A Chattooga County man reported on April 27 that he was the victim of identity theft.
According to the report, the man said he was notified by his attorney that he was charged more than $4000 by American Express Bank.
The money reportedly was charged out of Arizona.
MR. DAVID WILSON HALL, III, age 38, of Cloudland, Georgia passed away Friday, April 19, 2013. Born in Scottsdale, Arizona on October 17, 1974, He was preceded in death by mother-the late Alice Peterson Hall,
Surviving is His father-David W. Hall, II of Satellite Beach, FL.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.
Mrs. Sybil F. Cleveland, age 89, of Trion, GA, passed away Saturday April 20, 2013 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Cleveland was born August 13, 1923, in Chattooga County GA, the daughter of the late Marshal and Kate Cox Freeman. She was retired having worked for Fred & Ross Thomas Realty and Broome & Son Ice Company & Gyro Car Wash. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lamar Jack Cleveland, and a daughter, Gail Beck Wilbanks.
Survivors include her Grandsons, Jason Beck, Adam Beck, Son-in-law, Sherman Wilbanks.
Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday April 24, 2013 from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Wilborn officiating with interment in the Greenhills Memory Garden. Active pallbearers, B.J. Gamble, Seth Turner, Clint Dillard, Jim Wisherd, Eddie Massey, Clay Sizemore. Honorary pallbearers, the Staff and Employee’s of The Suites at OakView.
Mrs. Cleveland will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday April 23, 2013. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Listed on the April 20 Arrest Report are:
John Charles Agan — Public Intoxication
Terry Donald Greene Jr. — Failure to appear/two counts; Expired tag
Michael Stephen Henderson — DUI; Driving without a valid license
Jeffrey Baxter Hines — Probation violation
Jennifer Michelle Lesperance — Disorderly Conduct
A bomb was thrown into a crowd of people in one of America’s largest cities. Seven policemen and five civilians were killed. An intensive manhunt for the perpetrators ensued. Suspects were identified and the public was put on notice that these terrorists weren't “real Americans.” They weren't of Scotch-Irish or English descent. According to the media and even the government these terrorist could be identified because of their ethnic background.
The year was 1886. The city was Chicago, Illinois. The suspected “terrorist” were called “anarchist” and were those pesky German immigrants. A new “bogey-man” was born in the American mindset. Never mind that Germans had been immigrating to this country since before the Revolution. Anyone with a German sounding name was suspect. For the next thirty years the suspicion of German immigrants continued. Today many Americans can trace their family tree back to Germans who came to this country for the same reasons many others have: the hope of freedom and a better life.
Fast forward to the twenty-first century and you make the relevant connection. To castigate a whole group of people because of their ethnicity, religious affiliation or country of origin is not only an exercise in paranoia; it is a recipe for bigotry and hatred that is not in keeping with the idea that our country is a nation of immigrants who seek a better life and freedom.
So many haven’t a clue as to where the two Boston bombing suspects come from or anything about their ethnic background. Even in the information age we live in many people, including some in the media, don’t know the difference between Chechnya and the Czech Republic: the first, part of the Russian Federation and the second, an Eastern European country 1600 miles away.
These men should be held accountable for their actions. Americans on the left, right and in the middle all should say a prayer of thankfulness for the elimination and capture of the suspects and be grateful to the Boston PD and FBI Agents who brought a relatively swift resolution to this horrific event.
At the same time we should remember that jumping to conclusions and making generalizations is no substitution for true justice.
It appears the city-hall drama in Fort Oglethorpe will continue for awhile.
Appeals hearings for the fired police chief and public works director, which were scheduled for Monday night, have been put off with no new date set.
The attorney for Chief David Eubanks and Public Works Chief Jeff Long had a conflict with court dates.
The two men were abruptly fired on March 22 with no reason made public at the time. City Manager Ron Goulart was forced to resign at the same meeting.
Two Summerville men were arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop in Walker County this past week.
James Brian Henry and Frank Anthony Miller, both in their early 30s, were charged with possession of methamphetamine. Henry was also charged with obstruction, no license and no insurance. Miller was additionally charged with possession of drug-related objects and giving a false name to officers.
Both men live on Northern Heights Circle in Summerville, but at different addresses.
A burglary was reported April 17 at a Ridgeway Road, Trion home.
According to the report, the burglary occurred sometime between 7:15 a.m. and just after noon. Forced entry is believed to have been made through the rear door. Exact items stolen are not listed on the report. However, the report indicates that firearms valued at $340; office equipment valued at $260; and electronics valued at $310 were taken, as well as other items with a total value of $1351. The investigation is ongoing, according to the report.
A Chattooga County man has been charged with simple battery under the family violence act.
According to the report 57-year-old Hoyt Marks is accused of getting into a physical confrontation with Lori Jones at their Old Highway 27 residence . Jones accused Marks of grabbing her and hitting her, open handed, on the cheek. Jones reportedly had a scrape on her hand. Jones also accused Marks of throwing her on the couch and choking her. She reportedly produced hair from her head that she said Marks pulled when they fought.
Marks was not at the home when officers arrived but was located by deputies and was taken to jail.