North Georgia dogfighting operation busted

Authorities raided a suspected dogfighting operation in north Georgia Thursday. A U.S. Humane Society regional official says the 22 pit bulls discovered at the site in Blue Ridge were thin and had scars consistent with dogfighting. Authorities found three dogfighting pits and paraphernalia consistent with dogfighting. The owner of the property, Albert Glenn White, was arrested on a felony charge.

Search for escaped inmates in north Georgia

Authorities in north Georgia this morning are searching for three inmates who escaped from the Fannin County Jail outside Blue Ridge last night. The Georgia State Patrol was contacted by the county’s sheriff’s department around 11:30pm, asking for assistance in the search. A state patrol aviation unit is also involved in the search for the three inmates.