A methamphetamine investigation by the Gordon County Sheriff's Office has led to the seizure of a large amount of drugs in Fairmount, according to Sheriff Mitch Ralston.
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Gordon County Sheriff’s Office detectives and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are investigating a shooting death on Self Lake Road.
Report of an assault and car theft led deputies to a pursuit, crash and eventual arrest this week.
The City of Calhoun's first Black police officer was recognized this week by the department. Preston Aker Sr. began with the Calhoun Police Department in 1960, according to the letter. "It required great courage for a person of color to come into law enforcement prior to the Civil Rights Act…
A Calhoun man passed away Saturday night after an accidental shooting, according to police.
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DALTON — A Texas fugitive who shot a Georgia deputy during a traffic stop last year, prompting a massive manhunt in the woods, has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
A suspect in a Sandy Springs double homicide investigation was arrested over the weekend in Calhoun, according to Calhoun Police Chief Tony Pyle.
An armed standoff Saturday with a Calhoun man ended peacefully with an arrest, according to Gordon County Sheriff Mitch Ralston.
Construction of a new Calhoun Police Department facility finally became a reality this week, as grading subcontractors began moving equipment onto the site.
Sheriff Mitch Ralston recognized the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office’s longest serving deputy sheriff this week.
A man was found dead behind Walgreens, 910 S. Wall Street, Wednesday afternoon, according to Calhoun Police Chief Tony Pyle.
The Gordon County Chamber of Commerce presented representatives of Gordon County’s Fire and Rescue Department Fire Prevention Division with a contribution to support its purchase of an educational robot recently.
A Fairmount man has been charged with felony murder after a domestic dispute left a woman dead, according to reports.
A shoplifting call by Walmart asset protection Sunday afternoon turned into a shooting investigation, according to reports.
A veteran of the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office passed away Sunday morning due to complications from COVID-19, according to Sheriff Mitch Ralston.
Gordon County 911 Cpl. Misty Gurnee, center, receives this year’s Kathy Cox Guardian Angel Award, given annually to a local public safety worker. The award was presented by Kenny Cox, left, and Donald Bowen, right, at Tuesday’s Gordon County Board of Commissioners meeting. The award is named…
Authorities say they do not expect foul play was involved in the Jan. 13 death of a female inmate in the Gordon County jail.
A Calhoun man has been charged in connection with a November 2020 incident involving a 15-year-old female runaway.
Investigators with both the Calhoun and Dalton police departments are looking into a shooting that occurred in Dalton during the early morning hours of Thursday, Dec. 24. The victim, 22-year-old Jordan McDougle of Cassville, died at AdventHealth Gordon as the result of a gunshot wound to the…
Gordon County Sheriff Mitch Ralston announced Friday marked the last day of service for Gordon County Sheriff Office (GCSO) veteran K9 EROS, a specially trained canine asset at the sheriff’s office. EROS served for five years on patrol with his handler Deputy F.D. (Dale) Pullen.
Calhoun Police Chief Tony Pyle confirmed that a body had been found in the area behind Dollar General on Curtis Parkway early Thursday. The body is believed to be that of a local homeless resident.
Calhoun Police Chief Tony Pyle confirmed that the body found behind the Dollar General on Curtis Parkway last Thursday was that of 49-year-old Troy Jefferson of Calhoun.
The following indictments were handed down by a grand jury in Gordon County Superior Court on Wednesday, Dec. 9. This process formally charges the individuals, but they remain innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
A Calhoun man is charged with assault and family violence after a standoff with Gordon County deputies.
Thursday, Nov. 26
Gordon County Grand Jury returned indictments on the following people on November 18, 2020:
Gordon County Grand Jury returned indictments on the following people on Dec. 16, 2020. This process formally charges the individual, but the individual remains innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Calhoun Police Officers responded to three locations on Sunday after receiving reports of broken windows and stolen fire extinguishers that were used to spray vehicles.
Thursday, Nov. 19
Two people are facing theft charges related to a stolen car out of Tennessee after a man apparently overdosed in the parking lot of the Love’s truck stop on Bellwood Road, according to Calhoun Police Department records.
Officers with the Calhoun Police Department were called out to the Calhoun Recreation Department fields just off Highway 53 Spur on Sunday three separate times within just a few hours for multiple events, including a fight that left a woman unconscious and a gunshot that broke the window on …
The following indictments were handed down by a grand jury in Gordon County Superior Court on Wednesday, Feb. 17. This process formally charges the individual, but they remain innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
