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MAYSVILLE - Former Maysville court clerk Jessica Daniels arrested after GBI investigates missing municipal court funds. Release: Maysville, Ga (April 2, 2026) - The GBI has arrested and charged former Maysville Municipal Court Clerk Jessica Daniels,…
CUMMING - Authorities say a Gainesville man was arrested in the ongoing investigation into Diaja Benson’s death. Release: Cumming, GA (April 2, 2026) - The GBI has arrested and charged Loron Spaulding, age 35, of Gainesville,…
MADISON, Fla. - Two Valdostans have been accused of robbing a Madison County Winn-Dixie store Sunday night and leading deputies on a high-speed chase and shootout. One of the suspects is a manager at the…
ECHOLS CO. - A Fargo man was arrested Thursday in connection with a moonshine still found by Echols County Sheriff's Office deputies. ECSO deputies reportedly found the still and 20 gallons of illegal liquor, with…
MADISON - A woman died Saturday night in an ATV accident in Madison County. At approximately 9 p.m., Angela Darlene Gaston, 50, was riding a 2013 Polaris ATV north on Noertheast Rocky Ford Road when…
(UPDATE) This story has been updated here. MADISON, Fla. - Authorities have arrested two in connection with the armed robbery of a Madison grocery store Sunday night that was followed by a chase and…
ATLANTA - Gov. Nathan Deal released his budget recommendations to the General Assembly for the amended current and upcoming fiscal years. The proposed budgets would bolster resources for education, the state’s transportation network, public safety, health…
MOULTRIE - The September death of a Colquitt County Jail inmate has been ruled accidental caused by an overdose of drugs. Stacey Frankly Gay, 48, was discovered dead in a holding cell on Sept. 16,…
ATLANTA - Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Georgia’s net tax collections for December totaled $2.04 billion, for an increase of $67.7 million, or 3.6 percent, over December 2014. Year-to-date, net tax revenue collections totaled $10.44…
ATLANTA – Three current Georgia Department of Corrections (GDOC) inmates and fourteen others have been charged federally for their roles in a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy operating from within prison walls. Using contraband cellular telephones…