On Saturday, August 23, 2008, Queen City Market will fill the historic Marsh House with a profusion of vintage wares and unique goods. This day is all about women entrepreneurs, and it will bring together for the first time this group of creative women from the Northwest Georgia / Chattanooga area to showcase their respective industries. A portion of the day’s proceeds will go toward further restoration of the historic Marsh House as well as the Go Red for Women health initiative through the American Heart Association. Queen City Market will be held from 9 AM until 3 PM on Saturday, August 23. Admission is $5, and tickets will be sold at the door. For more information, visit www.queencitymarket.net.

The Rome-Floyd Planning Commission has recommended that Floyd County commissioners deny a request for a new electricity substation at the intersection of Highway 156 and Haywood Valley Rd. in northern Floyd County. The North Georgia Electric Membership Co-Operative would like to build the substation to accommodate growth in the north Floyd community. However, citizens in the area objected to the proposed site and said it would have a negative impact on the beauty of the area.

(RomeNewswire.com)

Rome Police are investigating a fight in North Rome that included gunfire early Sunday Morning. The fight was first reported around 1:00 AM by someone at the scene who told Floyd County E-911 that there was a fight and shots had been fired, then hung up. 911 operators dispatched police units and tried to re-establish contact with the original complainant and another neighbor called and also reported gunshots. Police arrived to find the main suspect still on the scene. The first police units had the suspect lay on the ground until back-up arrived and were able to cuff him. No one was shot but an ambulance was called to the scene to treat a pregnant female who was struck in the abdomen during the fight. Police arrested 3 males in the incident who were booked into the Floyd County Jail.

(RomeNewswire.com)

The Chattooga County Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group meeting will be held this Thursday, August 14^th, at 6 PM at the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church on Central Avenue in Trion. Anyone taking care of someone with memory problems resulting from any form of disease or accident is welcome; there is no charge. Group discussions deals with the issues and complexities of a caregiver’s day with compassion, shared understanding, and shared knowledge through experience. For more information, call 1-800-272-3900.

Listed as cited or arrested in the past 24 hours according to docket records at the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office:

• Crystal Meagan parish, 25 – Weekend Superior Court Sentence
• Bryan Paul Petitt, 41 – Driving with a suspended or revoked license, SPD probation violation
• Lonnie Edward Thomas, 39 – 2 counts of deposit account fraud, contempt of court, and failure to appear in magistrate court
• Sigmund Dee White, 32 – Sale of marijuana
• Hughston Isaiah Bagley, 17 – DUI, Underage consumption, turning signals required
• Michael Shane Beck, 20 – Disorderly conduct
• Israel Neftali Jacobo, 27 – No insurance
• Jeremias Daniel Velasquez, 30 – Driving without a valid license
• Clinton Barry Wade, 30 – DUI, Criminal Trespass, Open container violation, failure to maintain lane
• Anthony Todd Russell, 23 – Possession of Marijuana – misdemeanor, possession of a schedule 3 drug, possession of a schedule 4 drug, drugs to be kept in original container, adult seatbelt violation, tag light illumination required

Hometown group Buck & Duke celebrate the release today of their latest CD “Betting All I Can” including popular single “All Roads Lead to Rome.” The song, co-written by country music star Mark Collie, has been enjoying radio air play on local hot country stations.

(Rome News-Tribune)

Spending cuts ordered by Gov. Sonny Perdue last week will close the medical examiner’s office at the Northwest Crime Lab in Summerville at the end of the year, a spokesman for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Friday. “The medical examiner’s operation will be shut down in Summerville and moved to Atlanta,” John Bankhead said. Three of the five staff positions will be offered transfers to Atlanta, and two positions will be eliminated, he said, including the position of medical examiner that has been vacant for a month. “The forensics part (of the lab’s work) is not affected at this time,” he said. But he noted that state agencies are already considering additional expense reductions for fiscal year 2010.

(Rome News-Tribune)

A doctor received what some might consider a "slap on the wrist" for his role in the murder of Darlene Roberts, a former worker at Temple-Inland in Rome.

Robert John Schiess III pled guilty to kidnapping charges and received a sentence of 20 years in prison. However, he’ll only spend three years behind bars, and with time already served, he has just 15 months left to go.

Barbara Roberts, who was convicted of the murder, will be sentenced August 29th and could face the death penalty.

 (RomeNewswire.com)