Judi Battle, SHRM-CP, PHRExecutive Director of Human Resourcesjudi.battle@gscs.org770-229-3710 Ext. The Spalding County Sheriffs Office has been awarded State Certification by the Georgia Police Accreditation Coalition and Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police. Citizens can use the online services portalSheriff2Citizento search for public safety incidents and arrests, obtain copies of crash reports, and access other useful information. All Rights Reserved. Images courtesy LCES. Thats no longer true. All rights reserved. Talk to Dutton and youll hear him get short of breath in anger when he talks about Ridley as he did in his lone conversation with Rolling Stone in January before declining to answer further inquiries and what he describes as her assault on free and fair elections in Spalding County. GPD officers on Monday, May 17 responded to 732 Experiment St., where the bodies [], SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of 18-year-old William Trawick in a Butts County shooting that left three others wounded. Now you have a place to voice your opinion without it bein [], STAFF REPORT ::: More than 75 people are in custody or being sought for arrest following a several months long investigation initiated by the Spalding County Sheriffs Office. Saturday, 01/28/2023. My project was heavily influenced by my love of classic American literature and the American National Park System., Runners-up included Sarah Jones of Pike County on her podium presentation titled, A Comparison of COVID-19 to the Spanish Flu Epidemic, and Elizabeth R. Hill of Pike County on her podium presentation titled, Return to Paradise: An Exploration of Eve as a Protagonist in British Literature.. At 7 a.m. on Nov. 3, 2020, voting machines went down in all of Spalding County's 18 precincts. When he posted photos of ballot envelopes that he and other Trump supporters thought were actual ballots that night, they were watering the seeds that had been planted by Trumps election lies days, weeks, and months earlier. The residency requirement was not rescinded, and soon after the bill passed, Ridley was fired. Discussion. Spalding County Sheriff's Office. Its not clear what Johnson and McClain thought they could glean from the data on election equipment. Parks was arrested April 12, by Spalding County Sheriffs Office criminal investigators, Special Operations and STING agents, the Fugitive Apprehension Unit and SWAT Team, working in partnership with [], SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Two people were wounded in separate Saturday night shootings in the city of Griffin. The Veteran Student Advocacy Symposium was a professional development opportunity organized by GSC Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Inez Jones for faculty, staff and administration to learn more about interacting with, and advocating for veterans and military students. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. A commenter asked Dutton how hed avoid violence in the wake of the hypothetical plan hed proposed. All views, opinions, data and information provided. Sweet treats for our AMAZING Classified Employees of the Year. There were no ballots in the dumpster, for Trump or anyone else. Spalding County Discussion Page Unedited. Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix contacted Capt. This was Spalding County, where Donald Trump won by 60 percent of the vote. All rights reserved. In his video commentary, Dutton makes clear that he thinks he has witnessed the type of election Fraud that Trump warned about. Chosen applicants presented their work in either a poster or podium presentation at a gathering of fellow students, faculty and family. We are more transparent and accountable in all areas including use of force, professional standards, fiscal accountability, training, patrol function, and investigative function, among others., According to the GACP website, State Certification status represents a significant professional achievement. According to Sheriff Darrell Dix, Deputy Logan Smith was patrolling Highway 19/41 near Birdie Road with his K9 partner, Rambo, at approximately 10 p.m. Thursday when he became spotted two men coming from [], STAFF REPORT ::: Kionta Parks, the suspect wanted for the March 14, murder of 11-year-old Asijah Love Jones, has been arrested by the Spalding County Sheriffs Office. In September, SullivanStrickler defended its work in a statement to Rolling Stone, saying that, during their work in Coffee County, they were operating under the good faith belief that their client was authorized to access the voting machines and servers. The firm has subsequently told Rolling Stone that though the company was subpoenaed in the Fulton investigation, it was not a target of it, and pledged to fully cooperate with the investigation.). The old board had consisted of two Republicans part of the old guard of the Spalding County GOP who didnt necessarily subscribe to election lies and three Democrats, all black women. Then, in 2016, Johnsons company began contracting with the county for its IT work. Academy Slaps Down New Rules After Andrea Riseborough, Tom Cruise, Michelle Yeoh Controversies Phone: (770) 229-3700. [], SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A mother and her boyfriend have been charged with murder in the violent death of six-year-old Jacob Andrew Williams. We will look for missing children and animals. In Mesa County, Colorado, a Republican election official named Tina Peters had accessed that data and handed it over to right-wing conspiracy theorists. In Spalding County, that power to certify results now lies in the hands of an elections office dominated by election-denying Republicans. On August 19, 2022, the