...Ga., entered into rest October 29, 2008 at McDuffie Regional Medical Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Joe Nelson Jenkins. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, November 1, 2008 at the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel...

...said they lacked jurisdiction in the case because the acts took place outside the county.Then-Thomson Police Chief Joe Nelson asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for help because of what he called the "multijurisdictional" nature of the...

Thomson police are seeking a man who robbed a business on Augusta Highway this morning.Chief Joe Nelson said the man entered the office of USA Groundcover at 735 Augusta Highway at 10:55 a.m. armed with a gun. He took a debit...

Two men face weapons and affray charges as the result of an incident earlier this week.Thomson Police Chief Joe Nelson said that Antoine Berry, 25, address unknown, and Devanquez Burley, 21, of Augusta, are charged with possession...

...last day will be May 23.WTHO, a Thomson radio station, reported that the city council unanimously accepted Chief Joe Nelson's resignation Monday. The council will hold a meeting early next week to discuss the need for an interim chief and...

...after his attorney brought him to the McDuffie County Law Enforcement Center about 2:30 p.m., Thomson Police Chief Joe Nelson said. Sivas resigned as Harlem's Junior ROTC instructor on March 4 when confronted about his relationship with a 17-year-old...

...after a Thomson police captain said the agency would defer any prosecution to Columbia County, Thomson Police Chief Joe Nelson said in a news release that the GBI is being asked to help because of the "multi-jurisdictional" nature of the allegations...

...arrests or carry a firearm, Thomson Mayor Kenneth Usry said.Seay will assist in seeking a permanent chief to replace Joe Nelson, who resigned effective Wednesday after two years on the job.

...He said he was concerned for Huff's safety as well as that of others at the scene.However, Thomson Police Chief Joe Nelson said the mayor's intervention made a DUI arrest impossible."The integrity of the investigation was compromised the...

...with me" and took him home in the city vehicle, according to the police report on the incident.Thomson Police Chief Joe Nelson has said that the mayor's action prevented the possibility of a DUI arrest.The mayor has said he was acting to protect...