Listed on the March 30-April 2 Arrest Report at the Chattooga County Jail are:

Joseph Louis Clark Jr. — No charges listed

Kevin Seth Edwards — Child Support; burglary; theft by taking

Payton Jay Williamson — Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; VGCSA/ possession of a schedule II drug/ methadone; VGCSA/ manufacturing marijuana; VGCSA/ possession of marijuana with intent to distribute; VGCSA/ possession of marijuana

Raven Symone Wiggins — Probation Violation

Amber Marie Hovator — Failure to appear

Nathan Eugene Spicer — Hold for Hamilton County

Jose Mendez Reymoso — burglary

Matthew James Beech — Bondsman off bond

Daniel Eugene Wood — DUI/Alcohol; Failure to maintain a single lane

Jeffrey Dewayne Caldwell — Driving with suspended/revoked license; Defective/with taillights/taillight lenses

Amanda Celeste Thomas — simple battery

Daniel Eric Chawick — no charges listed

Jeremie Dexter Wallin — battery

Roger Christopher Vingham — simple battery; disorderly conduct

Ame Ann Rape — disorderly conduct

Terry Ray Potts — failure to appear

Audrey Elizabeth Wooten — disorderly conduct 

Smokin’ On The River, Chattooga’s barbecue event will be held Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6 at the parking lot at Chattooga  High School. Friday’s times are 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

The event will benefit The Well.

Forty-six teams will be competing for prize money of $9,950 and a trophy. Thirty-four professional teams are entered and 12 backyard teams. The awards ceremony is planned for 5 p.m. Saturday, April 6.

Nineteen vendors will be onsite for the event. They are Ronnie Beard, Rome; Cindy Beeman, Rome; April Moore, Trion; Jim Hornabee, Chattanooga, Tenn.; In-Dea Gibson, Collinsville, Ala.; James Hall, Rome; Patrick Snead, Menlo; Matt and Laura Dixon, LaFayette; Bobby Wright, Byron; National Title Pawn, Summerville; Samantha Brown, Summerville; Char-Broil; Great American BBQ Tour; Modern Woodmen, Summerville; Becky Cooke, Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.; David Schackett, Atlanta; Rebecca Dodd, Sylvania, Ala.; Travis Howell, Summerville and Todd Suggs, Trion.

The Summerville News

A driver and her daughter were unharmed Sunday, March 31, after they abandoned the car they were in moments before it was hit by a train.

Laterica Finley was driving her silver Chrysler Sebring eastbound on East 12th Street in South Rome when the car stalled on the tracks just before Cedar Avenue.

Finley said she was going over the tracks when the car's front axle broke. Finley said it was about a minute later that a Norfolk Southern engine heading south came through the crossing and rammed the passenger side of her car.

Luckily, she had gotten her 4-year-old daughter out of the back of the car and moved a safe distance away before the train got to the car.

Norfolk Southern spokeswoman Susan Terpay said company officials were called to the scene to inspect the train and the tracks before allowing the engine to start moving again.

East 12th Street was closed for some time before a crew arrived to clear it.

Terpay said the actions that Finley took once she realized her car would not move are exactly what people should do if they ever find themselves in a similar situation.

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The Walker County School System is holding a Town Hall Meeting on Thursday to answer questions about a new redistricting plan. The new plan centers around Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School.  

The new school opens in the fall with 500 to 550 new students. New districts will affect most elementary and middle schools in Walker County, with an especially large number of students being transferred to the new school from Rock Spring and Cherokee Ridge elementary schools. 

Students will be allowed to stay at their current school, as long as transportation is provided by parents.

The meeting is Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Advancing Education Center on Osburn Road in Chickamauga.  

The Friends of the Chattooga County Library will host its semi-annual book sale at the Summerville library from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Friday, April 12, and from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 13.

A “Friends Only” preview sale will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 11. Anyone wishing to join or renew their “Friends of the Library” membership may do so during the preview.

Richard Royal, Chairman of the Jekyll Island Authority, and State 4-H Club Director, Arch Smith, today announced a major new partnership between the two organizations that will improve, renovate and expand what is now the Jekyll Island 4-H Club Center. Governor Nathan Deal recommended and the General Assembly approved $12 million in funds in the FY14 budget for this purpose.

Under the partnership, the Jekyll Island Authority will assume responsibility for the camp from the UGA Cooperative Extension Service. The new Jekyll Island Children and Youth Center and related facilities will be significantly improved by the construction of a new education building, replacement of the 1950s-era dormitories, a new auditorium, and other essential buildings, grounds and roadway improvements.

State 4-H Club Director Arch Smith expressed “profound appreciation to Governor Deal and members of the General Assembly for their generosity in supporting funds to make some dreams come true concerning a significant updating and a virtual new camp to serve Georgia’s children and youth coming to Jekyll Island for camp and to study environmental education.” 

Jekyll Island Authority Chairman Richard Royal stated that “under the new partnership between the Jekyll Island Authority and the Cooperative Extension Service,  the 4-H camp  will now be named the Jekyll Island Children and Youth Center.     This area will always be used for children and youth, and under this arrangement with the Cooperative Extension Service, the State 4-H Club will continue to be able to plan and conduct their programs at the site, and the Authority will assume all responsibilities for operation, maintenance, construction, security, utilities, and housekeeping at the center.  Groups renting the facility will be responsibile for planning and conducting their activities and programs while at the site.”

Governor Deal expressed appreciation to the Jekyll Island Authority and to the Cooperative Extension Service in agreeing to this new partnership and further commented that he “is enthused and excited about the progress at Jekyll Island that is underway relating to new hotels and attractions to encourage people to visit the Georgia coast.   This new undertaking at Jekyll Island  adds still another very exciting attraction for children and youth that will pay huge dividends both in environmental education and enjoying outdoor activity at Georgia’s premier barrier island.”

This month’s meeting of The Arc of Chattooga County is scheduled for Tuesday, April 8th at 6:30 pm. All parents, family members and caregivers of people dealing with developmental disabilities are invited to attend and join us in our effort to bring change in our community for them. The public as always is invited to attend.