AN UPDATE ON THAT HUNTING ACCIDENT SUNDAY AT A WALKER COUNTY HUNTING PRESERVE, WHICH WAS HOSTING INSURANCE COMMISSIONER JOHN OXENDINE AND HIS TEENAGE SONS.
A DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES REPORT STATES THAT A 14 YEAR OLD HUNTER ACCIDENTALLY FIRED THE SHOTGUN PATTERN… WHICH STRUCK AND WOUNDED 59 YEAR OLD RUSSELL M. ROBERTSON JR. OF CHICKAMAUGA. THE OXENDINE CAMPAIGN HAS JUST RELEASED INFORMATION THAT THE BOY WHO ACCIDENTLY FIRED THE SHOT WAS 13 NOT 14 AND WAS THE SON OF THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.
THE AJC REPORTS THAT ROBERTSON WAS TAKEN BY PRIVATE CAR TO A ROME HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF ABOUT 30 BIRD-SHOT PELLETS IN HIS LEG. THE YOUNGSTER AND OTHER HUNTERS WERE FIRING AT A FLUSHED QUAIL AT THE TIME.
COMMISSIONER OXENDINE’S PARTY WAS BEING HOSTED AT THE PRESERVE BY A ROME GEORGIA INSURANCE COMPANY OWNER, DEE YANCEY III WHO ALSO OWNS THE HUNTING PRESERVE.
OXENDINE IS SLATED TO BE IN CHATTOOGA COUNTY ON FRIDAY TO SPEAK TO THE OPTIMIST CLUB AT THE TAVERN IN TRION.
WQCH / ROME NEWS TRIBUNE / AM 1180
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension will host a Beginners School for Small Farmers on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 from 8:30 am until 4 pm at Bartow County Cooperative Extension office. The program is aimed at presenting new or existing small farmers with topics that will assist them in their daily management and long term operations.
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Specialists and agents, along with representatives from the US Department of Agriculture-Natural Resource Conservation Service, Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Paulding County Farm Bureau are scheduled to present. These agencies will provide information on topics including small farm marketing, feasibility studies, insurance issues, licensing, rules and regulations, updated information on the Farm Bill and more.
Pre-registration for the program is required before Wednesday, January 27th. The cost to attend is $10 and lunch is included in this fee. To register, send your name, address, phone number, email address and check or money order for $10 made out to Rolling Hills RC&D Council, Inc, Small Farmer Program, 512 Main Street, Cedartown, Georgia 30125.
Floyd County Cooperative Extension operates as part of the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Our purpose is to bring current research and information to the people of Floyd County in the areas of agriculture and natural resources, 4-H and youth development, and family and consumer sciences. Please contact us at 706-295-6210 or look for more information on our webpage www.ugaextension.com/floyd .
A Mariatta woman received a citation from the Georgia State Patrol as the result of a wreck over the weekend on Lyerly Dam Road.
According to the report that was released this week by the GSP post in Rome, 34 year old April Mallonee Tyree of Mariatta was traveling west on Lyerly Dam Road when she came upon the sharp curve in the road she applied her brakes on her 2003 Dodge Ram pickup and slid into the front of Lee Alton Howard of Lyerly who was driving a 1998 Mazda. Howard’s vehicle began to spin out of control and landed off an embankment.
Howard received injuries from the accident and was transported to Floyd Medical Center by Chattooga County EMS.
Tyree received a citation for having slick tires on the rear of her pickup truck that were below the minimum tread that is legally allowed.
The Summerville News is reporting that a man was shot somewhere at a place off of Highway 337. The incident is currently under investigation and police are on the scene. AM 1180 Chattooga County Radio will have more information as it becomes available.
Reports indicate that the man was shot in the stomach and the arm.
UPDATE 12:52 AM
Information is still sketchy regarding the shooting incident off of Highway 337 that happened on Wednesday evening. According to reports a man was shot in the arm and the bullet went through his forearm and into his stomach. At last report Sheriff John Everett was on his way to Rome to the hospital to check on the man.
The circumstances around the incident are not known at this time. AM 1180 will have more information as it becomes available from local law enforcement.
From The Summerville News:
As of 1 AM, no charges have been filed against a Menlo man that allegedly shot another individual Wednesday evening.
