The Chattooga Senior Center will be closed Monday due to the possibility of bad weather and ice on roads . They will update tomorrow for Tuesday. They ask that members please pass this information on to others if you have phone numbers.
There's Hope for the Hungry Food Program in cancelled for this month. It was to have been Wed., Feb. 18th at South Summerville Baptist Church from 10 AM until 1:00 PM.
The Food Truck and Counselors will be unable to come due to the death of a family member. They regret this cancellation but know you will understand.
Chattooga County Sheriff’s Department
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02/15/2015
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Knox, Gary Lee |
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51Inmates at Chattooga 54 Meals Ordered
27 Housed Out At Floyd County Jail
19 Housed Out At Polk County Jail
2 Housed Out At Walker County Jail
Total Inmates: 99
Governor Deal has declared a state of emergency for fifteen North Georgia counties in advance of winter weather. Chattooga County is NOT included:
Acting on a recommendation from the state's Emergency Operations Command, Gov. Nathan Deal this evening signed an executive order to declare a state of emergency for disaster preparedness for the 15 North Georgia counties under a winter storm warning and will ask state workers in affected areas who are not involved in emergency response to work from home.
"I am issuing this order out of an abundance of caution, so the state can make all preparations necessary to quickly and efficiently address any potential winter weather problems," said Deal. "We will monitor the weather throughout the night and allocate state resources as needed should ice formation creep further south into the metro area."
Deal has declared emergencies for Catoosa, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Rabun, Towns, Union, Walker, White and Whitfield counties. The governor's order notes that in these counties forecasts call for ice accumulation and moderately high wind gusts that could bring down tree limbs.
“I remain hopeful that the low pressure system will move northward, thus allowing warmer temperatures into our state,” Deal said. “With forecasts showing temperatures hovering around the freezing point, however, we have to work on the assumption that we’ll face icy conditions.”
In an effort to minimize the number of afternoon commuters, Deal is directing state agency heads to close state offices in the 15 affected counties as well as on Capitol Hill, with the exception of all essential and emergency personnel. State employees in these areas are encouraged to telecommute.
743 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO
7 AM EST TUESDAY…
* ACCUMULATIONS…TRACE AMOUNTS OF SLEET WITH A GLAZE OF
FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE.
* LOCATIONS…NORTH OF A LINE FROM BUCHANAN TO BUCKHEAD TO
DANIELSVILLE.
* HAZARD TYPES…A BRIEF MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET.
* TIMING…PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING
AS A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN…TRANSITIONING TO A MIX
OF FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE ADVISORY
AREA SHOULD BE ALL RAIN BY MONDAY EVENING. BRIEF LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE TOWARDS SUNRISE TUESDAY
AS PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO MOVE OUT.
* IMPACTS…A GLAZE OF ICE MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
ESPECIALLY ALONG BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ELEVATED SURFACES MAY
ALSO SEE A LIGHT GLAZE. BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY FORM MONDAY NIGHT
AND LAST THROUGH THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE…RESULTING IN
CONTINUED TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES BEYOND THE END OF THE ADVISORY
PERIOD.
* WINDS…SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH BY MONDAY AFTERNOON SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST TOWARD TUESDAY MORNING.
* TEMPERATURES…LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S MONDAY MORNING
INCREASING TO THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S MONDAY AFTERNOON. LOW
TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING SHOULD DROP INTO
THE UPPER 20S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
Eddie Henderson, GACEM
Director
Chattooga County EMA/E911
Mrs. Glenda Frances Goodridge Bennett, age 64, Lyerly, GA, passed away Saturday February 14, 2015, in Floyd Medical Center.
Mrs. Bennett was April 30, 1950, in Trion, GA, the daughter of the late Orbarn and Oneida Bailey Goodridge. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Danny Goodridge.
Survivors include Tony Cook, son, James I. Bennett JR, and friend, Tommy Lamar McKinnon, sister and brother-in-law, Shelia and Bobby Nixon, brother, Steve and Sue Goodridge.
Funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday February 17, 2015 from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kevin Norton officiating with interment in the Lyerly Cemetery. Active pallbearers, Daniel Nixon, Chris Nixon, Stacy Nixon, Olin Woody, Jerry Skelton, Kevin Bond.
Mrs. Bennett will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Monday February 16, 2015 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mrs. Glenda Frances Goodridge Bennett who died on Saturday
Sheriff Mark Schrader says that Superior Court and all jury trials scheduled for Monday have been cancelled due to the threat of winter weather. At this time the courthouse is still scheduled to be open, but there will be no court on Monday. A decision about Tuesday will be made later tomorrow.
The dairy heifer show that was to be held Monday at the Chattooga County Agricultural Building has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 28th, at 6pm.
