GRIFFIN, Ga. - Family and friends of a lineman killed while working on power lines will gather today to honor his life during a memorial service in Griffin. Eric Weems was working alongside Trent ... Read More

Veteran lineman Eric Weems died on Wednesday after equipment failed while working on a power project in Griffin, Georgia. Another lineman was also injured. Read More

A 45-minute standoff in LaGrange Monday morning ended with two people arrested after Lenoir County deputies rammed into a Kurt Drive home with a SWAT vehicle. Otavious Marquez McCord, 34, of Griffin, ... Read More

GRIFFIN, Ga. - Every workday, Eric Weems would jump into his vehicle and get on the road to be a light to others. With an energetic smile and a passionate spirit, the problem solver would go out into ... Read More

The 52-year-old Navy veteran and city of Griffin lineman lost his life at work in a tragic accident Wednesday. Weems was a lineman for the city for more than 19 years. It was a job he truly loved. Read More

'?I really do love my job. I get to go out and do what I love,'? Weems told a cameraperson. '?And to be able to help others...you can't beat it.'? He goes on to describe what it's like to be a lineman: ... Read More

Eric Weems died after an accident where the equipment used in the power project failed, according to Griffin Police. Read More

SPALDING COUNTY - SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. -Officials have identified the lineman who was killed and injured in a utilities accident in Griffin on Wednesday afternoon, according to WSBTV. The city of ... Read More

GRIFFIN, Ga. - A Griffin lineman was killed and another injured Wednesday in a workplace "accident" involving equipment failure, according to city officials. Officials say the two linemen were working ... Read More