Crime and Public Safety
Articles by Brennan Leathers
Crime and Public Safety
State of Georgia on lookout for credit card skimmers at gas pumps
With the official kickoff to the summer travel season upon us, Commissioner of Agriculture Gary W. Black is protecting the wallets of consumers by conducting a campaign to check Georgia gas pumps for “skimmers,” devices […]
Government
Oak tree falls and crushes building
A large oak tree crushed a former laundromat on Scott Street in Bainbridge during a recent storm. The old Econo-Wash at 210 N. Scott Street is essentially a total loss after the old oak tree […]
News
Public Meetings Focus on Revised State Wildlife Action Plan
The draft of Georgia’s revised State Wildlife Action Plan will be the focus of three meetings scheduled for public comment next month. The State Wildlife Action Plan, or SWAP, is a strategy created by more […]
Crime and Public Safety
Trial aftermath: 3 convicted deputies lose jobs, guns
Three former Decatur County Sheriff’s deputies who were convicted this week of federal crimes have lost their jobs, and also had to surrender their firearms. WALB quoted Sheriff Wiley Griffin as saying Thursday that he […]