Chattooga County Sheriff John Everett says some sort of domestic disturbance occurred at a residence off Old Hwy. 337 near Menlo. During the disturbance, Tony Gilley, Menlo, was shot with a .38 caliber pistol. The bullet traveled a few feet and first struck the victim’s forearm. The bullet passed through the arm and lodged into the victim’s stomach.
"He was super lucky. It went through his left forearm and into his abdomen. It didn’t get into anything. It was a good clean shot,’ Sheriff’s Chief Investigator Larry Kellett said early this morning."The man shot earlier is going to be fine. He is a very lucky man. The bullet didn’t hit any vital organs."
When first responders arrived, they found the victim alert and conscious. The victim was taken to a Rome hospital. No word on the victim’s condition has been released.
UPDATE THURSDAY 6:10 AM
The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Department has taken a man in custody in connection with the shooting of Tony Gilley yesterday evening. According to a spokesperson from the Chattooga County Jail – 27 year old Matthew Nathanial Christol was taken into custody yesterday evening around 9:30 PM and is being held on pending charges related to the shooting incident.
Reports of gun fire on Bittings Avenue in Summerville last night sent Summerville Police to the scene according to reports. Police Officer Steve Bates from the Summerville Police Department arrived on the scene after a resident reported hearing gun shots. The officer is reported to have heard the gunshots as well. The shooter was not found at last report but was reported to be wearing a red jacket, a black shirt, blue jeans and boots. No one was injured and the incident remains under investigation.
A federal agency is coming to investigate possible problems with how the City of Summerville manages sludge operations at its wastewater treatment plant, according to official sources. The Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a tip from an unnamed source that has the regulatory arm interested in the local operation, according to a source. Sludge is the treated solid byproduct sifted out of the city’s sewerage system. It is then applied to state approved fields and used as fertilizer. It’s unusual for the EPA to investigate local sewage problems. The city, like most municipal waste treatment plants, is certified through the state’s environmental regulatory agency called the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD). Mayor Norton says he welcomes federal investigators to inspect the city’s facility located at the end of Red Oak Road. The mayor said that he wasn’t sure when the EPA would be here. The city’s treatment plant Superintendent Scott Fowler says the city’s sludge program is already inspected by the state’s EPD. The sludge is also periodically tested for various levels of metals present in the waste. See more in The Summerville News here: http://thesummervillenews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2866&Itemid=1
A man hunting with Republican gubernatorial hopeful John Oxendine was "sprayed" in the leg during an organized quail hunt in Dade County on Sunday , the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned.
Oxendine, the sitting state insurance commissioner, was hunting with his children at a quail hunting preserve when someone accidentally fired their shotgun and an unnamed adult "was wounded superficially," Oxendine campaign spokesman David Crim said. Oxendine was not the shooter or the person wounded, Crim said.
Crim said Oxendine was hunting on land owned by a partnership that includes Delos "Dee" Yancey III, a Rome insurance executive.
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Randall Shane Reece, age 31 of Summerville, Charged with Disorderly Conduct, Fighting in a Public Place
Becky Rose Shilling,a ge 56 of Summerville, Charged with DUI / Drugs, Failure to Maintain a Single Lane
Donald Eugene Whaley, age 51 of Trion, Charged on a Good Behavior Warrant
Latisha Rochelle Brock, age 32 of Summerville, Charged with Disorderly Conduct, Fighting in a Public Place
Brooklyn Marshez Bryant, age 17 of Summerville, Charged with Possession of Marijuana Less than 1 oz.
Brandon Sean Hunnicutt, age 17 of Lyerly, Charged with Possession / Use of Drug Related Objects, Possession of Marijuana Less than 1 oz.
Dewey Edward Padgett, age 32 of Trion, Charged with Fighting in a Public Place, Disorderly Conduct
Savador Arriaga, age 28 of Trion, Charged with Driving without a Valid License, DUI / Alcohol, Open Container
Brian Allen Howell, age 39 of Armuchee, Charged with Probation Violation
Timothy Wells Jones, age 27 of Ringgold, Hold for Transport
Chattooga County Extension Agent Rebecca Thomas will be in the studio at AM 1180 at 8:15 this morning to talk about healthy lifestyle choices and spring garden preparation…don’t miss it!