Mr. Jerry Wayne Thornberry, age 52, of Menlo, Georgia, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Thornberry was born in Trion, Georgia on May 25, 1959, son of the late J.P. Thornberry and Jo Hall Thornberry. He was a graduate of Chattooga High School.
Mr. Thornberry is survived by a number of cousins.
Funeral Services for Mr. Thornberry will be held Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Mason Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Pledger officiating. Interment will follow in the Alpine Cemetery.
Mr. Thornberry will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 until 8 P.M.
MR. EUGENE STODDARD TAYLOR, JR., age 83, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, January 12, 2012, in the local nursing home. A native of northwest Georgia.
He was born to the late Eugene Stoddard Taylor, Sr. and the late Adeline Wright Taylor on May 22, 1928. Mr. Taylor was a member of the Presbyterian Church, served in the U.S. Marines during Korea, and was a retired attorney-at-law.
Surviving are daughter-Elizabeth Taylor Archer of Chattanooga; son-Eugene S. Taylor, III of Atlanta; granddaughter-Hannah Archer; grandson-Jamie Archer. Graveside service will be held Sunday, January 15th, at 2:00 P.M. in the Family lot of Summerville Cemetery with Rev. Mike Penson officiating.
The Family will receive friends Sunday at the Funeral Home from 1 P.M. until the hour of service. Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. Eugene Stoddard Taylor, Jr.
No serious winter weather is expected for Chattooga County. However, Chattooga County EMA Director Eddie Henderson said that Robert Garcia with the National Weather Service said that we could see some winter weather in the form of snow showers tonight. Henderson said that the National Weather Service said that we should be back above the freezing mark by 10AM -11AM on Friday morning. There could be some icing on bridges and overpasses Friday morning.
The latest from the National Weather Service:
Today: A chance of drizzle, then a chance of rain after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 52. West wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight: A chance of snow showers before 1am, then a slight chance of flurries. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 41. West wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind between 10 and 15 mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 57.
The Chattooga County Water District has seen an increase in revenues over the past four years due to water line expansion throughout the county according to County Commissioner Jason Winters.
Winters said that in 2008 the Chattooga County Water District had a monthly average income of $37,230.50 and a yearly total of $446,766.13. That compares with a 2011 monthly average income of $70,059.18 and a yearly total income of $840,651.02
Water revenues for the Chattooga County Water District have increased by 88% due to expansion of the system. Winters said "We will expect to see the water revenue increase higher in 2012 by an estimated $12,000 to $15,000 per month due to the additional 300 customers brought online by the recent 40 miles of water line installed."
Water line expansion is ongoing at Cloudland and in the Holland and Chattoogaville areas. With the expansion of the water lines Chattooga County also will be in a position to sell water to neighboring counties in the future.
Jimmy Holbrook serves on the Chattooga County Water District Board representing the Cloudland area.
The wreck on Highway 157 at Cloudland Tuesday may have been caused by the foggy conditions that persisted throughout the day and into the night. The Georgia State Patrol post in Rome released the names of the drivers late Wednesday afternoon, but the accident report is incomplete.
The accident happened as a log truck was pulling out of Otting Tract Wildlife Management Area off of Georgia Highway 157 at Cloudland and was struck by an oncoming vehicle. The log truck, a 2006 Mack, 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. The car was a 2000 Ford Taurus driven by 38 year old Michael Clayton Smith of a Gilreath Mill Road, Cloudland address.
Witnesses told AM 1180 that the car hit the log truck in the fuel tanks. Residents in the area say that the logging company has signs posted along Highway 157 to warn drivers that trucks may be entering the roadway. However, some residents of Cloudland say that with the foggy conditions it was extremely hard to see the trucks entering the roadway.
No one appears to have been seriously injured in the accident. Once again, the accident is still under investigation by the Georgia State Patrol post in Rome.
Billy Dewayne Allmond of Summerville, Charged with Probation Violation
Mark Herbert Manion of LaFayette, Sentenced to 3 Days to Serve in Jail
James Daniel Nave of Chickamauga, Charged with VGCSA – Possession of Schedule II Drug, Giving False Name / Address / Birthdate
Macklen Leroy Schrader of Trion, Sentenced to Serve 24 Hours in Jail