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Georgia man says he was only offered a sandwich after plane broken into at John C. Tune
Middle Tennessee sees no shortage of car break-ins, but plane break-ins are more rare. However, the Metro Nashville Airport Authority told News 2 a suspect was taken into custody in Missouri for stealing out of airplanes at John C. Tune Airport.
MPD Reports: Man panhandling for money for guns; cat freed from being stuck in fence; hit and run and domestic disputes
The City of Monroe Police Department reported the following incidents for the period April 11 – 18, 2024. Due to the length, this report has been split into five parts. This is the fourth part. Please note an arrest or charge does not constitute a conviction. Disturbing the peace...
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta summer camp provides fun, friendship for autistic children
When Anna Steers first arrived at Camp You Be You in 2021, she immediately felt at home. Steers has been a veteran of summer camp and outdoor activities since she was a child, and she has a rich history of working with autistic children. As an employee of Children’s Healthcare...
The Walton Tribune’s Visions 2024 magazine: Honoring Walton’s Best
The Walton Tribune held its annual Visions awards banquet Monday, April 22, at The Engine Room in Monroe. Proprietor and Publisher Patrick Graham presented awards to (from left) Employer of the Year, Josh Parker and Campton Restaurant; Youth of the Year, Addlyn Perkins of Monroe Area High School; Community Spirit Award winner, Sheriff Joe Chapman and Unsung Heroes Dallas Haupt, Lynn Mills and Sgt. Dustin Peterson. The annual Visions magazine is included inside the Walton Tribune’s April 24, 2024 edition. Cassie Jones | MAK Photography.
Southern food, bourbon and whiskey are on the menu at this Watkinsville restaurant
The "food hall" at Watkinsville's Wire Park recently added another restaurant to its ever-growing list of interesting places to eat. Southern Prospect, an upscale dining spot that combines modernized takes on regional comfort foods with a bourbon and whisky-leaning drink menu, opened in Suite 106 on Apr. 20. Open from...
You can now get some High Voltage Wings with your Strange Tacos in Monroe
Strange Taco and High Voltage Wings have combined with even more menu options. Customers can have a taco with their strange wings at what is now High Voltage Wings and Taco Bar as both restaurants have been combined into one at the 127 N Lumpkin Street location in Monroe. “We...
Turn in your unused drugs at a local police precinct Saturday for National Drug Take Back Day
National DEA Drug Take Back Day is this Saturday, April 27, 2024 and most police precincts offer the opportunity for residents to turn in unused or expired prescription medications. NO LIQUIDS. In Monroe, residents can turn these in between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in front of the Monroe Police...
Oconee Blotter: Couple needed to ask chat app what to do when they saw blue lights in the rear view
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents:. METH SEIZED: On April 6, Deputy Dustin Mines was traveling north on South Burson Avenue in Bogart when he received an alert that a Mercedes was traveling on Atlanta Highway and the driver was wanted on a warrant. The deputy located the car and made a traffic stop. The driver, a 51-year-old Athens woman, was placed in custody. The deputy spotted some pieces of meth on the seat and located a folded dollar bill that also contained meth. The passenger, a 46-year-old man with a Forsyth address, was placed in custody. Another passenger, a 46-year-old Watkinsville man, was seen throwing some cocaine out the window. He explained the other man threw it toward him after the stop, so he threw it out. A search was made of the trunk and a safe with some meth and syringes was found. The officers located three cell phones, and $2,248 in cash. The two men were both charged with trafficking in meth.
Health inspections: Five Points restaurant 'not protected from entrance of pests'
Here are the Georgia Department of Health's restaurant inspection scores for Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties conducted Apr. 10-23. Scores in each category are listed in order of most recent inspection date. The Georgia Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, conducts regular restaurant inspections to help keep residents and visitors...
Joint Development Authority to Disburse $3 million to Counties
COVINGTON — The four counties that make up the Joint Development Authority of Jasper, Morgan, Newton and Walton Counties will soon receive a $3 million disbursement in Payments In Lieu of Taxes from a Meta data center development in Stanton Springs South. The JDA board voted Tuesday to make...
New PrEP and naloxone resources available in Northeast Health District
The Northeast Health District is expanding resource availability of PrEP, a medication that reduces the risk of HIV infection, and naloxone, a nasal spray that blocks the effects of opioids and reverses overdoses, to local residents, according to a press release. The district serves Barrow, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan,...
MPD Reports: Assault over cheating texts; 3 doses of Narcan administered to unresponsive person; juvenile arrested for attempted car break ins
The City of Monroe Police Department reported the following incidents for the period April 11 – 18, 2024. Due to the length, this report has been split into five parts. This is the first part. Please note an arrest or charge does not constitute a conviction. Tree Down –...
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