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Suspect charged with shooting, beating man outside Smyrna restaurant
A suspect is in custody after police say he shot a man in the leg outside a Smyrna restaurant, according to court documents. Bryan Espinoza, 21, of Jackson, is accused of punching the victim and shooting him in the leg during an altercation at 1080 Windy Hill Road, according to his arrest warrant. The address is listed as belonging to the Ay Caramba Mexican Cantina at The Shops at Belmont shopping center, located at the intersection of Windy Hill and Atlanta roads, in Smyrna. The shooting occurred sometime between 2:45 a.m. and 3:15 a.m. Oct. 31, police say. According to the warrant, filed by the Smyrna Police Department, the victim was out at a bar with Espinoza and two other women. During the night, Espinoza, the victim and one of the women walked outside the bar to leave. While in the parking lot, the victim told Espinoza to unlock his car, where the victim then allegedly grabbed a gun from under the passenger’s seat and put it in his waistband, police report. The victim then began talking to the woman, and Espinoza said he “saw the (woman) was uncomfortable” with what the victim was saying to her, Espinoza’s arrest warrant
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Griffin tax preparer pocketed $567,000 filing bogus returns
A federal court ordered Griffin tax preparer Tanja D. Hollis to permanently shut down her tax business after she filed fraudulent customer returns. Hollis must repay $567,000 in illegal profits after investigators found 90% of her returns between 2022 and 2025 contained fake claims. The order bars Hollis from ever...
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Sigman-Mills Furniture celebrates milestone anniversary
CONYERS — What began in 1951 with a borrowed truck, a handful of catalogs, and a young entrepreneur determined to build his own business has grown into one of Rockdale County’s longest-running family-owned retail establishments. Seventy-five years later, Sigman-Mills Furniture Company is celebrating a milestone spanning three generations of family ownership, decades of changes in the furniture industry, and Conyers’ growth from a small town into a thriving community. The company will celebrate its 75th anniversary Saturday, Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with a special La-Z-Boy recliner raffle, $75 gift card giveaways, balloon-pop discounts, storewide savings and refreshments at its Conyers showroom. Founded by William Thomas “Tom” Sigman and his wife, Miriam, in 1951, the business remains in the family and is owned by their daughter and son-in-law, Carol and former Conyers Mayor Randy Mills. Their children, Steven Mills and Caroline Mills Williams, now help run the company day to day. “There’s a lot of pride that comes with being a part of a family business that has lasted so long in a small community,” Carol said. “There aren’t many third-generation businesses around today.” For Tom, building a successful business was a goal shaped by the hardships