Category: News

Testimony is underway in the trial of James Thomas Dickson, the Franklin Springs man allegedly responsible for a wreck that killed two people and injured a third on SR17 in April, 2012. Authorities say Dickson was driving north on SR17 from Royston about 3 p.m. on April 16th, 2012 when he allegedly crossed the center line and struck a pick […]

Even though water levels are back up to full pool on Hartwell Lake due to recent rains, 9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins says  work continues to improve how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages the waters of the Upper Savannah River Basin. In April, Collins announced the formation of the  “Corps of Engineers Reform Caucus” made up of […]

In Hart County, Sheriff’s investigators are looking into more reports of burglaries from storage units at the Herring Mini Storage facility on Beacon Light Road.  According to incident reports, these latest burglaries took place sometime between June 2nd and the 11th. In the first, the owner of one unit said his lock was broken off and a cheap lock put […]

In Elbert County, still no word on what caused a 29-year old woman to drown in Richard B. Russell Lake. It happened in the early morning hours Tuesday. According to Elbert County Coroner and EMA Director Charles Almond, a 911 call was received at approximately 12:39am Tuesday morning about an accident on the lake  near the Coldwater Creek boat ramp […]

A Woodstock police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after a police dog was left in his car and died of a heat stroke. Authorities said 3-year-old Spartacus, a Belgian Malinois, was found dead inside an unidentified officer’s patrol car Monday at his home in Pickens County. Spartacus performed narcotics searches, tracking and helped with apprehensions. Woodstock Police […]