Stephens News

A pretrial hearing that had been scheduled for Friday was abruptly canceled late Thursday afternoon after Hood's public defenders filed a motion asking for a competency trial.

Admitted Athens cop-killer Jamie Hood has asked for a new judge and has also asked that his case be moved to another county.

A Teen Critical After Crashing Into Tree - Canton-Sixes Patch A 16-year-old girl was flown to Grady Hospital on Wednesday after the black Toyota Camry she was driving left the highway and struck a tree on Butterworth Road in Canton.

Superior Court Judge David R. Sweat listens to arguments by District Attorney Ken Mauldin during a hearing at the Clarke County Courthouse in Athens, Ga., on Thursday, May 10.