Jackson County, GA

A grand jury has indicted a former employee of the Jackson County Division of Family and Children Services on three charges of elder exploitation, forgery and identity fraud. According to the indictment, Marquetta Curry allegedly took advantage of two elderly women in April 2021. Prosecutors say Curry used her official...

A grand jury in Hartwell hands up indictments in the case of Hart County Commissioner Ricky Carter and his son Jake: charges stem from the alleged assault of Commissioner Carter’s brother-in-law back in March. He and his son have been indicted on charges that include aggravated assault. Ricky Carter, who was first elected to the Hart County Commission in 2012, lost his bid for reelection earlier this week.

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. - A GBI investigation into the use of force by a former Jackson County sheriff’s deputy on a teenage inmate at the jail has led to his termination and misdemeanor criminal charges. John Pursley, 53, was arrested and charged with two counts of simple assault and...

Emory Dunahoo and David Clark, two incumbent Georgia lawmakers, came out on top in their respective state house races, but two other districts appear bound for a runoff. Incumbent State Rep. Emory Dunahoo defeated Jackson County School Board Member Don Clerici in the race for Georgia State House District 31. He faces no Democratic challenger in November.

A former employee with the Jackson County Division of Family and Children Services has been indicted on charges of forgery and exploitation of the elderly, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced Thursday. Marquetta Curry, who was employed by DFACS at the time of the alleged crime, was indicted by a...

After just one term in Congress, incumbent U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Athens, easily beat back three challengers in the Republican primary to keep his seat representing the U.S. House 9th District. With more than half of precincts reporting, he led with 76.1% of the vote. The Jackson County resident was drawn out of the district following the 2020 census but still chose to run in the 9th.

The Jackson Township Memorial Day Parade, organized by Jackson Township Police Benevolent Association Local 168, the Jackson Veterans Commission and other veterans’ organizations, is scheduled for this coming Monday, May 30. The parade will step off at 10 a.m. at the Holman Elementary School on Manhattan Street, at the...