SPARTA, Ga. — The boil water advisory in Sparta has been lifted, as of just before 1 p.m. on Sunday. Mayor Allen Haywood said ...

According to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, medical units and deputies are on the scene of Hancock State Prison on ...

Sparta will receive $128,000 in federal funding to develop a comprehensive Safety Action Plan to improve road and street ...

The city warns of possible "fecal contamination" after a damaged water main caused the Tinman water tank to empty, dropping ...

At least five inmates were injured Monday night in stabbing attacks at Hancock State Prison near Sparta, local and state ...

The city of Sparta, Georgia, and its police department are coming together to honor a dispatcher who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Jacksonville. A candlelight vigil is being held for Mary Jones ...

SPARTA, Ga. — Mary Jones devoted her life to helping people as a police dispatcher. The city of Sparta is reeling after she was killed in a hit and run in Florida. Sparta police chief Tommy Walker Jr.

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ga. — Some drivers who committed minor traffic violations in Sparta, Georgia on Friday got a bit of holiday cheer instead of a ticket. Officers with the Sparta Police Department pulled ...

ATLANTA — A hearing on Tuesday raised questions about a railroad company’s use of eminent domain in one of Georgia’s poorest areas. After three days of hearings in November, an officer for the Georgia ...