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Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Motorist injured in Highway 44 crash

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, November 20, 2025
A serious accident at 3241 Lake Oconee Parkway on Highway 44 just south of the commercial district on Nov. 14 led to speculation that someone had been killed in a crash on social media sites, but that was not the case, according to authorities.According to Sheriff Donnie Harrison of the Greene...
Rev. Joyce Crawford with Sheriff Donnie Harrison at Lakeside Church. CONTRIBUTED

Rev. Joyce Crawford with Sheriff Donnie Harrison at Lakeside Church. CONTRIBUTED

Sheriff Harrison discusses drug abuse in Greene County

Special To The Lake Oconee News
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Greene County is exceptionally fortunate in having Donnie Harrison as our sheriff.In a recent meeting held at Lakeside Church, Harrison discussed the drug and alcohol abuse challenges we face here in Greene County and how our law enforcement addresses them.Harrison explained that the focus is on...
A Marietta man’s body was found a quarter of mile from the Redlands boat ramp not far from shore. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

A Marietta man’s body was found a quarter of mile from the Redlands boat ramp not far from shore. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

Body of Marietta man found near boat ramp

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, July 31, 2025
A 70-year-old Marietta man, who was a native of Greensboro, was found deceased in Lake Oconee near the Redlands boat ramp on the evening of July 24, according to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office.Jerome Scott had been in the water for almost a week based on the condition of his remains,...
Elizabeth Wood Hall

Elizabeth Wood Hall

Woman arrested for allegedly stabbing husband

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, May 29, 2025
A Greene County woman was arrested May 23 after allegedly stabbing her husband four times, according to Greene County Sheriff Donnie Harrison.Elizabeth Wood Hall, 46, faces charges of aggravated assault in the wake of the incident.Reports say Deputy Ryan Hall was dispatched to a Brick House Road...
Sgt. Will Smith’s Chevy Tahoe was hit so hard the vehicle flew over the median barrier before landing in the median. CONTRIBUTED

Sgt. Will Smith’s Chevy Tahoe was hit so hard the vehicle flew over the median barrier before landing in the median. CONTRIBUTED

Driver slams into Greene County patrol units

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Two Greene County deputies and a motorist narrowly avoided serious injuries on I-20 on May 11 when a distracted driver collided with patrol units and caused a chain-reaction accident.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Texas man drowns in Lake Oconee

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, May 8, 2025
A Texas man’s body was found near the shore of Hixon’s Bluff nearly 24 hours after he went missing on the evening of May 1.The Greene County Sheriff’s Office, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and Greene County Fire Rescue began searching for 54-year-old Bertram Foster at around 9:30...
The Greene County jail resumed operations March 18 after nearly a year of renovations. CONTRIBUTED

The Greene County jail resumed operations March 18 after nearly a year of renovations. CONTRIBUTED

Greene County jail reopens

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, March 20, 2025
It took a little longer than expected, but the Greene County jail is back in business.According to Sheriff Donnie Harrison, the jail resumed all operations on March 18, and inmates who had been housed in the Morgan County jail returned to Greene County’s facility.“Over the past year, the Greene...
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

LOA school resource officer fired by sheriff’s office

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Greene County Deputy Jonathan Franco has been fired by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office for violating the deputy’s oath of office and having an inappropriate relationship with a student, according to a letter from Chief Deputy Richard Campbell filed in Franco’s personnel records.Sheriff Donnie...
A fleeing suspect tried to ditch this contraband by throwing it out his car window, but Greene County Sheriff Donnie Harrison recovered it. CONTRIBUTED

A fleeing suspect tried to ditch this contraband by throwing it out his car window, but Greene County Sheriff Donnie Harrison recovered it. CONTRIBUTED

Sheriff locates fleeing suspect’s marijuana bag

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, April 18, 2024
A Conyers man who tossed a book bag full of marijuana out of his car during a pursuit, hoping to avoid a drug charge, was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute after Sheriff Donnie Harrison later found it.Van Lee Harmon, 42, will also face a felony charge of fleeing or...
Sheriff Donnie Harrison delivers the Oath of Office to new patrol deputy Quin’sha Goss. CONTRIBUTED

Sheriff Donnie Harrison delivers the Oath of Office to new patrol deputy Quin’sha Goss. CONTRIBUTED

New deputy joins sheriff’s office

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, April 11, 2024
A new deputy joined the Greene County Sheriff’s Office on March 29 with Sheriff Donnie Harrison in attendance at Quin’sha Goss’s graduation.Greene County’s newest patrol deputy was one of eight graduates who attended the inaugural Basic Law Enforcement Academy in Columbia County at the Columbia...
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