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Vehicle fire shuts down I-75 North near Pate Road exit in Monroe County; lanes since reopened
MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — A vehicle fire on I-75 North closed all lanes near the Pate Road-Bolingbroke exit, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation's 511 website. They say it started at around 5:54 p.m. Initially, they expected the situation to end around 6:24 p.m, but at around 6:20...
Off-duty sheriff's deputy helps capture would-be robber after incident at Ridgeland store
It was an unlucky day to try and commit an armed robbery at B & T’s Fresh Food Market in Ridgeland when an off-duty deputy just so happened to be the person in line behind the alleged suspect. Store manager Joe Robinson says the deputy and his market manager...
WAR DAYS ARE HERE
Old Clinton War Days will take place May 4 and 5, where re-enactors will engage in battle in the re-enactment of the Battle of Sunshine Church and the Battle of Griswoldville, allowing guests to step into the past.Clinton is located just off U.S. Highway 129, 1.5 miles southwest of Gray. Turn west at the Randolph Street traffic light for parking. Earlene Hamilton, president of Old Clinton…
Woman in jail after hitting two kids at daycare in Monroe County, sheriff's office says
JULIETTE, Ga. — A Monroe County woman is in jail on Monday after she was seen on video hitting two children in a daycare center, according to an incident report from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. The report says on Friday around 10 a.m. a deputy was sent to...
An elderly couple was killed in Putnam County 10 years ago. Now, DNA could help break the case, sheriff says
EATONTON, Ga. — May marks 10 years since Russell and Shirley Dermond were found dead in Putnam County. Russell was found in the garage of their lake home in the Great Waters Eatonton subdivision. 10 days later, his wife Shirley was found in Lake Oconee. Putnam County Sheriff Howard...
Phoenix Academy: The Joel Chandler Harris Schoolhouse
This is the enigmatic Phoenix Academy, where Joel Chandler Harris attended school as a young man while working as a print devil for famed plantation publisher Joseph Addison Turner (1826-1868). It was saved and relocated to its present location in the mid-1970s by an Atlanta architect who owned the surrounding property, itself an historic antebellum plantation. More about that after a little background.
Fallen Georgia Law Enforcement honored at the annual Georgia Public Safety Memorial Ceremony
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Fallen Georgia Law enforcement were honored at the annual Georgia Public Safety Memorial Ceremony. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp gave the keynote address at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth. He called the fallen law enforcement heroes and referred the task force officers who...
Chris Henderson named Butts County Parks and Recreation director
Former Red Devil football coach Chris Henderson has been named the Parks and Recreation director for the Butts County Recreation Department. A native of Cairo, Henderson graduated from Albany State University in 2008 with a health, physical education and recreation degree.
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