United Community Bank in Summerville and Trion will open at 10 AM on Saturday.
Mr. William “Pete” Cooper, age 83, of Lyerly, GA, died Friday, February 20, 2015, at his residence.
Mr. Cooper was born February 12, 1932, in Subligna, GA, son of the late Floyd and Jessie Mae Elsberry Cooper. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the Korean War, and prior to his retirement, was employed with Textile Mechanical Service. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Dennis Cooper.
Mr. Cooper is survived by his wife, Betty Ann Cooper; children, Randy and Tammy Cooper, Rita Brooks and Peter Sussman, Beverly Simpson, Tina Reynolds, Cindy and Randy Broyles, Kim and Greg Hurley, and Kelly and Rodney Yarborough; 16 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Mr. Cooper will be held at 4:00 P.M. Sunday, February 22, 2015, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ronald Berry officiating.
Mr. Cooper will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 2:00 P.M. until the hour of service on Sunday.
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. William “Pete” Cooper who died on Friday.
A LaFayette attorney has been arrested on a shoplifting charge… and when taken to jail, it was found he was carrying enough cash to make the purchase.
Sixty-three year old William David Hentz was taken into custody at the local Fred’s Department Store in LaFayette’s Thrifty Shopping Center, Thursday evening.
Store personnel told police they observed Hentz take two Kodak 8-gig flash drives out of the packaging… total value: $21. The packaging was later located, hidden behind other merchandise in the store.
When confronted by police, Hentz turned-over the flash drives on his person. He was charged with theft by taking, according to local jail records.
Powered by a late surge, Georgia’s enrollment in the 2015 health insurance exchange easily surpassed the half-million mark.
Federal officials said Wednesday that 536,929 Georgians selected a plan or were automatically re-enrolled in the state exchange. The Affordable Care Act provides for exchanges in all 50 states, and this is their second year of operation.
Open enrollment ended Sunday. The figures show that Georgia enrollment accelerated in the final two weeks, with more than 60,000 signing up. As of Feb. 6, 468,464 had enrolled in coverage in Georgia.
This year’s enrollment number far outpaces last year’s Georgia exchange total of 316,543, and exceeded many projections for the state.
Two Northwest Georgia residents were arrested on drug charges early Thursday afternoon in Cherokee County, Alabama.
Demetrius Diefoley Depray Hamlin, age 18 and Jayla Katriece Callaway, also age 18, both of Rome, were each charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana 2nd Degree and Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Both were booked into the Cherokee County Detention Center at around 3:00pm Thursday, where they remain awaiting setting of bond.
Rome police have now said that over 30 victims have been reported from an identity theft at Shorter University. Reports said that the people had their medical records stolen and have now used their information to file fraudulent tax returns. Police sad that two files medical records belonging to student athletes were taken from Shorter back in September 2014.
Investigators said that the door to the records room was not locked and was easily accessible for the suspect(s).
They added that more than 900 records could have been taken.
On Friday, State School Superintendent Richard Woods, named 609 Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools, including AP Challenge Schools Chattooga and Trion.
AP courses and exams are administered by the College e Board, which also administers the SAT. AP courses are one of several ways Georgia students can access college-level learning opportunities. Students who receive a 3, 4, or 5 on AP exams may receive college credit.
The 2015 AP Honor Schools are named in five categories, based on the results of 2014 AP courses and exams. A list of categories is below, and a full list of schools in each category is attached.
The Georgia Department of Education began recognizing AP Honor Schools in 2008. This recognition began with the first three categories listed below; AP STEM and AP STEM Achievement categories were added in 2011, and the AP Humanities category was added in 2015.
Berryton Baptist church has canceled "When love was born" play for Saturday night.