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Four Indicted by Franklin Co Grand Jury for Assault on Lavonia Man
It was a busy session for the Franklin County Grand Jury this term with multiple big cases to consider. Among them: four people have been indicted in connection with the aggravated battery of a Lavonia man. 17-year-old Keaton Scott Maxwell along with three other suspects have been indicted in connection...
Hiding indoors from the heat? Here's what to know about air quality
LISTEN: Georgians escaping the heat by staying indoors are two to five times more at risk of breathing polluted air versus being outdoors. That’s according to the American Lung Association. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge reports on ways to stay healthy at home. Higher temperatures, humidity and indoor air pollutants...
Task force seeks to engage the Oconee public
An Oconee task force dedicated to combatting the opioid epidemic locally invites the general public this week for a discussion of how better to do its work. The task force has money to spend and Jon Holland, one of its members, says this week’s public forum is to discuss community needs as part of what’s called a gap analysis. The meeting will be 10 o’clock Friday morning in Oconee County Council chambers in Walhalla.
SLED CHARGES OCONEE COUNTY INMATE WITH VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has arrested 26-year-old Jordan Scott Tilson of Walhalla for voluntary manslaughter in the March 29 jailhouse death of Michael McMahan. The arrest warrant affidavit states that Tilson, in a sudden heat of passion and without malice, struck McMahan on the right side of his head, causing him to fall and hit his head on a steel handrail. Tilson remains in the Oconee County Detention Center.
ACC boss Jim Phillips: We will fight suits from Florida State, Clemson
The awkwardness of the legal battle between the Atlantic Coast Conference and member schools Clemson and Florida State continues to simmer with the 2024 season just more than one month away. ACC commissioner Jim Phillips pledged the day-to-day operations remain business as usual while also insisting the league will aggressively fight the lawsuits from the two schools over withdrawal penalties and the grant of media rights deal that runs through 2036. The ACC previously filed its own countersuit against the schools. "I can state that we will fight to protect the ACC and our members for as long as it...
Five Women, Three Men Named ITA Scholar Athletes
CLEMSON, S.C. – After earning success on the court and in the classroom, eight Clemson tennis athletes earned academic honors as five women and three men were named ITA Scholar Athletes, as announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association on Monday. From the women’s tennis program, Sophia Hatton, Elena Louka,...
Reminder: Slow Down on The Road When School Starts
Georgia residents are urged to slow down and stay alert as 1.7 million children return to school. 🚸 Why It Matters: Children are especially vulnerable to traffic accidents during school hours, particularly in the afternoon. Reducing unsafe driving can prevent child pedestrian fatalities. 🚦 What’s Happening:. 64%...
ACC Football Kickoff: Commissioner Phillips QA
CHARLOTTE -- Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips held a press conference to start the 2024 ACC Football Kickoff on Monday at the Hilton in Uptown. Phillips was asked about a lot of the hot topics (...)
Georgia man pleads guilty to drug trafficking, faces life in prison
ATHENS, Ga. - A Georgia man pleaded guilty to armed drug trafficking in federal court on Monday. He faces up to life in prison. Mandrell Antwoin Hull, 43, of Winterville, entered a guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Oakwood Man Charged with Murder After Victim Found Shot in Crashed Car
A tragic turn of events unfolded in an Oakwood neighborhood where a man, found inside a crashed car with multiple gunshot wounds, was later pronounced dead, becoming the nucleus of a murder investigation. According to FOX 5 Atlanta, the vehicle had careened into the back of a residence on Wild Berry Court late Saturday afternoon; the distressed scene leading to the swift response of the local authorities.
Georgians continue to struggle at the pumps
(The Center Square) — Portia Effinger has seen firsthand the difficult choices some Georgians have to make when faced with high gas prices. "It is very difficult, and it's mind-boggling," Effinger said as she filled up her car at a Chevron Station on N. Peachtree Road off Interstate 285 in Dunwoody last week. "I work in public service, and so it's very heart-wrenching when you hear someone say they have to choose between putting gas in their car, paying their car payment versus putting food...
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