Former Milner police officer arrested for stealing LIDAR system
A former police officer with the Milner Police Department was recently arrested for stealing a LIDAR system belonging to the department.
Lamar County landfill leaders cast doubt on FBI investigation. FOX 5 I-Team confirms: It’s true
Leaders of Lamar County's solid waste authority took out a full-page ad in a local newspaper raising doubts about whether an FBI investigation involves them at all. But the FOX 5 I-Team found all signs point to yes, with the FBI confirming the probe involves the authority's controversial waste-to-fuel project. The same ad announced leachate evaporators are finally running, meaning machines inside the long-delayed recycling center aren't all sitting idle anymore.
I-Team confirms: FBI investigating Lamar County’s delayed waste-to-fuel project
Concerned citizens demanded a county investigation into why a waste-to-fuel project at the Lamar County landfill is years past its original completion date, with some public money flowing to the man who promoted the project. Now, they’re getting an investigation, and at a higher level. The FBI has taken up the case, the FOX 5 I-Team confirmed.
County leaders stave off decision on landfill probe, while taxpayers cry foul
Lamar County leaders have rejected demands for an outside investigation into the landfill’s waste-to-fuel project, for now. The vote to table the proposal had some taxpayers lashing out about who was allowed to make the decision – two commissioners who double as members of the landfill authority board.
Money for waste-to-fuel project went to landfill chief and people connected to him
Lamar County trusted its landfill chief with a waste-to-fuel project whose price tag is nearly double the size of the county's operating budget. It turns out Executive Director Johnny Poole got paid some of that money himself.
Residents say delayed landfill project reeks of mismanagement
Lamar County's solid waste authority has spent more than $20 million on a plan to turn trash into cash. But nine years after it took out a big loan from the state, none of the machinery is operating.
Suspected shooter in Barnesville triple shooting found dead in Atlanta
It's the first homicide in the small Georgia town in more than two years.
One suspect dead, one injured after leading troopers, deputies on high speed chase
One man is dead, another is seriously injured after officials say the two led them on a wild chase through Lamar County.
Georgia man arrested after deputies say he pointed a gun at a park ranger
Michael Linwood Griffith was booked into the Lamar County Jail, where he faces charges.
Georgia man sentenced to life for murdering ex-girlfriend at Fourth of July barbecue
Authorities say the Georgia man left a barbecue after an argument with his ex-girlfriend and returned a short time later to shoot her to death in front of her mother and friends. He'll now spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Butts County couple killed in crash on way to son’s game
Family says the Sims have been "building" with one another since high school, most recently through football coaching and volunteer work.
Allegations of animal cruelty at Georgia horse track
Along a country road in Milner, you'll find Rancho El Centenario. The owner calls it the best bush track in the country. PETA calls it a track fraught with gambling and animal cruelty.
Lamar County schools pausing for two weeks due to impacts of COVID-19 surge
The Lamar County School District will impose a two-week "pause" for all students beginning Monday, August 23, 2021 due to a surge of COVID-19 cases impacting the county and district, officials said.
Couple charged in case of Georgia infant with 27 broken bones
Lamar County deputies said a two-month-old baby girl is in the hospital with more than 27 broken bones in what they are calling a tragic case of child abuse. Two people were arrested including the baby’s mother and her boyfriend.
Authorities: Body of slain teen found in Georgia cemetery
The body of a slain 17-year-old girl was discovered in a Georgia cemetery by a visitor Sunday afternoon, the state Bureau of Investigation said.
Georgia deputy hit by shotgun blast during 'ambush' released from hospital
Deputy Justyn Weaver was hit by a shotgun blast over the weekend. He was welcomed back home by his law enforcement family Thursday, the Lamar County Sheriff's Office announced on its official Facebook page.
Lamar County deputy in 'good spirits' and recovering after being shot
A Lamar County Sheriff's Deputy who was shot while on duty is recovering after undergoing surgery Wednesday.
Lamar County Sheriff's deputy shot during overnight 'ambush'
Officials say a suspect fired a shotgun multiple times into his deputy's vehicle, giving him injuries on his face and arm.
Sheriff: Georgia inmate on the run after escaping work duty
The Lamar County Sheriff says they are on the lookout for 23-year-old Julian Tyler Veloz.
Man arrested after book bag with litter of puppies inside was found outside Griffin church
A Griffin man is facing a charge of cruelty to animals after police said he left a litter of puppies in a zipped book bag in front of a church.