Mantracker program expands beyond K-9 training to embrace wide police skillset

Police agencies from around the state are wrapping up three days of training in Coweta County. Mantracker’s rich history is in law enforcement K-9 training, but it has expanded to nearly all facets of police work. 

New Coweta County K-9 training center named after fallen deputy

Coweta County Officials unveiled a new Sheriff’s Office K-9 training center on Monday. The new building will house the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office K-9’s as well as the many police dogs that come there for training.

Newnan gym offers free Jiu Jitsu lessons for law enforcement

On Atlanta’s southside, police officers are getting free lessons in Jiu Jitsu to help counter what is perceived as an increasingly hostile time for street cops.

11 hospitalized after series of crashes in rural Coweta County

A series of severe car crashes along Smokey Road near Corinth Road resulted in eleven people being rushed to hospital on Monday. Georgia State Patrol troopers were called to the scene in the early hours following reports of a multi-vehicle accident that left those involved with non-life-threatening injuries. 

Newnan High School, destroyed by tornado, to reopen end of summer

FOX 5 got an exclusive tour of the ongoing construction at the school, which had suffered extensive tornado damage in 2021 and had to be torn down.

Three years on: Newnan still recovering from devastating tornado

Next week will mark the three-year anniversary of the devastating tornado that struck Newnan and Coweta County. Hard to believe that the cleanup continues even now. A tree removal program by the county helped residents get rid of damaged trees that remained a danger. An EF4 tornado hit Newnan with wind speeds over 170 mph on March 26, 2021.

Ghostface Gangsters member sentenced to life for killing 2 men, dumping bodies in lake

A former member of the Ghostface Gangsters, Joshua Wayne Nutt, 41, formerly known as Joshua Wayne Bradley, was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences on March 19 for killing two men and dumping their bodies in a lake in 2021.

Coweta County officials warn of potential cloudy water as new transmission main launches

The Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority (CCWSA) is warning about the possibility of encountering cloudy or discolored water as the new transmission main comes into service.

Mother arrested for encouraging daughter to snatch purse at Newnan restaurant

Kenya Butler, 27, of Union City has been taken into custody accused of telling her 7-year-old daughter to take an unattended purse from a booth at The Juicy Crab in Newnan on March 2.

Murder suspect found dead following SWAT standoff in Newnan

A man wanted for murder in Meriwether County has claimed his own life after an hours-long SWAT standoff in Newnan on Friday afternoon.

Police: Video shows woman encourage child to snatch purse from Newnan Juicy Crab

Newnan police released a shocking video Friday that appears to show a woman encouraging a child to snatch a purse from an empty table at a busy restaurant.

Coweta County firefighters using thermal drones to help battle fires

Drones have become more commonplace at fire scenes as a way to help battle fires and protect lives. The Coweta County Fire Rescue is using them in a variety of ways.  

I see you! Coweta County deputies embrace thermal-sensing drone technology

You can run, but you can't hide in Coweta County. Deputies there are starting to use drone technology to find suspects. That's how they discovered a couple of wanted men hiding out in the woods recently.

Man busted for soliciting sex from 12-year-old girl, Coweta Co. deputies say

Evan Porter Smith, 53, is charged with child molestation, sexual exploitation of a minor, distributing obscene materials, and tampering with evidence.