Capitol Beat
Ossoff unveils federal prison oversight bill
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U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., introduced legislation Wednesday calling for greater oversight of the federal prison system.
Friday, September 30, 2022
Regional
Tallulah Falls fire chief accused of stalking, unlawful surveillance
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Tallulah Falls Fire Chief Paul A. Marsteller, 66, was arrested Sept. 21 by Habersham County Sheriff’s Office deputies for stalking and unlawful eavesdropping/surveillance after the suspect allegedly videotaped fellow employees at a private business.
Friday, September 30, 2022
Richard Clark, left, accepts $100 from Wayne Knuckles, White County News interim publisher, for his photograph of colorful leaves. Clark’s photo was chosen for the cover of the fall 2022 edition of The Mountain Traveler. LINDA ERBELE/White County News
Cleveland resident wins The Mountain Traveler cover contest
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Richard Clark of Cleveland won The Mountain Traveler cover contest with his brilliant close-up photo of fall leaves.
Clark is the owner of Strawbridge Studios, a school photography business. He has been taking school pictures of students around North Georgia since 1981.
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Georgia braces for Hurricane Ian
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Georgia emergency management officials activated the State Operations Center Monday in anticipation of Hurricane Ian, which is expected to reach Florida’s Gulf Coast later this week before potentially moving into Georgia.
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Cpl. Joe Hill and Game Warden Matt Kiracofe with a bear seized from a hunter who was charged with hunting big game over bait. WHITE COUNTY NEWS
White County hunter charged with killing big game over bait
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A hunter in White County was recently charged with illegally killing a bear over bait.
The incident was investigated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, law enforcement division.
Friday, September 23, 2022
Congress: DOJ withheld 1,000 jail deaths
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A new report a U.S. Senate subcommittee released Tuesday found that the Justice Department (DOJ) failed to properly count the deaths of close to 1,000 people in state and local prisons and jails last year.
The oversight committee, chaired by U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga.
Friday, September 23, 2022
Athens woman’s death still under investigation
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No suspects have been named in connection with the death of an Athens woman, who was discovered on the northern end of the county near Tallulah Falls School on Sept. 7, which authorities are now investigating as a potential homicide.
According to Col.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Traffic travels in both directions on Highway 441 through the Tallulah Falls school zone Tuesday morning. ENOCH AUTRY/The Clayton Tribune
Speed cams send ‘thousands’ of warnings
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The 30-day warning period for the School Safety Program at Tallulah Falls middle and high schools has ended, as citations began being issued to motorists Sept. 7.
Starting Aug. 8 through Sept.
Friday, September 16, 2022
A pair of handcuffs owned by Jonathan Merck that were owned by a friend who was killed in Iraq were used to secure Gabrielle Beutler after she was arrested on charges of making up her veteran status and other charges. Merck wears a bracelet with the name of his friend, SPC Daniel Lucas Elliott. FRANKLIN COUNTY CITIZEN LEADER
Fallen soldier’s cuffs used during faker’s arrest
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Throughout his entire law enforcement career, Lavonia Police Officer Jonathan Merck has used handcuffs with SPC Daniel Lucas Elliott’s name inscribed on them.
The handcuffs once belonged to Elliott, who was a military police officer. Merck met him through their service in the U.S. Army.
Friday, September 9, 2022
Valor thief gets prison time
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Gabrielle Beutler pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges from both Franklin and Hart counties and was sentenced to 15 years of probation with two years to serve in prison, and ordered to pay restitution which would be determined at a later date.
Friday, September 9, 2022