Jonathan Breeyear Sausville, 25, of 526 Norton Rd. in Summerville, was arrested early Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. by the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office on a hold for court. He remained in jail Wednesday morning.

Issued by The National Weather Service
Atlanta, GA
10:16 pm EST, Wed., Jan. 27, 2010

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF TEXAS… ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA… AND TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST BY SATURDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING AND END DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA… MAINLY NORTH OF A CEDARTOWN TO HELEN LINE… THE PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET FRIDAY MORNING BUT BECOME ALL RAIN BY NOON FRIDAY. AS COLD AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON… THE RAIN COULD BE MIXED AGAIN WITH SLEET. THE RAIN AND SLEET MIXTURE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AND END AS A BRIEF MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW SATURDAY MORNING.

CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY EXISTS WITH RESPECT TO HOW MUCH COLD AIR WILL BE IN PLACE DURING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE… HOWEVER EXACT AMOUNTS REMAIN UNKNOWN. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS THESE DETAILS BECOME MORE CLEAR

Mardoqueo Diaz Perez, age 24 of Trion, Charged with Failure to Maintain a Single Lane, Driving too Fast for Conditions and Driving without a Valid License

Cassie Maria West, age 21 of Chickamauga, Charged with Probation Violation

Jerry Mack Parker, Jr., age 39 of Rome, Charged with Probation Violation

Adam Dewayne Milam, age 23 of Summerville, Charged with Criminal Trespass

Kayla Leeann Johnson, age 19 of Summerville, Charged with Weekend Superior Court Sentence

You may have received a phone call this week from someone doing a survey asking you about your gas service.

The City of Summerville told AM 1180 that the survey was required as part of a Public Awareness Program to inform the city’s customers and the general public about the hazards associated with natural gas and what to do in an emergency.

The plan calls for a vairety of notifications to be made to customers, non-customers, public officials and emergency responders.  The primary requirement is to evaluate and document the effectiveness of the program which was the purpose of the phone survey.

SHERIFF STEVE WILSON HAS SOME POSITIVE NEWS TO SHARE IN HIS FIGHT WITH MULTIPLE MYELOMA.  ON HIS FACEBOOK PACE, WILSON WROTE: "GREAT NEWS – MY BONE MARROW TEST WAS NEGATIVE FOR PLASMA CANCER CELLS… THE DOC SAYS THE CHEMO IS WORKING, AND I AM IN REMISSION."  AHEAD FOR SHERIFF WILSON IS A STEM CELL TRANSPLANT IN MID-MARCH.  HE ADDED "THE LORD HAS ANSWERED AND HONORED THOUSANDS OF PRAYER PETITIONS ASKING FOR MY HEALING… I GIVE HIM ALL THE CREDIT."

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A big day is planned in Lyerly on February 6th to let folks know about Severe Weather Awareness Week.  Organizers with the Town of Lyerly plan a day of events that will include a special sounding of the newly installed tornado siren.

A special speaker from the National Weather Service will be on hand that day in Lyerly.  Barry Gooden will be speaking at 11 AM at the Lyerly Town Hall.  The Lyerly Fire Department will be selling food that day as well for a fund-raiser.

AM 1180 Chattooga County Radio will be onhand for the event – broadcasting live from Lyerly from 10 AM until 1 PM.  Also, Lyerly Mayor Jessica Eller will be in the AM 1180 Studios next Wednesday morning to talk about the event. 

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

Lawmakers are taking a closer look at texting while driving legislation proposed last week.

Representatives on the House public safety committee debated the bill on Wednesday. At issue was how law enforcement would be able to determine if a driver is texting or using their cell phone for another purpose.

State Rep. Amos Amerson urged his colleagues not to focus on how the proposed law would be enforced. And supporters of the bill say its main purpose will be as a deterrent to would-be offenders, who may be broken of the habit with the threat of a hefty fine and driving penalties.

At the end of the hour-long hearing, the bill was referred to a study committee for further consideration.

Representative Barbara Massey Reece told AM 1180 that the bill deserves "careful consideration."

RNT / AM 1180

Newly installed Chamber Chairman, Sam Barbre, announced Friday that former Governor Roy Barnes will headline the annual meeting of the Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce to be held at the Chattooga County Civic Center on Friday, February 12, 2010 at 7:00PM.  Congressman Phil Gingrey will speak at the March luncheon of the chamber scheduled for noon March 8 at the Summerville Depot.Reservations are required for the annual meeting and are $25 per seat. You can email a reservation through the Chamber website at:www.ChattoogaChamber.org or directly to info@ChattoogaChamber.orgIf email is not an option you can call the Chamber office at 706-857-4033 and leave your name and number of reservations needed.  If you want a confirmation, please leave us an email address.  The deadline for reservations for the annual meeting is February 9.Details for reservations for the March luncheon will be posted to the Chamber website when available. 

CHS Calling all Junior……..Parents?
Chattooga High School needs to meet face-to-face with all parents who have junior students. As you know, every high school student in the state of GA must pass all 5parts of the Ga High School Graduation Test(GHSGT) in order to graduate. The test is rapidly approaching, and we are busily preparing our students, but we need our parents help.
CHS has prepared a study packet for every junior. This packet contains a study guide for each of the four academic areas.The packet also includes helpful test-taking tips. There is a packet available for each student, but there is one catch. We want the parent to come to CHS and pick-up the materials. We would like to be able to say that we have had a personal conversation with every junior parent concerning the GHSGT and its importance.
We are giving parents the opportunity to receive these packets the entire month of February. All you have to do is come to CHS anytime during the day(7:45am-4:00pm) and ask to see one of your child’s academic teachers. The teacher will briefly meet with you to go over the materials in the packet . If there is a particular subject area teacher you would rather meet with, the planning times are listed below:
Science teachers have planning from 7:50 until 8:47
Math teachers have planning from8:52 until 9:46
English teachers have planning from 11:44 until
1:10
Social Studies teachers have planning from 2:14 until 3:08

Chattooga Chat on Monday, February 8 at 5: 00 would be another great time for junior parents to pick -up the study materials in addition to having the packets available during the school day for the entire month of February.
We at CHS want the best for all of our students , but we need the help of our parents. We must all do our part in this journey toward high school graduation