The Walker County Sheriff’s Department has listed the arrest of the following Chattooga County Residents over the past several weeks in Walker County:
Joseph Seth Anderson, 21, of Thomas Dairy Road, Trion, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
William Larue Roberts, 27, of Jamestown Road, Menlo, giving false name or address to law enforcement officer, possession of methamphetamine.
Tiffany Nicole Fitzsimmons, 28, of Simmons Flat Road, Trion, probation violation.
Chattooga County residents that get their power from the North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation can expect a 20% rate increase begginning October 1st of this year.
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced the rate increase this week which will affect all NGEMC customers in Northwest Georgia, including those in Chattooga County. Residential customers can expect to see an increase of $15 to $20 in their monthly power bills.
Ron Hutchins, North Georgia EMC president and CEO, addressed the issue recently at the company’s annual meeting in Dalton. At the meeting Hutchins said that the rising cost of fuel and ongoing drought will continue to drive up customers’ energy costs.
Chattooga High School has announced a schedule for the Georiga High School Graduation Retest for those students who have not yet passed all parts of the test. the test will begin promptly at 8 am Monday September 15th for Social Studies, Tuesday September 16th for math, Wednesday September 17th for Science and Thursday September 18th for language arts.
If you are not a current student at Chattooga High School you need to call 706-857-2402 no later than September 10th to insure that the school has the appropriate tests for all students.
The Chattooga High School Class of 1978 is looking for addresses for some classmates. Organizers plan to mail out invitations for the October 18th reunion. A planning meeting is scheduled for this Sunday at 3 PM at the Summerville Middle School Lunch Room. If you need more information or have addressess of former class members you can contact Kathy Floyd at 706-857-4282 or Dave Henley at 706-291-7317.
Shorter College and Berry College were both ranked among the top schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Shorter College is ranked No. 20 on the list of baccalaureate colleges in the South, rising two slots over last year’s placement. This is the eighth consecu-tive year Shorter is among the South’s top baccalaureate colleges. Earlier this month, Shorter was one of 139 schools that received the “Best in the Southeast” designation from The Princeton Review in its 2009 Best Colleges: Region by Region section.
Berry College remained ranked nationwide at 118 among U.S. News & World Report’s liberal arts colleges. Additionally, Berry College was ranked five in a list of “up and coming” colleges compiled by the U.S. News & World Report. Colleges were identified by top college officials nationwide for “promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus or facilities.”
Rankings of quality are based on academic reputation, student retention, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, graduation rate performance and alumni giving rate.
(ROME NEWS TRIBUNE)
A defense attorney is asking that much of the evidence be thrown out in the case of a former LaFayette tennis coach and former Chattooga County resident charged with creating and distributing child pornography.
James “Bart” Huskey, 38, is accused of raping a minor and posting videos on the Internet. He was denied bond in a June 23 hearing in Atlanta.
Two motions have been submitted to the U.S. District Court that seek to suppress evidence and statements gathered from Huskey’s home during the investigation.
The motions stated that agents “conducted the searches on the purported consent of Mr. Huskey and his wife. However, this consent was not voluntary.”
Magistrate Judge Walter E. Johnson will hear the motions Sept. 29 in Rome’s federal court. In a July 23 arraignment in federal court in Rome he pleaded not guilty. .
The girl, now 9, is in protective custody.
According to a motion, agents claim Huskey “waived his Miranda rights and voluntarily answered questions about the case.” However the defense stated “the government must prove the statements made were voluntary.”
In some of these statements Huskey reportedly admitted to the continuing rape of the victim in the pornography series
Rome News Tribune
Mr. Billy Clayton, age 79, of Summerville, GA., passed away Thursday August 21, 2008, in OakviewNursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mr.. Clayton was born June 15, 1929, in Cleveland, TN., the son of the late James Walter and Martha Bell Cagle Clayton. Mr. Clayton was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church and a veteran of the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dixie Hutchins Clayton. Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law, Stephen W. Clayton, Barry A. and Nancy Clayton, of Summerville, GA., William S. and Toni Clayton, Kennesaw, GA., Jeffrey W. and Sharon Clayton, Woodstock, GA., 5 Grandchildren. Funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday August 23, 2008, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Jimmy Weaver officiating. Mr. Clayton will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until the service hour on Saturday August 23, 2008. Mason Funeral Home of Summerville is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mr. Billy Clayton who passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2008.
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor reported yesterday that the unemployment rate in the Coosa Valley area rose to a preliminary 6.5 percent in July, up four-tenths of one percent from a revised 6.1 percent in June.
State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said, “We are experiencing a rising tide of unemployment not seen in Georgia in more than fifteen years. The surge of jobless workers into our career centers is challenging our ability to keep pace with the demand for assistance at a time when it is most needed. We ask our customers for their patience and cooperation as we work together to meet and overcome these economic challenges.”
Meanwhile, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 6.2 percent in July, up six-tenths of one percent from 5.6 percent in June. The July rate was the highest recorded since March of 1993.
The current adjusted state rate, which is five-tenths of one percent higher than the U.S. seasonally-adjusted rate of 5.7 percent, continued to top the national rate for the sixth straight month. At present, 304,536 unemployed Georgians are now looking for work.
At the same time, initial unemployment insurance claims, which are considered to be a leading economic indicator, rose by 30 percent in Georgia in July to 59,165.
Preliminary unadjusted data show Georgia lost 46,600 payroll jobs from June to July, a decrease of 1.1 percent. The job losses came across-the-board in manufacturing, construction, trade, and services.
The local area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted.
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has cut $228 million from the state’s budget that affects colleges in our area such at Georgia Highlands College in Floyd County and Northwestern Technical College in Rock Spring. The cuts may mean the end of guaranteed student tuition rates along with cuts in personell at the colleges and some cuts in student services. Perdue slashed the budget by executive decision and has not consulted the legislature regarding the budget cuts.
A man that was killed on Tuesday evening after falling from a front loader bucket of a tractor and then being run over by the tractor was pronounced dead by the Floyd County Coroner around 6 PM on Tuesday. The incindent is being treated as an accident, but is still under investigation. The accident occured on Georgia Highway 100 in Coosa. Deputy Coroner Gene Proctor has not released the identity of the man pending notification of family members.
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