Grovetown city officials emerged from a three-hour closed-door meeting Monday and decided to continue studying the investigation of a public safety staffer for two more weeks.
Jurors got their first look Wednesday at investigators' interview with Thomas Bradford, accused in the fatal workplace shooting of Columbia County water utility worker Raymond Lee in April 2011.
The defense rested Wednesday without calling any witnesses in the case of Lacy Aaron Schmidt,who admitted shooting Alana Calahan, his 14-year-old Harlem neighbor. This story will include frequent updates throughout the day.
The Appling Sword Campaign raised the $100,000 needed to return the ceremonial sword meant for a Columbia County native and War of 1812 hero to Georgia.
Associate Magistrate Jason Troiano and local attorneys Jason Hasty and Christopher Hudson recently announced they'll run for Chief Magistrate of Columbia County.