Voters in two Chattooga County municipalities will be voting for a mayor one week from tomorrow.  Lyerly and Trion have contested mayoral races.  Menlo Mayor Theresa Canada and Summerville Mayor Harry Harvey are unopposed.

In Trion former Trion Mayor and current councilman Lanny Thomas will be facing off against retired businessman Larry Stansell.  Stansell has also served on the Trion Town Council in the past.  Mayor Johnny Ingle chose not to run for re-election.

In Lyerly incumbent Mayor Josh Wyatt will be facing off against Lyerly resident Glen Hill.  

The election will be held next Tuesday with polls open from 7 AM until 7 PM.

Residents in Trion, Lyerly, Menlo and Summerville will also be voting on council seats in next week's election.

Three packs of ribeye steaks discovered in the middle of Rome Boulevard led to the arrest of a 37-year-old Ranger woman.

The manager at Ingles Supermarket called police after a woman was spotted shoving meat into her pocketbook. Sharon Hill is accused of leaving the store without paying for the $57.30 worth of steak.

Deputy Caine Railey caught up to Hill's car on Taylor Ridge. The deputy searched and did not find the meat. But Summerville Policeman Tim Fulmer found the steaks in the roadway.

"Miss Hill admitted to taking the meat. . ." Officer Rickey Van Pelt reported.

Hill was arrested for shoplifting.

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Prepare for a scare with Berry Colleges Scary Berry Haunted Hay Ride and Walking Trail this Thursday through Saturday.

Sponsored by the Berry College Block and Bridle Club, the hours are 8 to 11 p.m. Thursday, 8 to 12 p.m. Friday and 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday. Admission is $7 for adults, $3 for children 12 and under, and $5 for Berry students, faculty, staff and Shorter University students.

The hay ride starts in the Hermann Hall parking lot. Closed toe shoes are required on the walking trail. In years past, guests have experienced chainsaws, a maze, tractors hidden in the woods, scary figures, and strobe light effects. Dress warmly and prepare for a scare 

Camp New Dawn in McLemore Cove will sponsor a turkey shoot on November 9 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Activities also include a silent auction, kid zone with Nerf War and Inflatables, Flea market (booths still available for $10), door prizes and turkey sandwich lunch. All proceeds benefit children from low income families, giving them the chance to attend camp.

Physical address: 226 S. Cedar Ln, Chickamauga, GA 30707 Website: www.campnewdawnga.org Phone: 706-539-2235.

The Chattooga County Library will be hosting Astronomy for Everyone: Size and Scale of the Universe on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. Award-winning astrophysicist and national lecture, Kevin Manning will conduct us on an educational and entertaining exploration of the universe, stars, and other celestial wonders.

For 1 ½ hours you can escape this world and get a refreshing and bigger perspective by looking up to the stars. Following the formal indoor presentation, you can go outdoors to view celestial objects in the night sky through a powerful, hand-crafted telescope if the weather permits. View wonders such as the rings of Saturn and the craters of the Moon. Kevin Manning, a former consultant with NASA, expertly guides young and old in this exciting tour of night sky.

The program is free to all. Due to the length of the program, this family program is recommended for ages 10 and up or with high interest in astronomy. Please contact the library at 706-857-2553 with any questions.

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An official cause and manner of death in the homicide investigation of 3-year-old Ella Camp is expected within 30 days, authorities said.

Ella died Sept. 19 after being rushed to Children’s at Scottish Rite Pediatric Hospital in Atlanta. 

David Zachary Gresham, the 20-year-old boyfriend of Ella’s mother at the time, faces a murder charge in connection with the girl’s death. Police have said there are no other suspects in the homicide investigation.

The official cause and manner of Ella’s death — why she died and under what circumstances — remain unknown.

“The official cause and manner have not been determined,” Coroner Barry Henderson said.

The time needed to determine autopsy results varies, Henderson said. Results for a heart attack victim might take 10 days.

“In a case like this, it takes longer,” Henderson said.

According to police reports, Gresham had been with Ella on Sept. 17 before he took the girl and her family to Floyd Medical Center about 11:25 a.m. that day. Ella was unresponsive and had extreme head trauma.

Gresham then left the area and was not located at the time, reports state.

Ella was flown that day to Children’s at Scottish Rite Pediatric Hospital.

Gresham was arrested Sept. 18 on a probation warrant. Ella died the following day.

Initially held in the Floyd County Jail, Gresham is now incarcerated without bond at the Polk County Jail.

Read more: RN-T.com – Autopsy results in Ella Camp case expected within 30 days A

 Attorney General Sam Olens has announced that Georgia has joined with other states, territories, and the federal government to reach an agreement with Kmart Corporation to settle allegations that Kmart submitted false claims and false statements through its Kmart Pharmacy Centers to the federal government, state governments, and territories for payments relating to partial fills of prescriptions. Kmart will pay the states, the territories and the federal government a total of $2.55 million in civil damages and penalties to compensate Medicaid, Medicare and various federal healthcare programs for harm suffered as a result of its conduct.

As part of the settlement, the State of Georgia will receive approximately $22,000 in restitution and other recovery.

Kmart is alleged to have violated the False Claims Act by billing government health care programs (Medicaid, Tricare and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program) for all drugs included in a prescription when, for many prescriptions, it dispensed only a portion of the prescribed drugs. Although billed in full to the government health care programs, the remaining portion of the prescriptions was never dispensed to beneficiaries and was later returned to stock.

This settlement is based on a qui tam whistleblower case that was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan by a private individual who filed the action under the federal false claims statute.

A Cedartown, Georgia man was booked into the Cherokee County Detention Center Friday, accused of sexually abusing a child.

According to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office website, 25-year old Charles Edward McBurnett was taken into custody Friday evening.

McBurnett is charged with one count of Sexually Abusing a Child under the age of 12.

He remains jailed with bond set at $75,000.