Area briefs include arrest in Athens, indictments in Gainesville

There was plenty of Athens-Clarke County Police activity in west Athens Sunday, with a Georgia State Patrol helicopter in the air and a K-9 unit on the ground leading to the arrest of a suspect who was eventually caught in Holly Hills.

The Board of Directors for the Athens Technical College Foundation sets the date for a 35th anniversary celebration: it will take place April 20 at the Georgia Club in Statham.

A Hall County grand jury hands up indictments in the case of Fonda Spratt: she’s charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting at a neighbor in Flowery Branch during an argument over a barking dog.

The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office is warning about scam telephone calls, saying some Habersham County residents are being told they have to make payments to avoid arrest warrants.