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Hall deputy disciplined for accidental firearm discharge
No one injured in incident
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A Hall County Sheriff’s Office deputy was disciplined for unintentionally firing his issued duty weapon at an Athens apartment. According to an Athens-Clarke County police report, a woman at an Athens apartment reported waking up Wednesday to banging on her front door. “(The woman) stated that as she walked to the front door, she realized that a bullet had gone through her wall and into her TV,” according to the report. Steven Jeffries, a Hall deputy, went over to the apartment “to make sure everyone was OK,” according to the report.
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How planning board voted on proposed Gas station, restaurants on Spout Springs Road in South Hall
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A gas station and a building for restaurants are proposed off Spout Springs Road in South Hall. - photo by Jeff Gill
A gas station and a building for two restaurants could be built across from the Spout Springs Library near the entrance to Sterling on the Lake.
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