Human Resources and Finance Departments relocated to our newly renovated offices across from Griffin Memorial Stadium. OS Templates. A month after he and others went through the dumpster after election night, Dutton posted his plan for Vice President Mike Pence to decertify the election results. The selection of the new Elections Supervisor comes at a critical time for Spalding County, OBrien wrote in an email, noting that the election office was at that time being manned by temporary personnel who appear to be purged of minority employees. He called on Mathiak and Knight to rescind HB 769s residency requirement in order to ensure the new supervisor would have prior elections management experience and be knowledgeable of current elections law to ensure a non-partisan and transparent election process.. They were upset that workers inside were handling ballots without being overseen by poll observers. We will also show the attack on the JBS by MSNBC and the surprising reason for the attack. E-Verify ID #123541. The engineering plans were submitted in March, 2020. But in the end the judges chose Jim Newland, a former vice-chair of the local GOP who had served as a poll watcher in the area. 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By the night of November 5, a small crowd had gathered outside the headquarters of the Spalding County Board of Elections and Registration. Rolling Stone has been unable to reach Ridley for comment, but sources knowledgeable about her thoughts say she is unwilling to speak to the press due to ongoing litigation that concerns her work as election supervisor. Good Morning! Thats because knowledge CANNOT be a commodity available only to those with the ability to purchase it.While the news will always be free [], SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Nakia Cloud, the mother of Zychion Damal Montgomery, a four-month-old baby who died in his fathers home early last Saturday morning, has now been charged with murder. Water will be restored as soon as possible. The Secretary of State would have to send someone to Griffin to recertify the devices, it said. DMarquivius D.J. King. And a county commissioner and longtime poll worker who led a team at a voting precinct that day was also found guilty of violating election rules, something he blamed on malfunctioning poll pads. The baby was at a residence on West Quilly Street. With a successful business, a secure government contract, and allies like Dutton, Johnson was tapped into the local Republican power structure. On July 13, 2020, the board chose Ben Johnson as its new chair. Griffin-Spalding County Schools Elementary & Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER III/CARES III) Grant Application (Submitted July 2021), The Griffin-Spalding School System is a recipient of federal Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Grants known as ESSER III/CARES III Funds. I said nothing about avoiding violence, Dutton wrote in response. Mark Rosenthal. That is NOT allowed.. 478-993-3053. Our county hosts beautiful lakes, acres of scenic parks and a multitude of historic landmarks. In many places, including places like Griffin, America is becoming more racially diverse and more politically progressive. This Agency actively solicits and encourages the cooperation of all citizens to reduce and limit the opportunities for crime and to facilitate the maximum use of resources. In 2020, nearly all of Georgias election boards did just that, certifying election results that showed Trump had lost to Joe Biden. Thats because knowledge CANNOT be a commodity available only to those with the ability to purchase it.While the news will always be free [], SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Nakia Cloud, the mother of Zychion Damal Montgomery, a four-month-old baby who died in his fathers home early last Saturday morning, has now been charged with murder. We will even pray for you if you ask us to. Copyright 2023 - All Rights Reserved - Certification of results is important, because it signals that local officials trust the results of an election, that the election was free and fair, that voters regardless of their preferred candidate had had their voting rights respected. According to Coroner Michael Pryor, Zychion Montgomery, who was four-months and three weeks old, died early Saturday morning. A copy of the plan is available to our community for viewing via the following link, Griffin Region College and Career Academy, GSCS Community Communicator Quarterly Newsletter, GSCS Employee Referral Program Information, Construction, Renovation and SPLOST Reports and Data, Custodian and Maintenance Calendar FY 2021, G-SCS Griffin Auditorium - School Use Reservation Form, Parent Responsibility Zones (AKA: Walk Zones): Bus service is not provided in these areas, Mental Health and Positive Student Supports, Making Educators Partners in Youth Suicide Prevention, The Griffin-Spalding County School System, Griffin GA, https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FY23ESSERIII. Plus, there were all the rumors: ballots thrown into a dumpster in their very town, ballot harvesting in Democrat enclaves like Atlanta and Fulton County, votes being flipped on machines nationwide, a RIGGED election, as Trump himself constantly put it. Back in Spalding, Johnson and McClain told OBrien that the security issue of the logged-in devices and a litigation hold stemming from lawsuits required them to copy the data in order to prevent the board from being subject to any liability. This is a page to discuss Spalding County improvements and news events. Most of them came from people outside of the county, true believers in election lies from across the country, who had fixated on