There were three felony arrests in Walker County on Saturday. 36-year-old Keith Lee Jones faces multiple charges including possession of marijuana. 35-year-old Dustin Cody Clark was booked on felony aggravated assault against law enforcement charges.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning Friday about a deadly multistate listeria outbreak connected to deli meat. Two people have died, the agency said in an investigation notice, and at least 28 have had to be hospitalized. However, the CDC says the true number of people who are sick is probably higher than what’s been reported because some may have had a milder form of the illness and not been tested for listeria. There’s also a lag time between when an illness happens and when scientists can connect it with an ongoing investigation. Seven illnesses have been reported including two in Georgia. It’s not exactly clear what meat is to blame for the listeria in this outbreak, the CDC says. The CDC and the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service are investigating, but no recalls have been issued. Most people who were sick reported eating turkey or liverwurst, and some reported eating ham. The meat came from a variety of grocery store delis. Tests using DNA fingerprinting showed that the bacteria from sick people was genetically similar, suggesting that they probably caught the bacteria from the same food.
A Georgia man will stay behind bars after being convicted of first degree arson. A Whitfield County jury found 38-year-old Robert Douglas Vance of Woodstock, Georgia guilty of setting a house on fire in Varnell, Georgia, according to the Whitfield County District Attorney’s Office. Vance will be sentenced for intentionally setting fire to the house and fleeing the scene back on June 28th. Investigators say Vance admitted, on multiple occasions, to setting the house on fire.
Ten students graduated last week from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Electrical Lineworker program during a ceremony at GNTC’s Polk County Campus in Rockmart. The graduated completed a 10 week training course. This is the fifth graduating class of the progream since it started in the fall of 2022. The next class begins August 26th. You can find out more by visiting GNTC’s website.
