Hunter Riggall

Athens, Atlanta

Reporter at The Marietta Daily Journal

Reporter @mdjonline

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UPDATE: Rep. Seabaugh Takes Plea Deal in DUI Case

1 week ago | mdjonline.com | Hunter Riggall

ATLANTA — State Rep. Devan Seabaugh was fined and sentenced to community service after pleading guilty to two misdemeanors stemming from a 2024 car wreck. Seabaugh, a Marietta Republican, agreed to a deal with prosecutors which saw them drop DUI charges he faced. He pleaded guilty to failure to yield to a bicyclist and a “basic rules violation,” also known as driving too fast for conditions.
Rep. Seabaugh Takes Plea Deal in DUI Case

1 week ago | mdjonline.com | Hunter Riggall

ATLANTA — State Rep. Devan Seabaugh was fined and sentenced to community service after pleading guilty to two misdemeanors stemming from a 2024 car wreck. Seabaugh, a Marietta Republican, agreed to a deal with prosecutors which saw them drop DUI charges he faced. He pleaded guilty to failure to yield to a bicyclist and a “basic rules violation,” also known as driving too fast for conditions. Seabaugh declined to comment immediately after a Tuesday morning hearing in Atlanta Municipal Court.
Is Marietta a ‘Magnet’ for Homeless People?

2 weeks ago | macon.com | Hunter Riggall

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? That's the question residents have long debated about homeless people, and the services they receive, in the city of Marietta. The argument is simple enough, and goes as such: Marietta is a magnet for homeless people due to the services they can access in the city. In recent months, that point has been raised as residents complain about homelessness, and its associated crime and quality-of-life issues.
Is Marietta a ‘Magnet’ for Homeless People?

2 weeks ago | mdjonline.com | Hunter Riggall

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? That’s the question residents have long debated about homeless people, and the services they receive, in the city of Marietta. The argument is simple enough, and goes as such: Marietta is a magnet for homeless people due to the services they can access in the city. In recent months, that point has been raised as residents complain about homelessness, and its associated crime and quality-of-life issues.
Marietta Tiny Home Village for Homeless Families Hopes to Create a Model

1 month ago | macon.com | Hunter Riggall

MARIETTA - Tucked behind a retail warehouse in north Marietta is a 1.4-acre, triangular lot. It's believed to have once been home to a train depot. It later was state right-of-way, then city land, before being sold. Freight trains still rumble by, but all that remains on the property are weeds and a crumbling concrete foundation. In a matter of months, though, this abandoned patch of land could become a community. That's the vision of Molly Holm, who owns local gift company Glory Haus.
Marietta Tiny Home Village for Homeless Families Hopes to Create a Model

1 month ago | mdjonline.com | Hunter Riggall

MARIETTA — Tucked behind a retail warehouse in north Marietta is a 1.4-acre, triangular lot. It’s believed to have once been home to a train depot. It later was state right-of-way, then city land, before being sold. Freight trains still rumble by, but all that remains on the property are weeds and a crumbling concrete foundation. In a matter of months, though, this abandoned patch of land could become a community. That’s the vision of Molly Holm, who owns local gift company Glory Haus.
Homeless in Cobb: Life in a Delk Road Motel

1 month ago | mdjonline.com | Hunter Riggall

MARIETTA — Rod Franklin doesn’t consider himself homeless. He has a full-time job and a roof over his head. But he doesn’t have a permanent living situation, either. Franklin was one of several people the MDJ interviewed who were living at the Budget Inn & Suite off Delk Road in Marietta. “I got a roof, got a TV, bathroom, shower. I'm not homeless,” Franklin said. “I work. … Homeless people just don't have sh—, don't have work, don't have money, don't have access to nothing.
Marietta Council Approves Law Cracking Down on Homeless Camps

1 month ago | macon.com | Hunter Riggall

The Marietta City Council gave final approval this week to a measure targeting homeless encampments on private property. The ordinance allows police to charge people camping, sleeping, storing personal property or lying on private property without the owner's permission. It was first brought before the council in January by Police Chief David Beam. At the time, Beam said the measure was in response to complaints police receive "on almost a daily basis" about homeless people camping in the city.
Marietta Council Approves Law Cracking Down on Homeless Camps

1 month ago | mdjonline.com | Hunter Riggall

The Marietta City Council gave final approval this week to a measure targeting homeless encampments on private property. The ordinance allows police to charge people camping, sleeping, storing personal property or lying on private property without the owner’s permission. It was first brought before the council in January by Police Chief David Beam. At the time, Beam said the measure was in response to complaints police receive “on almost a daily basis” about homeless people camping in the city.
Life at MUST Ministries

1 month ago | mdjonline.com | Hunter Riggall

MARIETTA — Bob Hempen comes in to work at 6:30 a.m. to oversee MUST Ministries’ 136-bed homeless shelter. The doors won’t open for three and a half hours. But there are already people lining up, hoping to get one of the coveted beds offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. MUST’s emergency shelter, known as the Hope House, has been seeing lots of new faces this past year. “Everything’s more expensive,” said Hempen, senior director of emergency shelter services.