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Chris Starrs When Jolene O’Brien’s son was an infant, she taught herself the art of knitting and crocheting. Now that her little boy is 45 years old, O’Brien reluctantly assented that she’s got mad skills when it comes to yarn and needles.  “I’ve gotten quite good at it,” she said.  An Athens resident for the past seven years, the Maine native spends her downtime watching television (“The Queen’s Gambit” was a recent favorite) and creating crocheted goodies for family and ...

Manlius man charged with distributing, possessing child pornography Updated Dec 22, 2020; Syracuse, N.Y. — A 44-year-old Manlius man who is already a registered sex offender is facing federal charges of distributing and possessing child pornography. Chester Hammond, whose address was not provided, was charged with distributing an image of child pornography over the internet and with possessing 400 child porn images on his cell phone, according a news release from the office of the U.S. Attor...

State Attorney Melissa Nelson and the 4th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office were recognized with the “Outstanding Local Prosecutor’s Office Award” by the U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez presented the award to Nelson, whose office handles prosecution in Duval, Nassau and Clay counties, in recognition for their ongoing efforts with Project Safe Neighborhoods. “This is an incredible honor for this office and a testament to the hard work of everyone wh...

1 of 2 Photo provided by Thomas County/Thomasville Narcotics/Vice DivisionMore than $8,000 in U.S. currency was seized during arrest in a Tuesday drug bust.  Photo provided by Thomas County/Thomas County Narcotics/Vice DivisionSome of the U.S. currency, drugs, firearms and drug paraphernalia seized in the Tuesday bust.   Narcotics commander: True menace to the community behind bars By Patti Dozier  patti.dozier@gaflnews.com    De...

Photo provided by Thomas County/Thomas County Narcotics/Vice Division editors pick By Patti Dozier patti.dozier@gaflnews.com Dec 9, 2020 Dec 9, 2020 Some of the U.S. currency, drugs, firearms and drug paraphernalia seized in the Tuesday bust. Photo provided by Thomas County/Thomas County Narcotics/Vice Division THOMASVILLE — Thomas County and Thomasville lawmen broke up a dual drug operation Tuesday after an eight-month investigati...

If they encounter a firearm. there are free materials from the national shooting sports foundation with its child project safe, national rifle association with the eddie zeegle program. thats the first step, educating children what not to do. the industry has done a terrific job over the past 20 years, the number of accidental deaths in this country have declined dramatically. we can still do more, everybody can do more. >> one word, i got to go, should we have smart guns, more smart guns, yes o...