Commissioner To Pick Engineer for Lyerly Dam Bridge

Chattooga County Commissioner Jason Winters told AM 1180 Chattooga County Radio that he would be choosing a site engineer for the Lyerly Dam Bridge project sometime this week.  The Lyerly Dam Bridge was closed after the Georgia Department of Transportation said that it was unsafe for vehicle traffic.

Winters said that after he and public works director Lamar Canada had a chance to talk over some specifics with two different firms that had submitted emergency bids, he would make a decision as to which firm to choose.

Arrest Report January 28

92 Inmates in the Chattooga County Jail

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Community Announcements

 

Here’s a glance at community events and services brought to you by AM 1180 your hometown radio station:

 

Al Anon, a meeting for friends and families of Alcoholics will hold monthly meetings on Thursday evenings at 8pm at Horizon Baptist Fellowship. For information contact Horizon at 706-857-6119.

 

The New Bethel Baptist Church is hosting the Kitchen of Love soup Kitchen on the First Tuesday of every month. The kitchen will be serving meals from 10am until 2pm. For more information contact the church at 706-857-1743.

 

The Chattooga County Head Start Program is currently taking applications for the 2008-2009 school year. Head Start is an income based program that serves 3 and 4 year old children. For more information please call 706-859-3233.

 

The Chattooga County Sheriff’s office phone numbers have changed. The front office can be reached at  706-857-3411 or 706-857-3412 Monday through Friday between the hours of 8am and 5pm. Booking, bonding, warrants and dispatch can be reached 24 hours a day by dialing 706-857-3413 or 706-857-0717. If you need emergency assistance please dial 911.

Chattooga High School is selling the old football game jerseys. If you would like to purchase one please call Coach Waggoner at 706-857-2402. The jerseys are $25.00 each.  The Chattooga Athletic Boosters are selling tickets on a chance to win $1,000. Tickets are $10 each and the drawing will be held on Monday March 2nd. If you are interested in purchasing a ticket contact Jim Lenderman at CHS at 706-857-2402 or see any of the Booster Club Members.   

If you have Public Service Announcements please email them to us by visiting our website at www.chattoogainfo.com and clicking ‘contact us’ in the left corner, fax them to us at 706-859-1195 or drop them by our office located in downtown Summerville.

Bullard Obit

Mrs. Dolly Elnora Bullard, age 80, of Trion, GA, passed away Monday January 26, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Bullard was born May 25, 1928, in Cullman County, Alabama, the daughter of the late Harrison and Victoria Pitts Hamby. She was a homemaker and a member of the Second Baptist Church of Gaylesville, AL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Julian (Juby) Bullard; grandchildren, Ashley Bullard, Jennifer Bullard; sister, Tressie King; and brother, Elbert Hamby. Survivors include her children, Fred & Wilma Bullard, Valley Head, AL; Troy & Louise Bullard, Hammondsville, AL; Alvin & Diane Bullard, Trion, GA; Rickey & Melissa Bullard, Pennville, GA; Margaret & Larry Arden, Trion, GA; Betty & Matthew Vinson, Summerville, GA; 13 Grandchildren, 9 Great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p. m. Wednesday, January 28, 2009 from the chapel of Mason Funeral Home with Rev. Mickey Skates officiating. Burial will follow in Violet Hill Cemetery at Valley Head, AL. Active pallbearers will be Michael Crane, Richard Forrester, Rodney Bradshaw, Danny Langley, Shane Vinson, Marcus Shell, and Bobby Bradshaw. Honorary pallbearers will be all Members of the Second Baptist Church of Gaylesville, AL; Employees of Heyman Hospice; Doctors and Staff of Caron Medical Center.

Mrs. Bullard will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Tuesday, January 27, 2009.

