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Police: Man Shot Himself After Threatening Others
Police say a man shot and killed himself Sunday afternoon after he threatened three other people at a Powder Springs home. Around 2:15 p.m. on May 5, Cobb County Police officers responded to calls of a person shot at 3680 Luther Hall Road, where they found 55-year-old Darris Stewart dead from a gunshot wound on the home’s front porch. Deborah Stewart, Robert Stewart and Hannah Stewart had left the home...
GBI arrests Chamblee Police officer
On May 6, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit arrested and charged Chamblee Police officer Roy Collar—who lives in Paulding County—with two counts of distribution of child sexual abuse material. A news release states GBI CEACC began its investigation into Collar’s...
Georgia nursing homes face a severe staffing shortage
ATLANTA - At a recent new employee orientation at A.G. Rhodes nursing home in Marietta, the classroom was full, a sign of how things used to be. The non-profit's CEO Deke Cateau says prior to the pandemic, the company's 3 long-term care facilities were staffed at "very high levels." Cateau...
Second suspect arrested in Greenville murder
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Greenville police have arrested a second suspect in a murder that happened on April 17. Jah’Quore Connor of Farmville was taken into custody early Wednesday morning in Marietta, Ga., after barricading himself inside a residence, according to a media release from the Greenville Police Department. His apprehension was coordinated by the […]
Challenger Decries Home Rule, Transit Tax at Cobb Forum
AUSTELL — Despite being from the same party, the two Democrats running for the District 4 seat on the Cobb County Board of Commissioners disagree on plenty. Incumbent Monique Sheffield backs the commission’s home resolution and proposed 30-year transit tax while her challenger, attorney Yashica Marshall, stood firmly against both at a forum held at the Grace City Church this week. The forum, which Sheffield participated in via Zoom, was...
“Bringing the Sea to the Springs” festival returns to Powder Springs
The City of Powder Springs distributed the following announcement about its fourth annual seafood festival, returning May 17-19. Seafood festival again sails into Powder Springs May 17-19 City of Powder Springs and Robin Roberts Promotions present the fourth-annual Bringing The Sea To the Springs Seafood Festival. Why leave dry land...
AROUND TOWN: On Law Enforcement and Educator Endorsements
When it comes to Fraternal Order of Police lodges in Georgia, none is bigger than Kermit Sanders Lodge #13, covering Cobb, Douglas and Paulding counties. That means an endorsement for Cobb sheriff from the lodge counting more than 1,300 members carries some weight. But what about the fact that the lodge’s president is Maj. Steve Gaynor, head of community engagement for the Cobb Sheriff’s Office, and a close adviser to Cobb Sheriff Craig Owens? Or that the lodge's secretary, Jeff Brackett, is a retired lieutenant...
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