COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — Coweta County Fire Rescue escorted home the body of a beloved fire battalion chief who died in an Alabama shooting. Battalion Chief Bart Cauthen worked with the department for more than 24 years. The department lined up for a procession on Thursday.

A man accused of killing a Georgia fire chief who’d stopped to help a driver who struck a deer has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting, a police official said Tuesday.

A fire chief was shot dead after trying to get help for a couple who had hit a deer in Alabama. According to officials in Chambers County, Chief James Bartholomew "Bart" Cauthen, 54, went to the home of 33-year-old William Randall Franklin for help. Franklin then allegedly opened fire unprovoked.

CHAMBERS COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL ... killed Sunday while helping a stranded couple after they hit a deer in rural Alabama. Investigators tell WRBL the suspect, William Randall Franklin, 33 ...

Coweta County Fire Battalion Chief James Bartholomew "Bart" Cauthen was shot and killed in Alabama trying to help a driver who'd hit a deer.

CHAMBERS COUNTY, Ala. -- A man fatally shot a fire battalion chief and wounded the driver of a car that hit a deer in rural Alabama, authorities said.

GEORGIA, USA — A visitation and memorial service will be held over the next two days for a Georgia battalion chief who was killed in Alabama while trying to help a driver who hit a deer.

An investigation is underway in Blount County after the Snead Police Department announced an arrest on Saturday of a repeat offender in a drug bust.According to

News Leader 9′s Sports Anchor/Reporter Drew Pavan sat down with Auburn High School Running Back Sensation Omar Mabson.

A Georgia fire chief was shot dead after stopping to help motorists who had hit a deer in Alabama. A man who lived nearby now faces murder charges.

Here are the latest road closure reports across central and south Alabama as weather conditions have impacted roads in some areas. Continue checking back for updates. BARBOUR COUNTY BULLOCK COUNTY All county roads,