A small portion of Highway 68 in Gaylesville was blocked for an extended period of time Monday afternoon as firefighters worked to contain a fuel spill from an 18-wheeler which belonged to ‘All-4-One Transport’ out of Dalton, Georgia.

The mishap occurred shortly before 1:00pm, just north of the Gaylesville four-way stop.

The driver of the truck told authorities, that both of the straps holding the fuel tank on the vehicle broke, causing him to drag the tank for a short distance.

Approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled onto the roadway – fortunately there was an extremely quick response by members of the Gaylesville Fire Department, as they were able to contain the spillage before it made it into a nearby drainage ditch.

Cherokee County EMA Director Beverly Daniel was also called to the scene; meanwhile, firefighters continued to re-route traffic while finishing the clean-up operation.

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According to the Georgia Ports Authority a 3.6 percent increase of 20 foot Equivalent Unit containers were recordeed during the second quarter of fiscal 2010. Also, the total number of TEUs in December were 217,643, an 18.2 percent increase compared with December 2008.

Export volumes for December jumped 11.4 percent, while loaded import containers volume rose 8 percent.

Coosa Valley News

A resident of Chattooga County has been chosen to serve on State School Superintendent Kathy Cox’s Parent Advisory Council.

Jan Willingham, a parent with students in Menlo School, was selected to serve on the council which will meet two times this year with Cox to discuss education issues in Georgia. Their primary focus will be increasing parent and family engagement to ensure student success.

A total of 28 parents from across the state will participate on the council.

The Board of Directors of "The Well" located in Chattooga County held a brainstorming session on Tuesday evening at the fellowship hall of Summerville First Baptist Church.  Civic and community leaders along with interested citizens gathered to offer ideas for fundraising and networking for the organization.

The Well is the only emergency shelter for homeless women and children in Northwest Georgia.  About 100 women per year are helped with food, clothing, shelter, referrals and other emergency needs.  Board President Melvin Mosley told those in attendance at last night’s meeting that it was important for the community to know about the organization which serves Chattooga and surrounding counties.

Next week on Wednesday – February 3rd – Fredda McCrickard who serves on the Board of Directors for The Well will be in the AM 1180 studios for a live interview at 8:15.  Be sure to tune in to learn more about this important organization.

Chattooga High School will hold a school council meeting today in their media center at 5pm. All public is invited to attend.

Brandi Nicole Barr, age 21 of Trion, Burglary Party to a Crime

Joseph Edward Watkins, age 35 of Summerville, Charged with Probation Violation

Courtney Marie Chamlee, age 19 of Summerville, Superior Court Sentence

Pasquel Ramirez London, age 25 of Summerville, Charged with Simple Battery – FVA

Steven Mentelle Nichols, age 21 of Rome, Charged with Burglary

Justin Tolbert Pettyjohn, age 17 of Rome, Charged with Burglary

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The Gordon County law enforcement personnel are investigating a possible murder suicide that occurred sometime Sunday.

According to Deputy Coroner Bo Nicholson: Brothers, Jerry Cox 61, and Roger Cox, 57, were found dead in their home located at 250C Knight Road in Ranger Sunday evening.

Nicholson said that a neighbor called 911 at approximately 8:03 p.m. Sunday night after attempting to visit the two men and finding no response.

According to sheriff’s deputies, investigating detectives believe one of the men, shot and killed the other before killing himself.

Detectives executed a search warrant at the home, and several articles of evidence were collected.

The two men died of apparent gun shot wounds, said Nicholson. The official time of death was 9:47 p.m., however Nicholson said the two had been dead for several hours.

Jerry Cox’s children been notified, and officials are still looking for Roger Cox’s immediate family.

Two bodies have been transported to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab in Decatur for post-mortem inspection.

Calhoun Times