the county because of its mention on right-wing platforms where Ridleys errors and the dumpster video had made the rounds. Griffin-Spalding County School System and its licensors. The Spalding County Senior Center will host a spring Fifty Forward Fishing Event for adults 50 and over on Friday, May 5th at Wyomia Tyus Olympic Park (1301 Cowan Road) in Griffin. DMarquivius D.J. King, who initially received a written reprimand in November 2021 [], Please consider financially supporting The GRIP.The news you find in The GRIP is free for all. According to Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix, the shooting occurred at approximately 1 a.m. in Spalding Heights. The University of Georgia Griffin campus recently honored Ben Fields and Seth Williams as the 2023 Classified Employees of the Year at the 34th Annual Employee Recognition Ceremony held on March 21st. That plan required the owners to produce engineering drawings in accordance with the citys directions and bear the entire cost of the project. To register, call 770-467-4385 or email ahightower@spaldingcounty.com no later than Wednesday, May 3rd. Spalding is a conservative place, people on both sides of politics will tell you. Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication! To address this, Georgia law requires election officials to keep enough paper ballots on hand to . 2023 Rolling Stone, LLC. Spalding County Sheriff's Office Prayer Luncheon at Griffin 258 likes. Despite some defending Peters actions in internal communications, Spalding County officials deny similar motives in their attempt to access election equipment, which would have cost taxpayers as much as $15,000, according to proposed contracts reviewed by Rolling Stone. Make sure everyone feels safe. The story of Spalding County isnt just the story of Spalding County. This is a page to discuss Spalding County improvements and news events. Williams is the son of Barnesville Dispatch publisher Greg S. Williams. Third graders, from left, are Zaidyn Banks, Kason Samples, Alisha Phillips, Robert George, Joy Barnes, Ethan Dorsey, Aria Yang, Denali Callahan, Kamori Buckner and Jax Sloan. But Ridley was a county employee, hired by the county commission. Let's treat everyone with respect. Spalding County Sheriff's Office Prayer Luncheon at Griffin To their critics, its something far more sinister. I have requested a preliminary review to be done by [], STAFF REPORT ::: The Griffin Police Department Criminal Apprehension and Gang Enforcement (CAGE) Unit, with support from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, have engaged in Operation Revolving Door, a 14-month concentrated effort targeting violent offenders, gang members and drug dealers in Griffin. She invites all comers who want to invest in getting the work out of your heads and on to paper to join the group every second Tuesday. DMarquivius D.J. King, even refusing to cite his current employment status. Like a lot of places in rural Georgia, Spalding County and its seat, Griffin, contradict one another. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. While STING Agents were patrolling the area of Georgia Avenue near North Hill Street, they saw Prather, a known Crip street gang member, and knew that he had warrants outstanding for his arrest for simple battery, cruelty to children, failure to appear in court, and violation of probation, Sheriff Darrell Dix said. SAT, OCT 8 AT 4:00 PM EDT Rolling Stone is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Lamar Deputy Redding located one subject in a vehicle and after a very brief chase the individual crashed into the dumpster in Butts County. One Griffin Center, Corner of Hill and Solomon Downtown Griffin. After meetings with Rose and planning and zoning officer Arthur Brutz English, a tentative plan was developed to connect the property to a lift station approximately 1100 feet away. CatapultCMS & EMS. Kionta Jahaun Parks is wanted on charges including felony murder, aggravated assault, cruelty to children, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, violation of the Georgia Street Gang Act and [], SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The GRIP has confirmed through multiple official sources that rumors a Rehoboth Road Middle School administrator was removed from the school in handcuffs are false. Slaughter has received some training from the Secretary of State on the technical aspects of maintaining and troubleshooting voting machines and other election equipment the same voting machines that went down on Election Day 2020. Editors picks 37.0K members. The Board asks that speakers show their respect for the Board, the staff, and other citizens by speaking in a manner that is civil and courteous. Kionta Jahaun Parks is wanted on charges including felony murder, aggravated assault, cruelty to children, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, violation of the Georgia Street Gang Act and [], SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The GRIP has confirmed through multiple official sources that rumors a Rehoboth Road Middle School administrator was removed from the school in handcuffs are false. Johnson, who had previously served on the election board and was a high-ranking member of the local Republican party, is also the CEO of a local technology company that since 2016 had reaped more than $3.5 million from county coffers for its IT work, according to invoices obtained by Rolling Stone through public records requests. Citizens Introduction to Firearms Class scheduled for Letting someone do a mock election or anything similar to that is going to be questioned. This Agency recognizes that no law enforcement agency can operate at its maximum potential without supportive