The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Pardon and Parole for the period of Apr. 6-12, 2021:

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardons and Parole.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardons and Parole.

GREENSBORO – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called in to assist with a shooting death investigation in Greene County and is seeking information regarding the incident.

CONYERS — The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners held a ground-breaking ceremony April 9 for construction of the second phase of the Sigman Road widening project.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Pardon and Parole for the period of Mar. 30-Apr. 5, 2021:

CONYERS — Rockdale Sheriff’s deputies found seven stolen cars and two stolen engines at a suspected chop shop in a residential neighborhood on April 5, according to a report from FOX 5 News.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Pardon and Parole for the period of Mar. 23-29, 2021:

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardons and Parole.

CONYERS – The Rockdale County Animal Services Division has debuted its new website, separate from the Rockdale County website, after the division was moved under the Emergency Management Agency (EMA). The website can be viewed at www.RockdaleCountyAnimalServices.org.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Pardon and Parole for the period of Mar. 16-22, 2021:

COVINGTON — The Newton County Sheriff’s Office held a press conference March 25 seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect and/or vehicle used in a drive-by shooting on March 22 that left a 21-year-old Covington man seriously wounded.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardons and Parole.

CONYERS — Lakeya Shumate, a 27-year-old woman who lives in DeKalb County but works in Rockdale County, has been taken into custody by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office and is facing multiple charges including felony vehicular homicide in the hit and run death of a 10-year-old boy on March…

CONYERS - The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office is looking for the driver who hit and killed a 10-year-old boy who was riding his bicycle west on Ebenezer Road near Cherry Hill Lane Monday evening, then fled from the accident scene.

COVINGTON — The Covington City Council unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance creating a citizen review board for the Covington Police Department at their March 15 meeting.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Pardon and Parole for the period of Mar. 9-15, 2021:

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardons and Parole.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Pardon and Parole for the period of Mar. 2-8, 2021:

CONYERS – The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office SWAT teamed up with Narcotics and executed an early morning search warrant in a yet undisclosed location.

COVINGTON — The Newton County Sheriff’s Office has released a BOLO (Be On the Look Out) for what appears to be a black Cadillac SUV wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting at a residence on Sagebrush Trail the night of March 1.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardons and Parole.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Pardon and Parole for the period of Feb. 23-Mar. 1, 2021:

COVINGTON — Concerns over what appears to be an attempted power grab by the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) that would take away the power and authority of the local board of health has led the Covington City Council to send a letter opposing the attempt to local state legislators.

DECATUR — In honor of Black History Month, Congressman Hank Johnson recognized four local sheriffs and a groundbreaking Georgia General Assembly secretary with Pioneer Awards for their service to Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District — and their work to break down barriers and make history…

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Pardon and Parole for the period of Feb. 16-22, 2021:

CONYERS — Anyone who saw or smelled smoke on Wednesday, Feb. 24, and thought part of the Georgia International Horse Park (GIHP) was on fire was correct, but the fire was intentionally set under strictly controlled conditions.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Pardon and Parole for the period of Feb. 9-15, 2021:

CONYERS — With Rockdale County Commission Chair Oz Nesbitt Sr. calling it a “public health and a public safety nightmare” in the past, the Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the abandonment and decommissioning of a portion of Dogwood Industrial Circle, located off Dogwood Drive SE. …

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Pardon and Parole for the period of Feb. 2-8, 2021:

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardons and Parole.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Pardon and Parole for the period of Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2021:

DECATUR — Conyers resident Rhonda Westbrook has been promoted to deputy director of the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardons and Parole.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Pardon and Parole for the period of Jan. 19-25, 2021:

CONYERS – The Rockdale County Probate Court Office, 874 Main Street in Conyers, is closed effective Friday, Jan. 29, and will reopen on Tuesday, Feb. 2, due to "unforeseen circumstances."

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardons and Parole.

CONYERS — Rockdale County is still rural in many aspects, and cattle can be found grazing in fields around the area. But when cattle get out, officials don’t necessarily have the needed skills to corral them. That happened last weekend when a bull and two cows began threatening people and ve…

ATLANTA – The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS), in coordination with the National Weather Service (NWS), are calling on Georgians to educate themselves and understand the threats of severe weather during Severe Weather Preparedness Week, which will take pla…

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Pardon and Parole for the period of Jan. 12-18, 2021:

CONYERS — Two Covington teens are facing a variety of charges after they were caught in a stolen car containing four handguns and drugs.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardons and Parole.

CONYERS – The Rockdale County Department of Transportation and Georgia Department of Transportation are seeking feedback from citizens about the proposed Courtesy Parkway Extension Project. RDOT and GDOT are offering two ways for the public to submit feedback through a Virtual Information we…

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardons and Parole.

The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the passing of Sgt. Willie Williams Jr. on the morning of Jan. 11, 2021. A cause of death has not been posted.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Pardon and Parole for the period of Dec. 29-Jan. 4, 2021:

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardons and Parole.

CONYERS — The first reading of an ordinance that will restrict where beekeeping and honeybee apiaries can be in Rockdale County was approved by the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners at their December meeting and will be heard by the Planning Commission on Jan. 14.

FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — A 27 year-old woman from Conyers was found dead along a Fayetteville exit ramp off Interstate 49 on Dec. 26.

CONYERS — The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit arrested two murder suspects on Dec. 24, including one in Conyers.