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THOMASTON  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  HAD  TO  EXTRICATE  A  COUPLE  FROM  A  BIG  SUV  AFTER  A  TWO  VEHICLE  ACCIDENT SATURDAY--AT  EAST GORDON  AND  SOUTH  BETHEL--ACCORDING  TO  THOMASTON  POLICE.    A  PASSENGER- JACKIE CHAMBERS OF MALLORY  STREET  WAS  LIFE FLIGHTED TO  A  MACON  TRAMA  CENTER  WITH  A  SERIOUS  NECK  INJURY--HER  HUSBAND  THE  DRIVER  OF  THE  TOYOTA  HIGHLANDER   JAMES  CHAMBERS OF  MALLORY  STREET POSSIBLY  HAD  TWO  BROKEN  ARMS  AND  WAS  TRANSPORTED  TO 

On Friday January 30th at 11am Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport spilled at least 10,000 gallons of jet fuel into the Flint River. Aside from the ecological impacts yet to be fully determined, the spill caused the City of Griffin to issue a “Do Not Drink” notice for all citizens and the Governor declared a State of Emergency. Despite claims of containment just downstream of the airport, Griffin citizens have reported the water from their taps burning their skin and ca

On January 30, 2026, a Spalding County jury convicted Kaomarion Lashaun Kendrick of Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault (2x), Possession of a Firearm during Commission of a Felony, Possession of a Handgun by Person Under 18 years of Age, and Violation of Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act (3x). The Honorable Benjamin D. Coker of the Spalding County Superior Court sentenced the Defendant to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole followed by eighty-five year

A Morrow man has been arrested in connection with threats that led to a lockdown at an Upson Lee North elementary school in Upson County, Sheriff Dan Kilgore said.   Demarcus Deon Spivey, 31, was taken into custody Sunday afternoon, Feb. 1, in Clayton County on warrants out of Upson County, the sheriff said.   Investigators say Spivey was responsible for threats made to Upson Lee North   Elementary School on the morning of Friday, Jan. 30. According to authorities, he called

The Spalding County Water Authority has issued a Do Not Consume Water Advisory as a precautionary measure due to a potential contamination of its water source. Earlier today, the City of Griffin, the sole water provider for the Spalding County Water Authority, was notified of a fuel spill originating near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport that reached the Flint River. While initial information indicated the spill had not reached the area of Griffin’s water inta