and the Murray County Sheriff’s...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoGeorgia Department of Public Safety Opens Post 83 Buckhead to Enhance Centralized Operations and Strengthen Public Safety Partnerships
The Georgia Department of Public Safety is proud to announce the official opening of Post 83 Buckhead, which took place on...
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Chattooga Local News
/ 2 years agoFormer Walker County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to Theft
Amy Kathleen Bradley, a former Lieutenant at the Walker County Sheriff’s Office, entered a guilty plea on February 27, 2025, to...
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Business
/ 2 years agoGeorgia-based Flock Safety Opens New 97,000-Square-Foot Manufacturing Facility
Georgia-headquartered Flock Safety, a leading safety technology solutions provider, is opening a new manufacturing facility in Smyrna. The new 97,000-square-foot facility...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoGECA Recognizes April as 911 Education Month
The Georgia Emergency Communications Authority (GECA) joins 911 professionals across the nation in recognizing April as 911 Education Month, which is...
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Bulloch Public Safety
/ 2 years agoGBI Investigating Death in Newington, Georgia
At the request of the Screven County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating the death of Isaiah Barbee, age 22, of...
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Chattooga Local News
/ 2 years agoTennessee Woman Sentenced to Prison for Home Invasion by Wielding a Pair of Hedge Clippers
April 7th 2025 – Ringgold, GA – On February 25, 2025, Samantha Hyatte, a 37 year-old woman from Dayton, Tennessee entered...
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Chattooga Local News
/ 2 years agoMassive Fentanyl Seizure in Sandy Springs Leads to Federal Charges
On March 21, 2025, as part of a drug trafficking investigation, federal investigators of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s High Intensity Drug...
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Chattooga Local News
/ 2 years agoFelon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms After Being Intercepted with Guns on Reinhardt University Campus
Joshua Timothy Rex has pleaded guilty to possession of two firearms by a convicted felon after law enforcement officers intercepted him...