Griffin News

From the annals of 1912 a The half-interest in a sawmill and ginnery of the estate of E.E. Taylor was bought by R.L. Duke.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the construction of two 1,100 megawatt nuclear energy reactors in Burke County, after almost seven years of negotiations between Southern Company and its utility Georgia Power, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

From the annals of 1912 a J.H. Grubbs built a tenant house and barn on his farm near Orchard Hill.

The Griffin Police Department on Wednesday at about 10:40 p.m. responded in emergency mode to J.R. Crickets at 1412 North Expressway in reference to a person hit by a vehicle.

From the annals of 1912 a An auction sale was held for the estate of J.J. and J.W. Mangham.

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From the annals of 1912 a The Rev. J.A. McGarity held a quarterly meeting at the Pomona Church.

We do get the benefit of quick and cheap Vidalia onions as a result of the illegals - and don't forget, somebody h [...] It's things like this that make me so proud of all the folks in Pike County - and, it makes me homesick too! It's kinda like The officals of New York City telling the citizens that there are over 15 million rats in the sewe [...]

A Colorado coroner has released the name of a Georgia man who died Sunday while skiing at Keystone Ski Resort.

American Legion Post 15 held the local High School Oratorical Scholarship Program Tuesday at the Stuckey Auditorium on the University of Georgia Griffin Campus.

ETCETERA Main Street Players. Will hold auditions for "Titanic, the Musical" at 7 p.m. Feb.

The Georgia Department of Transportation will hold a public informational open house meeting to discuss a proposal to construct a roundabout at the existing four-way intersection of State Route 16 and Old State Route 85 Connector/Hollonville Road.

On a gray, windy fall afternoon just south of Atlanta, 16 American soldiers lined up to tell ordinary people about an extraordinary man.

The Georgia Department of Transportation will hold a public information open house Tuesday on the proposed roundabout on Georgia Highway 16.

Sarah Etheridge began celebrating her 18th birthday the same way she's celebrated the day for 13 years in a row: by coming to see Lilburn's famous groundhog, General Beauregard Lee, make his annual weather prediction.

Judge Cecelia G. Morris will become chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District effective March 1. Judge Morris, who has served on the court since 2000, will succeed Judge Arthur J. Gonzalez, who is retiring after 16 years on the bench to become a full-time faculty member and senior fellow at New York University School of Law.

The full release from Tony Ranieri of the Spalding SO follows: Sheriff Wendell Beam Reports: On Thursday, January 26, 2012, at approximately 8:45 p.m. The Spalding County Sheriff Department Special Operations Division executed a search warrant at 1578 Patterson Road, Lot 14 Griffin, Georgia.

From the annals of 1912 a W.H. Allison opened a new general store in Fayette County.

Griffin is seeking another $500,000 Community Development Block Grant for water system improvements.

An 18-year-old black male came to the Griffin Police Department on West Poplar Street Friday morning to report that he had been robbed several hours earlier, according to a GPD incident report.