 

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Ball obit

Mr. Tommy Allen Ball 53 of LaFayette passed away on sunday, Mr. ball was a member of New Beginning baptist church in Summerville.. He was preceded in death by his parents Melvin ball and Williebell Ball, brothers, Harold and Larry Ball.  He is survived by his wife, susan Ball, daughters, Leslie Jackson of Chickamauga, Angie and Derek Fitzgerald of laFayette, Kelia Ball of Lafayette, sons Jeremy Ball, Jason and Joy ball of Lafayette, stepsons, LaDon and Cynthia Roach of Summerville, Matt Beech of Trion, Sisters, Daine and Donnald Pierce of Trion, Joann Bradley, Belinda Guffey, Betty and Kenneth Sipsy, Lisa and Moose Glenn of Lafayette, Audrey and Paul Hix of Trenton, brothers Wendell and James Ball of Lafayette, Eugene Ball of Trenton, 10 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews also survive… Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2Pm from the Wallis Memorial Chapel with Rev. Ken Johnson and Rev. Melvin Bridges officiating… Pallbearers are Dewayne Allmond, bobby gillis, Shane Gillis, Eugene Odom, Matthew Sipsy, And Brandon Bradley.  Honorary Pallbearers are members of New Beginning Baptist Church, the employees of Chrerokee Carpet and employees of Wal Mart. Interment will be in the Lafayette Cemetary. The Family will receiver friends Tuesday from 5 to 9PM..

Sheriffs Department – Phone Number Changes

Sheriff John Everett has announced effective January 27th, 2009 Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office Phone and Fax numbers have changed.  The front office can be reached between the hours of 8 AM and 5 PM Monday through Friday at these numbers:

706-857-3411 and 706-857-3412

Booking, Bonding, Warrants and Dispatch can be reached 24 hours a day by dialing 706-857-0717.  The fax number for booking and dispatch is 706-857-0719.

If there is an emergency PLEASE DIAL 911

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Mohawk Case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider an appeal by Mohawk Industries Inc., which wants kept secret its communications with a lawyer who investigated an employee complaint the company was hiring undocumented workers.

The employee who made the complaint — a shift supervisor at its Union Grove, Ga., manufacturing facility, Norman Carpenter — says he was fired after making the allegations, court papers say.

He sued the floor covering manufacturer, saying Mohawk threatened and fired him for testifying in a separate class action lawsuit that alleged Mohawk conspired to hire undocumented workers in an effort to cut costs and depress the wages of Mohawk’s legal employees.

At trial, Carpenter tried to obtain information from the Mohawk lawyer’s investigation of his complaint. But the Calhoun-Ga.-based company said it had a right to keep the internal probe under wraps because the information was protected by the attorney-client privilege.

U.S. District Court Judge Harold Murphy disagreed, saying the company had waived its confidentiality right in an earlier proceeding. Mohawk sought to appeal the ruling, but the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the company could not do so.

The company appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case is Mohawk Industries v. Carpenter, 08-678.

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Allison Obit

Mrs. Sharron Harper Allison, age 54, of Summerville, GA died Sunday January 25, 2009 at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Allison was born March 11, 1954, the daughter of the late Gerald R. and Alice Wilma Taylor Harper. She was employed with Transcend Corporation. Mrs. Allison was a member of Wayside Baptist Church where she served as pianist.

Survivors include her husband, Bob Allison; children, Derrick Martin and Karinda Martin, Conyers, GA; brothers and sisters-in-law, Gary & Beckie Harper, Summerville, GA, Rev. Wayne & Lorinda Harper, Mt. View, AR; niece, Diane Harper, nephews, Bruce Harper, Aaron Harper and Ian Harper.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00p. m. Wednesday, January 28, 2009 from the chapel of Mason Funeral Home with Rev. Don Knowles and Rev. Lavonne Humphrey officiating. Burial will follow in Perennial Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Gary Harper, Bruce Harper, Aaron Harper, Karl Marbutt, Mark Steig, and Tony Bearden.

Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Hinton and all members of the Adult Sunday School Class of Wayside Baptist Church.

Mrs. Allison will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Tuesday.

 

Mullis Withdraws Sponsorship of Sunday Alcohol Bill

 

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Neighboring Alabama County To Get 15 More Jobs

While the employment picture is bleak all over, things seem to be a little better across the state line in DeKalb County, Alabama.  Recently The Childrens Place, a massive childrens clothing distribution center announced that they would be adding 250 jobs at their facility in Ft. Payne.

Now word comes that another industry that will start off with at least 15 new employees is opening it’s doors in DeKalb County, Alabama.  Lee Energy Solutions will be opening manufacturing facilities on Highway 68 in the Crossville area.  The company will make wood pellets as a source of alternative fuel.

Also, Dekalb County was one of the few counties in our area that saw a decrease in the unemployment rate in December.  While the unemployment numbers are higher than this time last year in DeKalb County they did see a decrease from 7.8% in November to 7.2% in December.