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Antique Corvette stolen from local motel parking lot
A Florida man arrived in Banks County late last week with a prize antique Corvette, but someone decided to help themselves to the classic car valued at more than $100,000.
Banks County sheriff Charles Chapman said his office received a call early Saturday morning from a guest at the Hampton Inn who went outside at approximately 7 a.m. and noticed his truck and the trailer which contained the 1965 Corvette gone. The man was driving a 1983 Chevrolet truck and pulled an enclosed trailer with the Corvette inside.
Everything together was valued at $121,000 although the Corvette accounted for the bulk of that amount. The man was able to give the license plate numbers and identification numbers for the missing vehicles.
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.
A 1997 Dodge Neon, driven by Michael Benefield, 50, of Carnesville, was involved in the accident when it collided with a 10-wheel garbage truck belonging to Waste Management. According to a report from the Georgia State Patrol office in Gainesville, Benefield did not stop at the intersection as he was traveling on Hwy. 63. Banks County sheriff Charles Chapman said traffic on Hwy. 51 does not have to stop at the crossing.
Benefield, along with his wife, Sherry Benefield, 44, and another passenger, Robin Ayers, 39, were all killed as a result of the accident. Michael Benefield was lifeflighted from the scene but later died, Chapman said.
With the economy continuing to take a downward turn, Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman is warning citizens to be on the alert for all types of scams.
The sheriff said this week his office has received reports of people claiming to work for the Banks County Water Department and trying to gain access to residents’ homes in this manner. Once inside, the person, or persons, will then take jewelry or other valuables.
“No one from the water department will be asking to come inside your residence,” Chapman said. “Citizens should not allow anyone inside their homes that they do not know.”
95 percent pass rate reported at Banks County fire department
A state fire organization returned to Banks County last week for a review of state requirements being met and found that 95 percent of all skills checked passed. This was not the case two months ago, when the county only had a 39 percent pass rate.
The Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council, located in Forsyth, visited Banks County Fire Services on Jan. 3 and again on March 18-20.
Banks County Sheriff’s Office officials are still looking into the disappearance of a 17-year-old female who was reported missing by family members Monday.
Sheriff Charles Chapman said Tuesday morning the teenager was last seen late Sunday afternoon when she left from her residence off Highway 63 with an unidentified white male to go to a movie theatre. Family members told law enforcement authorities the teenager was supposed to be home by midnight but never arrived.
The following day, family members said they received a text message from her stating she was in Florida and that she could not call.
A large percentage of the county’s volunteer firemen officially turned in their resignation Tuesday night during the Banks County Board of Commissioners meeting.
Following the reading of a prepared statement from John Creasy, spokesman for the volunteers, 33 volunteers, along with members of their families and supporters stood up and left the full Banks County courtroom where the meeting was being held.
I was driving up 400 and a cop stopped me for speeding. There was traffic to my right so I pulled over to the left against the median wall. The officer was agitated with me and I didn't like his attitude. I couldn't pull over to the right because of the traffic. What should I have done? Was I dumb to do that?
Dear Dummy:
Having been there myself, I'm guessing the officer was a bit on the agitated side knowing that he was about to be run over. The only thing that would fit in that lane is a clown car so I'm sure half of yours and the cop's car, which of course is behind yours and will be the first one hit, was sticking out there to be hit by one of our fine drivers who just may be on his or her cell phone, texting something insignificant that could have waited.
Sheriff Charles Chapman said the chase lasted less than 30 seconds in which Tommy L. Flynn, 28, lost control of his Mitsubishi 300GT as he tried to maneuver a curve on Hwy. 326.
The accident occurred at approximately 11 p.m. last Wednesday after a BCSO deputy noticed Flynn passing another vehicle in a no-pass zone. The deputy turned on his lights and made a U-turn to purse the vehicle which began fleeing.
The accident resulted in Flynn’s vehicle being torn in half when he collided with a Dodge Dakota pickup driven by 22-year-old James Brinkley of Danielsville.
The wife of a North Carolina truck driver was killed Wednesday night during an accident on State Highway 15/Hwy. 441.
At approximately 8:50 p.m., the Banks County Sheriff’s Office and EMS officials were called to the scene after a report of a woman being hit. Once they arrived, it was learned that Romona Frye Burns, 45, of Catawba, North Carolina, had been attempting to help her husband back his 18-wheeler onto State Route 15/Hwy. 441.
Tony Abron Frye had turned onto Industrial Drive but realizing he had made a wrong turn, was attempting to maneuver back onto State Route 15. Romona Frye Burns was in the roadway attempting to help direct him when she was struck by a vehicle traveling north, according to Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman.
North Carolina woman killed in State Route 15/Hwy. 441 accident
The wife of a North Carolina truck driver was killed Wednesday night during an accident on State Highway 15/Hwy. 441.
At approximately 8:50 p.m., the Banks County Sheriff’s Office and EMS officials were called to the scene after a report of a woman being hit. Once they arrived, it was learned that Romona Frye Burns, 45, of Catawba, North Carolina had been attempting to help her husband back his 18-wheeler onto State Route 15/Hwy. 441.
Tony Abron Frye had turned onto Industrial Drive but realizing he had made a wrong turn, was attempting to maneuver back onto State Route 15. Romona Frye Burns was in the roadway attempting to help direct him when she was struck by a vehicle traveling north, according to Banks County sheriff Charles Chapman.
