PRESS RELEASE – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that Farmers Insurance has rescinded tens of thousands of nonrenewal notices to Georgia consumers initially scheduled to go into effect in August. “It was brought to our attention this week that Farmers Insurance had alerted their customers that they would be non-renewing […]
Read More »Storm across North Georgia leaves extensive damage and thousands without power
GEORGIA – A severe thunderstorm, that traveled across north Georgia counties Sunday night, left extensive damage and thousands without power going into this week. Georgia Power stated that they are continuously working to restore power to their customers. “Our crews remain in the field working to address widespread damage from Sunday night’s storms, have already […]
Read More »Trenton man convicted for murdering his mother
PRESS RELEASE – A Trenton man was convicted for the murder of his 81 year old mother by a Dade County jury following a three day trial before Judge Don Thompson ending on April 19, 2023. Roger Allen Shrader, 59, was convicted of eight counts, including malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault. Dade County […]
Read More »Car chase near Lookout Mountain ends in crash and arrest
PRESS RELEASE – On Sunday April 16, 2023 at approximately 8:00 p.m., Dade County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were advised by dispatch that Grundy County, TN Deputies were in pursuit of a U-Haul Van on Highway 136 coming up Lookout Mountain from Walker County, GA. Dade County Deputies responded to Lookout Mountain to intercept the pursuit, […]
Read More »Student threatened to bring gun to school later this week
PRESS RELEASE – On March 28th, a Dade County SRO was notified by the Dade County Middle School Principal that a student stated he was going to bring a gun to school on Friday. Subsequently, other students heard this statement and began repeating it and telling students not to come to school on Friday. Sheriff […]
Read More »High speed chase into Dade ends in one arrested on multiple charges and outstanding warrants
PRESS RELEASE – On March 9th, 2023 at approximately 9:40PM, Dade County Deputies were advised that Fort Payne Alabama PD and the DeKalb County Alabama Sheriff’s Office were in pursuit of a mini van headed North on Interstate 59, toward Dade County. Dade County Units waited at the state line, while Trenton PD units waited […]
Read More »Human Remains found in Trenton
DADE COUNTY, Ga. – The Trenton Police Department just announced that they have confirmed the discovery of human remains in Dade County. The announcement was brief and did not mention how long the remains had been there, but they did state that the GBI is now assisting with an investigation. The Dade County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Read More »Dade County Man Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children
PRESS RELEASE – On Monday, December 12, 2022, Donald Rudolph Moore, age 59, of Dade County, Georgia, was arrested and charged with three counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit. The GBI CEACC Unit began an investigation into Moore’s online activity after receiving cybertip […]
Read More »Georgia six-week abortion ban reinstated
GEORGIA – Today, a week after Fulton County Superior Court overturned the Georgia six-week abortion ban, the Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated the ban. The Georgia Supreme Court effectively overturned the ruling made by Judge Robert McBurney when they put the lower court’s ruling on hold while the appeal is reviewed. When Judge McBurney ruled […]
Read More »Speaker David Ralston has passed away
GEORGIA – David Ralston, Speaker of the House for the Georgia House of Representatives, has passed away. The Georgia House of Representatives has put out the following statement following his passing: “Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge), 73rdSpeaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, passed away today following an extended illness. He was 68 years old. […]
Read More »Georgia abortion ban overturned by judge
GEORGIA – A judge in Fulton County Superior Court has overturned the six week abortion ban in Georgia. Judge Robert McBurney made the decision today in a ruling to strike down the law that had been in place since July. McBurney ruled that the six week ban violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court […]
Read More »Governor has been called in Georgia
GEORGIA – The race for Georgia Governor has been called. Incumbent Brian Kemp has been named the winner with it currently standing at 53.9 percent over Abrams. The fight for U.S. Senate is very close with the results currently tied. Hershel Walker is running against Raphael Warnock. In Georgia, the winner must have over 50 […]
Read More »Roe v. Wade overturned in Supreme Court precedent on abortion
WASHINGTON – This morning, a divided United States Supreme Court, made the 5-4 decision to overturn the 50-year precedent of Roe v. Wade to legalize abortion the federal level. The door was opened to re-visit the abortion precedent that was set in 1973 in hearing the 2021 Mississippi case for Dobbs v. Jackson. The court […]
Read More »REPUBLICANS TO HOST A REGIONAL POLITICAL FORUM ON APRIL 2nd
REPUBLICANS TO HOST A REGIONAL POLITICAL FORUM ON APRIL 2nd The 2022 Northeast Georgia Republican Candidate Forum (2022NRCF) will be held Saturday, April 2, at the Gainesville Civic Center from 10:00am to 4:00pm. At this Republican event, Statewide Executive candidates (Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Agriculture, Superintendent […]
Read More »Murdered woman in Dade County identified as Michigan woman missing for 33 years
DADE COUNTY, Ga. – A Michigan woman who had been missing for 33 years has been identified as Stacey Lyn Chahorski of Norton Shores, Michigan. On Friday, December 16, 1988, at around 2:00 p.m., the Dade County Sheriff’s Office and the GBI responded to the scene of a body located about 5 miles from the Alabama Stateline […]
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