Chattooga High School Basketball Results from Last Night against Gordon Central:
Varsity Boys – Chattooga 77 – Gordon Central 45
Varsity Girls – Chattooga 70 – Gordon Central 68
JV Boys – NO GAME
JV Girls – Chattooga 42 – Gordon Central 30
Next Game at Calhoun this Friday January 23
IN THE WEEKLY CATTLE SALE AT THE FT. PAYNE STOCKYARD YESTERDAY, RECEIPTS WERE 966 HEAD.
GOOD AND CHOICE FEEDER BULL AND STEER CALVES WEIGHING 200 TO 300 POUNDS BROUGHT $1.18 TO $1.46, 300 TO 400 POUNDS $1.08 TO $1.19. 400 TO 500 POUNDS 95 CENTS TO $1.12, 500 TO 600 POUNDS 78 CENTS TO $1.02 AND 600 TO 800 POUNDS 74 CENTS TO 92 CENTS PER POUND.
GOOD AND CHOICE FEEDER HEIFER CALVES WEIGHING 200 TO 300 POUNDS BROUGHT $1.03 TO $1.30, 300 TO 400 POUNDS BROUGHT 88 CENTS TO $1.11, 400 TO 500 POUNDS 78 CENTS TO 96 CENTS, 500 TO 600 POUNDS BROUGHT 76 CENTS TO 85 CENTS AND 600 TO 700 POUNDS BROUGHT 70 CENTS TO 80 CENTS PER POUND.
BREAKER COWS BROUGHT UP TO 43 CENTS PER POUND
BONER COWS BROUGHT UP TO 50 CENTS PER POUND
LEAN COWS BROUGHT UP TO 37.5 CENTS PER POUND
HIGH DRESSING BULLS BROUGHT UP TO 62.75 CENTS PER POUND.
A Trion Board of Education Member has resigned. According to reports the resignation of Trion City Board of Education Member Chris Ray was read by Board Chairman Connie Witt at Monday’s meeting of the Trion Board of Education. Ray was not present at the meeting.
Sevierville Police Department officers have arrested a Georgia man on numerous charges after he fled from officers in downtown Sevierville and was ultimately taken into custody in Jefferson County, Tenn.
David C. Semon, 30, of Calhoun, Ga., has been charged with numerous offenses, including vehicle theft, two counts of aggravated assault of a police officer with a vehicle, unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a prohibited weapon, fugitive from justice, evading arrest, reckless endangerment, and criminal impersonation.
CALHOUN TIMES
The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $21 million for Friday night’s drawing.
None of the tickets sold for Tuesday’s $16 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball.
There were two second-prize winners from Tuesday night’s drawing, matching all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number. Also, 13 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000.
The winning numbers from Tuesday’s drawing were: 1, 9, 10, 35, and 46. The Mega Ball number was 9.
ROME NEWS TRIBUNE
The Summerville News is reporting that a Chattooga County woman is suing Wal-Mart Inc., after she slipped and fell inside the local store.
According to a lawsuit filed last Friday in the Chattooga County Superior Court.
Mary Ashworth alleges that she fell on Feb. 6, 2008 in the Pennville store, according to court records. She alleges that she slipped.
“. . . the Plaintiff was an invitee in the Wal-Mart retail facility in Chattooga County when she slipped and fell on the floor due to negligence of the defendant in failing to keep the premises safe,” according to the lawsuit filed by Ashworth’s attorney Bobby Lee Cook. “The plaintiff sues to recover for all of her medical expenses, for her pain and suffering and for her permanent disability in the sum and amount of $150,000.”
The Summerville Fire Department had a busy day on Tuesday. Several fire calls came in to the department, fortunately none were serious.
First, Summerville Firemen were called to the Summerville Middle School for a fire alarm call that proved to be nothing.
Then several fire calls were reported on Commerce Street. A small fire was reported near the Pledger Mini Storage Building then another at Don Lolo’s and several other places. At first it was believe that the fires were being set.
However, Investigator Ozment with the Summerville Police Department told AM 1180 Chattooga County Radio that it is now believed the fires were caused by sparks from a truck that was pulling another truck up Commerce Street.
Trion City Board of Education has announced a Called Meeting to be held Wed., 1/28/2009 at 6:00 PM in the Trion High School Media Center.
The Jobs for Georgia Graduates Program at Chattooga High School is hosting a Teen Health Forum on Thursday, January 22 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Chattooga County Civic Center. The forum will feature over 20 organizations from around Georgia that provide useful information on a variety of topics to the county teens. All area teens are urged to attend to take advantage of this opportunity
