http://www.scantowns.com ScanTowns en-us hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:05:38 -0400 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=42 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=42 Lt. Steve:<br><br>I was driving up 400 and a cop stopped me for speeding. There was traffic to my right so I pulled over to the left against the median wall. The officer was agitated with me and I didn't like his attitude. I couldn't pull over to the right because of the traffic. What should I have done? Was I dumb to do that?<br><br>Dear Dummy:<br><br>Having been there myself, I'm guessing the officer was a bit on the agitated side knowing that he was about to be run over. The only thing that would fit in... Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:58:32 -0500 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41 Thursday, December 20 started the action of the Towns County Sheriff\'s department and Appalachian Drug Task Force. Acting on information from Lieutenant Mark Henderson and probation warrants obtained by the task force, 6 drug offenders were arrested and charged.<br><br>The full version of this story will be available to all readers after 1 week. Full versions of news stories from the current week are available to online subscribers only. Access to full versions of news stories from issues older... Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:07:38 -0500 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40 In the middle of fighting the Cedar Knob fire, Towns County Firefighters answered a call at Brasstown Valley Resort on Saturday night, November 10, around 8 p.m. Tankers 1, 2, 6 and Tanker 2 answered the call. This fire had nothing to do with the Cedar Knob fire, although rumors were heard to the contrary.<br><br>... Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:26:24 -0400 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=39 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=39 Every once in a while you see a news story of someone impersonating a police officer. A young woman was robbed by a man who followed her and then pulled her over while she was on her way home. He asked for her license, walked back to his car, and then returned and took the contents from her wallet. She said he had a large knife in his belt.<br><br>This method is well documented all over the country. Years ago, Cherokee County authorities arrested a man who used a blue light to pull over and then... Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:25:26 -0400 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=38 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=38 Four candidates had qualified at press time on Wednesday and several others were lining up at the starting gate, looking into their wallets, as the Towns County sheriff\'s race is about to get officially underway.<br><br>Qualifying ends at noon today, September 6, and the remaining want-a-be-sheriff\'s had to complete their forms and plop down $1,568.07 before that deadline in order to have a shot at the top law enforcement job in a county that has been plagued of late with corruption and a rash... Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:17:14 -0400 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=37 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=37 \"I hope to restore confidence in the office of sheriff,\" was stated by Towns County Sheriff Neal Dover, after being sworn in on Monday, August 27 at noon.<br><br>Seventy-three-year-old Dover has been appointed sheriff to fulfill the term of previous sheriff, Rudy Eller, until a special election can be held in November.<br><br>Dover is a lifelong native of Towns County and has been semi-retired for the past few years. From 1996 to 2000, Dover served as Chief Deputy.<br><br>... Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:51:37 -0400 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=36 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=36 HIAWASSEE - A special election will be held in November to replace the north Georgia sheriff who pleaded guilty to lying to investigators and hiding evidence to protect two deputies charged with a drive-by shooting.<br><br>Towns County Sheriff\'s Office spokesman Robert Kern says the special election will be held November 6th.<br><br>Kern says Neil Dover, a 73-year-old retiree who previously was chief deputy, was sworn in Monday to serve as interim sheriff.<br><br>... Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:10:14 -0400 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=35 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=35 \"Do you fully understand the charges brought against you?\" Judge Lynn Alderman asked Towns County Sheriff Rudy Eller as he stood in the courtroom Tuesday afternoon, August 21, 2007. Receiving a \"yes\" she asked, \"Are you entering a plea of Guilty because you are guilty of them?\" Again she received a \"yes.\"<br><br>The Judge then asked Eller to tell her what happened and he told much the same story he had told the GBI at their investigation. He was trying to help his friend and Chief Deputy... Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:15:52 -0400 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=34 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=34 Monday was like every other Monday except that everything at work was different and a bunch of other things, but other than that it was the same. I left work, went home after a short hour-and-a-half drive, and got the mountain bike. I ride the mountain bike because everything about it is rugged—like me. I'm a rugged guy.<br><br>I was riding my rugged mountain bike without brakes. I don't need brakes. Brakes are for sissy-boys. I was riding my rugged mountain bike, the one without brakes, down the ... Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:49:28 -0400 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=33 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=33 HIAWASSEE - Saying he was not above the law, a northeast Georgia sheriff resigned Tuesday after pleading guilty to four charges related to hindering a state investigation of a drive-by shooting involving two of his deputies.<br><br>Towns County Sheriff Rudy Eller, wearing a civilian blazer, pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge Lynn Alderman to charges of making false statements, tampering with evidence, hindering the apprehension or punishment of a criminal and violation of oath by a public ... Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:07:35 -0400 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=32 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=32 \"People need to keep their eyes and ears open,\" said Investigator Robert Kern of the Towns County Sheriff\'s Office, \"and report ANY suspicious behavior to the Sheriff\'s Office. \"We\'ve now had 25 burglaries and they\'re happening all over [Towns] County.\"<br><br>The Sentinel was thanked for the article two weeks ago alerting residents about burglaries in the area. Kern said, \"These thieves need to know people are watching and we hope they keep watching.<br><br>Residents need to take down any... Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:07:17 -0400 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=31 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=31 Former Towns County Deputy Jesse Gibson committed suicide at his home last Wednesday, August 10, leaving notes and a tape recording for his family.<br><br>His body was transported to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) crime lab in Atlanta, where autopsy results confirmed that he died of a self-inflicted gun shot to the head. The gun was found beside his body.<br><br>Gibson allegedly drove the car involved in a drive-by shooting on July 9, 2007. Chief Deputy Eddie Osborn is currently on a leave... Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:07:09 -0400 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=30 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=30 The Sentinel's latest conversation with Special Agent in Charge John Cagle, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) agent in the case against Towns County Sheriff Rudy Eller, was very concise. "I was there when the committee of the Attorney General and two sheriffs met yesterday [Monday, August 13] and I can only tell you they met, not what they decided. Their decision will be taken to the Governor...and don't hold your breath."<br><br>The Executive Order from the Governor dated August 3, 2007,... Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:25:23 -0400 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=29 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=29 I spent some time recently going into grocery stores to see how many women had their purses in the ‘steal me' spot in the cart and how many of those purses were wide open.<br> <br> Just about all of the purses were in the cart seat but a good many were zipped up. I found that some shoppers walked 15 to 20 feet away from the cart with their purses wide open and their wallets exposed. We do as much communicating to the public as we can right now, trying to get folks to realize that all of these... Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:10:08 -0400 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=28 http://www.ScanTowns.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=28 Last week, the Gwinnett Coalition of Health & Human Services released their annual report about the kids of Gwinnett. More specifically, 32,273 kids from Gwinnett County. For those who did not see the report, the survey driven study discusses preteens and teens and their exposures and experiences with sex, drugs, gangs, and other wonderful topics that parents would prefer to simply avoid. You know how it works, if we simply avoid something, it will just go away. Or maybe it really never...