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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Pelham city schools were locked down Tuesday after a slight physical altercation took place between an elementary school teacher and principal.

Saturday, August 25, 2012  Updated with video; U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson he spoke to the Pelham Rotary club.

Saturday, August 04, 2012  Youngsters from Pelham host an Alex Lemonade Stand.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012  Updated with video; Paramedics and EMTs in Mitchell County got three new rides today as Mid Georgia Ambulance has three new ambulances in their fleet.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  Georgia Department of Labor is helping a Pelham company recruit new workers.

Monday, April 23, 2012  Mitchell County is about to see 60 new jobs come into the area.

Sunday, March 04, 2012  GBI says an altercation in the woods with a naked man and an officer ended with the man being fatally shot,

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  Updated with video;Sowega Electric Motors on Flint Avenue went up in flames Friday night, but the owner says they're still open for business!

Friday, September 16, 2011  A fire erupts in a silo at the Southwest Georgia Ethanol plant.

Wednesday, April 06, 2011  Widespread drug raids are still underway throughout Pelham, Georgia and surrounding areas. 21 people have been arrested so far and more are expected.

Saturday, March 19, 2011  Several state law enforcement agencies will converge on Southwest Georgia on Monday to launch a special investigation into the death of a 17-year-old jail inmate.

Sunday, March 06, 2011  A driver is killed in Pelham after driving the wrong way on US 19.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009  Pelham Police say 45-year-old Morris Williams, Jr. stabbed 43-year-old Shelly Davis numerous times in the face, neck, and arms in front of her relative’s house at 255 Martin Luther King Drive.

Saturday, September 19, 2009  Authorities in Mitchell County are looking for a man who held up a preacher at his church.

Thursday, May 14, 2009  Pelham police arrest a suspect in a weekend shooting after he led officers on a brief car chase.