Some Chattooga County residents have still not signed up for the Code Red weathe alerts.  The free service will send a message to a landline or a cell phone in the event of a weather emergency.  The alerts are specific for each area of the county.

Chattooga County Emergency Management Agency encourages county residents to register for Code Red.

Residents can sign up by registering online here on the AM 1180 Chattooga County Radio website or on the county website at www.chattoogacountyga.com or by calling Chattooga County EMA at 706-857-3400.

According to a presentation made this week by the Georgia Student Finance Commission to a Joint Economic Development & Tourism Committee, the Class of 2016 (this year’s incoming high school freshman class) will receive less than 50% of college tuition costs from the HOPE Scholarship. Because of a widening gap between Georgia Lottery revenues and college tuition costs, HOPE scholars …can expect to have significantly higher out-of-pocket costs.

Because of the problem, Georgia Lottery officials discussed with legislators the possibility of permitting video lottery terminals at several locations around the state as a means of increasing revenues for HOPE. Georgia Lottery President Margaret DeFrancisco told lawmakers she does not believe the current menu of games can provide a significant enough of an increase in revenue to meet the demand of lottery-funded education programs. According to Lottery Board Chairman James Braswell, the agency will not add video lottery terminals without a broader discussion with the public and elected officials.

Supplemental Educational Services (Free Tutoring) is available for eligible students that attend Chattooga High School, Leroy Massey Elementary School, and Summerville Middle School.  Students that receive free or reduced meals qualify for Supplemental Educational Services (Free Tutoring).

If your child is eligible for Supplemental Educational Services you will receive a letter and a request for services form through the mail.  For more information contact Beth Morgan, Chattooga High School Asst. Principal at 706-857-2402, Brian Beasley, Leroy Massey Elementary Principal at 706-857-6660, Kevin Muskett, Summerville Middle School Principal at 706-857-2444, or the Chattooga County Board of Education Title I Office at 706-859-3041.

Enrollment for Supplemental Educational Services (Free Tutoring) will end on Tuesday, February 14, 2012.

A Lyerly man was issued a citation and a warning after an accident on Shinbone Valley Road in Menlo that took out around 200 feet of fencing around a pasture.

The Georgia State Patrol said that  twenty-two year old Kyle Edwards of Lyerly lost control of his 1989 Chevy pickup while negotiating a curve about four-tenths of a mile from the intersection of Highway 48 on Shinbone Valley Road.  Edwards left the roadway and damaged around 200 feet of fence on the property of Eddie Massey in Menlo.

Troopers said that Edwards failed to report the accident to law enforcement and only reported it after contacting Luallens Wrecker Service to tow the vehicle from the scene.  Edwards was issued citations for failure to report an accident and issued a warning for faulty equipment.

There is no doubt that fog was a factor in the wreck on Tuesday, January 11th, between a Ford Taurus and a Mack log truck on Highway 157 at Cloudland.  What remains to be seen is if citations will be issued in connection with the accident and just who might be issued citations.

The Georgia State Patrol released a report yesterday on the accident that stated that the log truck, driven that belongs to Double A Timber of a Unity Church Road address in Chattooga County and was driven by 50 year old David Dewayne Patterson of an East Armuchee Road address, did pull into the path of an oncoming vehicle on Highway 157. 

However, the report also stated that the car, which was a 2000 Ford Taurus driven by 38 year old Michael Clayton Smith of a Gilreath Mill Road, Cloudland address, did not have the headlights in the "on" position when troopers checked at the scene.  According to the report, Smith told troopers that he "believed" the headlights were on but "that he was not certain."  Smith told troopers that he was traveling at or about the posted speed limit of 55 miles per hour.

The report said that citations may still be issued in connection with the accident.

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There will be a free self-defense training class for ladies at the Trion Rec. Dept on 01/31/2012. Registration is required and preference will be given to developmentally disabled ladies and seniors. The event is expected to start at 10 a.m. and last until around 4:30. Please call 706.859.7875 or 706.844.2952 or send email to arcofchattooga@charter.net or resource1ofchattooga@yahoo.com. This event is sponsored by the Arc of Chattooga, Resource 1 of Chattooga County and the GA. Commission on Women.
 

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