Butts County invites bids for routine roof inspections and minor repairs on county buildings by August 28, 2025.

The county was named for Capt. Samuel Butts, who raised a militia for the War of 1812 and was killed by Creek Indians in Alabama two years later. Historians are not sure he ever stepped foot in ...

Operation Oxy Moron led to 22 arrests and over 100 warrants related to illegal prescription drug distribution.

BUTTS COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities in Butts County on Friday said they broke up a drug-dealing operation that was distributing prescription medications and narcotics, including Oxycodone, Adderall, Xanax ...

JACKSON, Ga. — Folks who grew up in Butts County have heard all the jokes. Like how they're not backward, just a little behind. Or how people always crack a ...

A man was fatally shot Wednesday when three men broke into his Butts County home, Channel 2 Action News reported. Derrick Denson, 40, was shot around 9 p.m. when three men forced their way into ...

BUTTS COUNTY, Ga. — Gov. Brian Kemp announced that a large retail supply servicer will invest $144 million in a new distribution facility in Butts County. The company, GreenBox Systems LLC, is ...

A lawsuit filed in federal court last week accuses Butt County deputies of using excessive force against a man who had called them for help with his car. Jeremiah Roberson has sued former Cpl ...

A Butts County sheriff’s deputy was killed overnight responding to a call, Channel 2 Action News is reporting. Around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, Deputy Ronnie Eugene Smith, 49, ...

Neighbors in a Butts County, GA community recorded Butts County deputies executing a search and arrest of an African-American suspect. As neighbors asked questions about the deputies’ presence ...

BUTTS COUNTY, Ga. — Butts County Sheriff’s Office deputies and GBI agents obtained 200 arrest warrants during the execution of “Operation Endless Consequences. ...