The manager of Magnolia Estates of Winder Assisted Living Center, who was recently elected to the Georgia House of Representatives, is accused of stealing medications from the assisted living home.
The Barrow County Sheriff's Office said Danny Rampey, 67, of Statham, was arrested on Thursday and charged with unauthorized distribution or possession of a controlled substance, burglary and exploitation and intimidation of disabled adults, elderly persons and residents
The Sheriff's Office said investigators received reports over the past two weeks of Magnolia Estates of Winder residents missing medication and "initiated an investigation into the allegations" and used surveillance operations to assist in the collection of evidence.
According to the Sheriff's Office, deputies arrested Rampey on Dec. 15 as he was leaving an unoccupied residence of the assisting living home. More charges could be filed as the investigation continues, the Sheriff's Office said.
The Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with information regarding this case to contact the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit at 770-307-3080 ext. 3083.
Rampey ran unopposed for the District 119 seat in the general election after winning the Republican primary and is taking over the District 119 seat.
Gwinnett police said a man was found dead near the entrance of his home in a Norcross area neighborhood Thursday night.
Officers were called to the home on Stanfield Court in unincorporated Norcross around 7 p.m. on a report that a person had been shot. They discovered the 23-year-old man dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Anyone who has information about the shooting is asked to call detectives at 770-513-5300 or Crime Stoppers, which lets tipsters remain anonymous, at 404-577-8477. They can also visit www.stopcrimeATL.com. Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest and indictment.
Gwinnett County Public Schools employees will get extra money just in time for Christmas.
The county's school board approved one-time $1,000 payments. GCPS Superintendent Calvin Watts said all benefits-eligible employees of the district who were employed as of Dec. 1 will receive a payment.
The payments will be included as a lump sum on employees paychecks that will be issued on Dec. 21.
Funding for the payments comes from the Elementary Secondary School Emergency Relief, or ESSER, federal funding package, according to Watts.
Duluth’s Purple Team won the Georgia High School Association eSports state championship in League of Legends on Wednesday.
It is the third eSports state title for a Gwinnett County Public Schools program after Brookwood won Super Smash Bros and North Gwinnett won League of Legends in the spring 2022 season.
The Wildcats, runner-up in the spring season, defeated Northview 2-0 in the finals with the team of Corey Chen, Paul Shim, Phillip Chao, Brian Do and Kristian Napire.
Other members of the Duluth eSports team are Yeong Lee, Tara Tu, Charles Deng, Cotrell Cooper, Wilson Nguyen, Ian Beltran, Michael Soto and Joseph de Lima.
The modern history of the Atlanta music scene cannot be written without devoting a full chapter to Michelle Malone.
With her smoking six-string, Malone has been blazing melodic trails for parts of five decades with her blend of rock, blues and Americana, and her collaborators include the likes of Drivin’ n’ Cryin’, Caroline Aiken, Indigo Girls and Shawn Mullins, among many others.
But every year when December rolls around, Malone assumes a slightly different persona as she morphs into the guitar-wielding chanteuse leading Michelle Malone and the Hot Toddies, performing your favorite Christmas songs with a twangy, jazzy vibe. The Hot Toddies — with their latest album release “Toddie Time” — will visit the Aurora Theatre at the Lawrenceville Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Malone said that she started hosting holiday-centric shows in 2017, due to Christmas residing so near and dear to her heart. The holiday shows are not only a treat to pull off, but they also allow Mallone a brief respite from her usual performance style. She’s also adamant that the songs performed will evoke memories a of certain time period in American history, complete with tunes made famous by Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, Rosemary Clooney and Brenda Lee.
Gwinnett County resident Kaitlyn Sanchez was 10 years old when she first attended a Cops and Kids Christmas event. Now, 14 years later, she’s back with her 10-month old son, Gianni. Cops and Kids Christmas is an annual event hosted by the Gwinnett Fraternal Order of Police and is meant to spread good will and holiday spirit to families in need. Thursday night’s shopping spree marked the 33rd year of the event and took place at the Lawrenceville Walmart Supercenter.
Upon sign-in, each family is paired with local law enforcement officers who accompany them as they browse and select gift options. Some, like Capt. Audrey Henderson with the Lawrenceville Police Department, have participated for 10 years or more.
Henderson, who shopped with a young girl named Gabby and her family, stated her favorite part of the event was watching the children’s faces light up.
Event organizer Connie Chesser stated that this year they identified and approved 132 children, approximately 64 families, to participate in the event. In order to qualify, families must be residents of Gwinnett County and the children must receive Medicaid benefits.
Families with children ages 3 through 15 had $150 to spend and newborns through age 2 had $75. Snacks and holiday treats as well as boxed dinners were also provided.
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