input from the citizens we serve. But instead of having 10 percent of a precincts paper ballots on hand, the former election supervisor, Marcia Ridley, had just 10, according to minutes from the State Election Board meeting in which the board reviewed her charges. Let's treat everyone with respect. Nevertheless, soon after the 2020 election, they were gone. The city council is evenly split between Black and white members. To attain this goal this Agency enforces the law in a fair and impartial manner, recognizing both the statutory and judicial limitations of police authority and the constitutional rights of all persons. Upon arrival, officers located the little boy who [], SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Three Griffin men have been arrested and a fourth is being sought in connection with a Tuesday afternoon shooting. Johnson recently posted that a recent poll showing that 44 percent of Americans believed in the QAnon-esque statement that the U.S. government is controlled by secret global cabal was proof that people are waking up and theres nothing they can do to stop it. Earlier in the week, he posted a meme that called out reporters who pushed for what he believes are hoaxes. The hoaxes included Donald Trump saying very fine people were on both sides of the deadly Nazi rally in Charlottesville, and that the former president tear-gassed protesters in order to pose for a picture in front of a church while holding the Bible. This is a page to discuss Griffin + Spalding County improvements and news events. Southern Sugar Bakery GA But in between the lines of Johnsons polite and professional emails was the language of conspiracy theories that can go undetected for the uninitiated. CatapultCMS & EMS. There is also no evidence that Ridley intentionally did anything to attack the election, and she wasnt alone in violating election rules: An election board member was also implicated in the failures of Election Day 2020, as well as several poll workers. Rodriguez Deshon Robinson, age 39, and Tasharia Rogers, age 24, are facing numerous charges associated with what the Griffin Police Department describes as laced drugs. All discussion about the operational assessment and the vote authorizing []. Hike also includes a rare chance to tour inside the old powerhouse which provides great photo opportunities of the Towaliga River. Deputies responded to the May 1 call in reference to a fight, and upon arrival, located a man who had been critically injured. Join our naturalist on a short walk and learn about the history of the once-prosperous town of High Falls. The county commissioner, a local defense attorney named James Dutton, filmed as they got into their cars and drove out of the parking lot. Beginning in December 2022, the SCSO S.T.I.N.G. Cussing and such is allowed here. Optics! McClain wrote in an email to colleagues. Slaughter and McClain would soon join him in trying to hire a third-party IT firm to illegally access election equipment in an attempt to further implicate the previous election staff of wrongdoing, and to prove voter fraud. and Special Operations units began targeting the Neighborhood Bloods Rollin 20s Zoo Krew, which officials describe as the most violent [], STAFF REPORT ::: An alert Spalding County Sheriffs Office deputy thwarted what authorities are describing as a violent armed robbery in progress. Bullying of any kind isn't allowed, and degrading comments about things like race, religion, culture, sexual orientation, gender or identity will not be tolerated. Copying is one thing, manipulating is another.. Cloud and Zachary Montgomery, Zychions father, were initially charged with second degree cruelty to children, a felony. One Griffin Center, Corner of Hill and Solomon Downtown Griffin. Trump may have won in Spalding but Georgia is becoming a toss up. Slaughter warned. This is a page to discuss Spalding County improvements and news events. Nominees for the award are selected by their operating unit and must have been employed full-time on campus for three consecutive years. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The pursuit involved a vehicle suspected of involvement in multiple drive-by shootings, including one in the early morning hours of May 17 that [], SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Marie Broder has confirmed to The GRIP that she has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to investigate circumstances surrounding a criminal case of the Griffin Police Department Criminal Apprehension and Gang Enforcement (C.A.G.E.) Bring the little ones for a story every Saturday morning at 11 a.m. to hear Sam's favorite tales. The fifth and final board seat would go to whomever was chosen by a secret vote of the countys judges, as was newly stipulated by HB 769. Unit. When that plan fell through, Trumps mob attacked the Capitol, wailing in fury. Our Barnesville JBS chapter meeting is this Monday night, April 24th, 6:30pm in the meeting room of the Barnesville/Lamar Country Library on Thomaston St. near downtown Barnesville. Healthy debates are natural, but kindness is required. Copyright 2018 GSC student works of critical analysis, synthesis, evidence-based practice, original interpretation and primary research were eligible submission options. HB 769 was among at least 10 bills introduced by Republicans in the aftermath of the 2020 election that sought to remake election boards in favor of the GOP. Join our naturalist on a short walk and learn about the history of the once-prosperous town of High Falls. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time She invites all comers who want to invest in getting the work out of your heads and on to paper to join the group every second Tuesday.