Chapman calls in GBI: Asks for investigation into action by commissioner

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Wednesday, March 31. 2010
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Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman said on Monday he has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to look into complaints he has received about the Banks County Board of Commissioners reducing water bills for some county residents. [Full Story »] 

South Carolina man arrested for drugs

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Sharon Hogan
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Thursday, May 21. 2009
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A South Carolina man was arrested on drug charges Tuesday afternoon, May 5, following a traffic stop by a Banks County Sheriff’s Office deputy.

Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman said a BCSO deputy stopped a 1999 Pontiac driven by Roscoe Emil White, 27, 310 Carr Road, Piedmont, S.C., for weaving over the roadway.
The deputy had White out of the vehicle but he then got back in the car and tried to leave, Chapman said. [Full Story »] 

Banks deputy injured in Fri. night wreck

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Friday, December 5. 2008
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A Banks County Sheriff's Deputy was injured in a two-vehicle wreck around 8:45 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Hwy. 441 and Interstate 85, Banks Crossing.

Sheriff Charles Chapman said Deputy Hunter Whitlock was suffering some neck and knee pain when he was transported from the scene by ambulance.

Chapman said the driver of the Cadillac that struck Whitlock was a female from Jackson County.

Sheriff’s office investigates multiple vehicle thefts

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Angela Gary
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Monday, May 12. 2008
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An investigation by the Banks County Sheriff’s Office is ongoing into the theft of seven vehicles and one lawn mower from a building at a Granite Road address. [Full Story »] 

Reward offered in Northeast Georgia Bank robbery

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Chris Bridges
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Friday, May 9. 2008
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A $1,000 reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man responsible for last Thursday afternoon’s robbery of the Northeast Georgia Bank on Hwy. 441.

[Full Story »] 

Three die in accident just inside Banks County line

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Chris Bridges
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Friday, May 9. 2008
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Three people died as a result of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle accident Monday morning just inside Banks County at the intersection of Hwys. 51 and 63.
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