The mother, who was shopping at Walmart, is charged with two counts of cruelty to children.
Social media posts about clowns out to "kidnap and kill" at schools are disturbing children, the sheriff's office says.
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The bureau will investigate exactly what happened and turn its report over the the district attorney.
The Douglas County deputy wasn't at his Paulding County home at the time of the shooting, authorities say.
The honor went to kids at Abney Elementary for hitting a big goal.
Robert Stackowitz, 71, spent nearly five decades in Connecticut after driving away from a Georgia work camp.
The Paulding County raid netted 12 firearms that had been stolen from Academy Sports in Hiram.
The course on October 20 will cover handgun selection, training, safe-handling practices, and the GA weapon carry permit requirements.
Some similar reports in North and South Carolina are now being outed as fakes, police say.
Volunteers from the Hiram Home Depot landscaped the grounds of the sheriff's office as part of Operation Facelift.
The closure will last until further notice, police said.
The pair broke into a Chevron station and stole beer and wine.
Cpl. Stephen Dooley, who will become EMA coordinator, has worked for the sheriff's office for 15 years.
Ashley Dawn Payne, 16, was reported missing on Monday.
Ashley Dawn Payne, 16, was last seen in the area of White Creek Loop.
Hiram Police say the temperature inside the car was 101 degrees, and the children — ages 4, 4 and 2 — were sweating.
The motivation for the program stems from the department’s need to address a number of concerns.
Police were urging motorists to avoid the area late Friday morning.
This event will allow children to sit in the car, turn on the siren, play games and more with county police officers.
Jillian Cunard may have been heading to the emergency room, according to Paulding County authorities.
The two 16 year olds were taken to Kennestone Medical Center, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
Paulding County Sheriff's Office was searching for a 17-year-old Dallas resident Thursday afternoon.
Sarah Elizabeth Dowdy, 23, was indicted by a grand jury in the deaths of Janeal Priester and Nick Wright.
Tyler Green, a recent high school graduate, was enrolled in a summer program at Harvard.
Aranisha Brown is with family, Paulding County authorities say.
The crimes happened recently in the Burton's Mill subdivision in south Paulding County.
Paulding County has eight black deputies out of a total 210, in a county that is 22 percent minority.
The grisly scene was discovered around 1:30 a.m. Friday at the Laurels at Greenwood Apartments.
Sixteen-year-old Aranisha Brown went missing Friday morning.
Students at Paulding County schools return to class on August 1.
No traffic was blocked, and there were no incidents between protesters and counter-protesters, authorities said.
Plans for a Tuesday evening march remained "an unsubstantiated rumor" as of Tuesday morning, the sheriff said.
The arms are down and lights are flashing at the railroad crossing there, police report.
Donna Dickson worked as a detention officer at the county detention center for 14 years.