FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA…

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

* FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING

* A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE PLAINS WILL CONTINUE
  TO DEEPEN AS IT MOVES EASTWARD THROUGH SUNDAY. ABUNDANT GULF
  MOISTURE WILL SPREAD NORTH IN ADVANCE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM.
  PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
  ON SUNDAY…WITH THE RAIN ENDING SUNDAY NIGHT.

* WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES…WITH A POTENTIAL
  FOR ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS…ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF NORTH
  AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING…CONTINUING
  INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT RAINFALL FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS ON SUNDAY. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING
SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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

Jayson David Angulo-Villegas-22-Stevenson-Driving without a valid license, Public indecency

Samuel Jacob Blackmon-24-Summerville-Driving with a suspended/revoked license

Michael Anthony Tweedel-49-Jackson-Escape, Special Presentment escape

David Shane Ward-38-Lafayette-Possession of Meth with intent to distribute, Possession of Meth, use of communications facilities in committing an act of felony

Edward Jerome Reeves-21-Possession of telecommunications device by inmate, Crossing guardline with contraband

Melvin Douglas Sams-47-Summerville-Failure to appear

Connie Louise Tidmore-31-Menlo-Probation violation

Michael Tommy Tucker-18-Trion-Weekend sentence

Kimberly Joyce Perry-34-Summerville-Probation violation

Fernando Lamon Powell-32-Summerville-Hold for court

William Robert Price-50-Crossing guardline with contraband, Possession of telecommunication device by inmate

Tommy Lee Prince-23-Trion-Failure to appear

Jason Dewayne Kerr-29-Summerville-Probation violation

Adrian Agular Morales-19-Hope-Affixing tint to windows or windshield, driving without a valid license

Corey Lavone Osburne-24-Lafayette-Possession/use of drug related objects, Possession of methamphetamine

Preston Charles Osley-35-Summerville-Failure to appear

Dewayne Deangelo Johnson-35-Trion-Possession of prohibited items by inmate, crossing guardline with contraband

Henry Lewis Johnson-31-Summerville-Failure to appear

Marvin Johnson-22-Trion-Crossing guardline with contraband, possession of telecommunications device by inmate

Mario Quinell Jones-39-Summerville-Probation violation

Dustin Dewayne Earl Hines-24-Summerville-Possession of firearm or knife during crime, possession/use of drug related objects, possession of marijuana less than 1oz., possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of oxycodone, possession of methylphenidate, possession of clonazepam

Heather Nicole Hines-25-Summerville- Possession of firearm or knife during crime, possession/use of drug related objects, possession of marijuana less than 1oz., possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of oxycodone, possession of methylphenidate, possession of clonazepam

Antonio Maurice Jenkins-28-Crossing guardline with contraband, possession of telecommunications device by inmate

Scott Allen Gaines Jr.-26-Trion-Crossing guardline with contraband, possession of telecommunications device by inmate

Lonnie C Green Jr.-30-Crossing guardline with contraband, possession of telecommunications device by inmate

Scott Gurule-34-Trion-Obstruction of an officer, battery, riot in penal institution

Christopher Shane Henry-31-Trion-Crossing guardline with contraband, crossing guardline with drugs, possession of marijuana less than 1oz., possession of prohibited items by inmate

Michael Anthony Crawford-31-Trion-Crossing guardline with contraband, possession of prohibited items by an inmate

Michael Dailey-35-Crossing guardline with contraband, possession of telecommunications device by inmate

Jesse Lamar Dennis-22-Crossing guardline with contraband, possession of telecommunications device by inmate

Devon Edwards-26-Possession of telecommunications by inmate, crossing guardline with contraband

Atravious Abercrombie-22-Possession of telecommunications device by inmate, crossing guardline with contraband

Wayne Timothy Allen-28-Crossing guardline with contraband, possession of prohibited items by inmate

Thomas Laverne Black-53-Summerville-Disorderly conduct

Terry Campbell-33-Crossing guardline with contraband, possession of telecommunications device by inmate

The City of Summerville Mayor and City Council will hold a 6-month Budget Review Work Session in the Council Chambers on Monday, Janaury 25th, 2010 beginning at 5:00 p.m.

FOUR SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH ELEVEN THEFTS IN WALKER COUNTY AND THREE IN CATOOSA – ACCORDING TO SHERIFF STEVE WILSON.  HEAT AND AIR UNITS AND METALS WERE TAKEN… TOTAL VALUE AROUND 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS.  HOMES, BUSINESSES AND EVEN A CHURCH WERE TARGETED. 

CHARGED WITH FELONY THEFTS WERE JASON LAMAR GUFFEY OF CHICKAMAUGA, JIMMY LAVERN GUFFEY OF ROCK SPRING, ROY GENE HANCOCK OF ROCK SPRING AND MELISA RENEA MASSENGALE OF CHICKAMAUGA.  SHERIFF WILSON SAID LAFAYETTE POLICE AND THE CATOOSA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ASSISTED IN THE INVESTIGATION.

WQCH

Georgia Northwestern Technical College has been awarded a $165,000 grant through the Northwest Georgia Re-gional Commission that will allow an expansion of adult education for eligible workers who have been displaced from their jobs.

This grant will aid GNTC’s service area which includes Catoosa, Walker, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon and Polk counties.

Program services will include 20 hours a week of instruction for refreshing basic academic skills, preparing for the GED test, learning English language skills and upgrading Georgia Work Ready Certificate skill levels to meet requirements for new employment.

Screening for participants began Jan. 11. Eligible participants will receive their books at no cost, and a GED Testing scholarship when they post passing scores on the official GED practice test between Jan. 11 and June 30.

Classes will be taught in Calhoun, LaFayette, Ringgold, Rockmart, Rock Spring, Rome, Rossville, Summerville and Trenton, in facilities associated with GNTC.

Walker County Messenger

Dr. Melvin Thomas, an associate director of the Floyd Family Medicine Residency Program, will lead a medical mission trip to Haiti beginning Jan. 30 and has an opportunity for others to participate.

Thomas has led several such trips to Haiti and the Dominican Republic over the past several years and has developed a relationship with missionaries and community leaders, particularly in the town of Ouanaminthe in Haiti’s northeast corner near its border with the Dominican Republic.

On each visit, Thomas seeks donations from pharmaceutical companies to stock clinic pharmacies, particularly with prescriptions to treat hypertension.

An equally pressing need is nutritional supplements for a poor population.

“We need vitamins for mothers, infants, children and adults as well as pre-natal vitamins,” Thomas said.

Individuals interested in contributing vitamins may contact Thomas at 706-509-3300 or by sending him an email to mthomas@floyd.org.

RNT

An accident on Friday afternoon left traffic backed up on Highway 27 in the Pennville Area.  Reports indicated that there were three vehicles involved in the accident that blocked the north bound lanes of Highway 27 near the old Pennville School for a period of time.  Chattooga County deputies along with Chattooga County EMS were dispatched to the scene.  There were injuries reported in the accident.  AM 1180 will have more information as it becomes available.

 The selection of a Summerville City Manager has been narrowed to a former county manager and a city comprehensive planner, according to Mayor Joe Robert Norton.  The Candidates have been identified as Charles Madray and Russell Thompson.  Madray was county manager in Brantley County  and Thompson works for the City of Milledgeville. The City Council is expected to make a decision about the city manager’s position in the near future.

For more read this article from The Summerville News:

http://www.thesummervillenews.com/

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There will be a Workshop followed by the Regular Council Meeting for the Town of Trion Thursday, January 28, 2010.  The Workshop will begin at 6:00 P.M. The Regular Council Meeting will follow the workshop after a brief break.