Entries by Walter Geiger

Griffin police find missing teen

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Thursday, October 22. 2009

The Griffin Police Dept. has found a missing teenage girl. Madeleine Raleigh Gantt was last seen on Forrest Ave. in Griffin at 10:30 a.m. October 22. She was located at 10 p.m. October 22 in Alabama and is safe. [Full story »]

Pirates beat Macon County

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, October 16. 2009

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The Pirates won a nail-biter in the last minute of the Homecoming game. [Full story »]

Barn at Concord's Magnolia Farms destroyed by fire

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Friday, October 16. 2009

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Firefighters from throughout the area battled to extinguish a blaze at Magnolia Farms Equestrian Center in Concord October 16. [Full story »]

Butts sheriff shares high speed chase video

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Walter Geiger

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Thursday, October 15. 2009

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Butts County sheriff Gene Pope shared video of the chase in which he captured two burglary ring suspects after firing on their Dodge Magnum. [Full story »]

Dodge driving burglars in custody

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Walter Geiger

in Crime and Arrests

Tuesday, October 13. 2009

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Butts County deputies and other law enforcement officers have arrested two people driving a Dodge following a high speed chase. The chase started in Monroe County after a home invasion there October 13. [Full story »]

Pirates fall to Spencer 21-14

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Monday, October 12. 2009

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The Pike Pirates dropped a 21-14 decision to the Spencer Green Wave in a rare Saturday afternoon contest October 17 in Columbus. [Full story »]

FNB suspect charged in Concord bank robberies

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, October 5. 2009

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The man charged with last week's robbery of an FNB branch in Griffin has now been charged with two similar robberies at a bank in Concord.

William Lee Hunt Jr., 27, of Woodbury in neighboring Meriwether County is charged with multiple robbery counts.
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Arrest made in Griffin bank robbery in which shots were fired

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Sunday, October 4. 2009

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A Woodbury man has been arrested in connection with the robbery of a Griffin bank Oct. 1. The suspect and a bank employee engaged in a brief gun battle during the heist. [Full story »]

Details on Alex Chandler memorial service

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Walter Geiger

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Sunday, October 4. 2009

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Walker Chandler circulated this message regarding services for his son, Alex, who was killed in a motorcycle accident last week. [Full story »]

Monday is the last day to register to vote in Nov. municipal elections

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Walter Geiger

in Top Stories

Friday, October 2. 2009

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Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel reminds citizens who reside in districts holding municipal or special elections on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 that they must be registered to vote by Monday, October 5, 2009 in order to participate. [Full story »]

Gunfire erupts during Spalding bank robbery

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Walter Geiger

in Crime and Arrests

Thursday, October 1. 2009

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Law enforcement officials are searching for a Chrysler Sebring, possibly blue in color, thought to have been involved in a bank robbery in Spalding County this morning. [Full story »]

Union City cycle crash victim identified as missing Pike man

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Walter Geiger

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Thursday, October 1. 2009

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A body found along with a crashed motorcycle in a wooded area off Jonesboro Road in Union City has been identified as Alex Chandler of Pike County.

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so, is this indoctrination.....

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Walter Geiger

in Pikes Peak

Monday, September 28. 2009

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Mangham: 'I would have lied, too'

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Walter Geiger

in Crime and Arrests

Wednesday, September 23. 2009

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Pike County commission chairman Doug Mangham testified under oath Wednesday at a bond hearing for his daughter, accused killer Teresa Burousas, stating he would not be surprised to learn his daughter lied to investigators, did not blame her for doing so and would have lied to them himself.

Mangham's comments stunned many veteran courtroom observers. [Full story »]

Burousas bond denied pending mental evaluation

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Wednesday, September 23. 2009

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Judge Christopher Edwards deferred his decision on bond for accused killer Teresa Burousas pending a mental evaluation. Edwards ordered competency testing at a bond hearing this morning (September 23) in Pike County superior court. [Full story »]