Georgia Best Event with Labor Comm. Mark Butler in Summerville

Georgia Northwestern Technical College Office of Adult Education wants to invite you to a GeorgiaBEST event at the Summerville Adult Education Center, located at 152 Senior Drive, Summerville, GA  30747 on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 1:00p.m. 
 
We are honoring two GED students who have completed this program and received their GeorgiaBEST certificate from the Georgia Department of Labor.  Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler will be coming to make the presentations!
 
GNTC works with the Georgia Department of Labor on Business Ethics Student Training (BEST) to help students master the ten soft skills standards that Georgia businesses want from their employees.   GNTC is the first technical college and we are the first Adult Education program in the state to adopt GeorgiaBEST for our students. 
 
Come and join us in recognizing these two students for their efforts.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Mrs. Farice Cavin Incomplete Obit(M)

Mrs. Farice Cavin, age 73, of Gaylesville, AL, passed away Wednesday February 4, 2015, at her residence.
 
Mrs. Cavin was born June 29, 1942, in Summerville, GA, the daughter of the late Claude Willingham and Pearl Shaver Willingham.  She was a member of Chesterfield Baptist Church.  Mrs. Cavin was retired from Bigelow Carpet.  Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Frank Cavin; and a granddaughter, Amanda Hartline.
 
Survivors include daughters and son-in-law, Kim Bullard, Becky and
Phil Lenderman; sister, Faye Tucker; brothers, George Willingham,
Bud Willingham, and Bob Willingham; grandchildren, Jerry and
Crystal Hartline, and Whitney Bullard; great-grandchildren, Drew
Hartline, Danielle Hartline, Isabella Hartline, Vivian Hartline, and
Cayla Couch; great-great-grandchild, Nevah Rose King.
 
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a. m. EST on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ricky Clark and Rev. Steve Bishop officiating.  Burial will follow in Ami Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Jerry Hartline, Drew Hartline, Phil Lenderman, Jamie Cavin, Jeff Barnes, Kenny Tucker, Steve Tucker, Joey Tucker, and Richard Chumbler.  Honorary pallbearers will be all members of Chesterfield Baptist Church.
 
Mrs. Cavin will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. EST on Friday.

Mr. James William McDonald Obit (M)

Mr. James William McDonald, age 85, of Summerville, GA, died Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.
 
Mr. McDonald was born January 29, 1930, in LaFayette, GA, son of the late Winston Alton and Margaret Corrine Williams McDonald.  He was retired from the City of Summerville and was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served in the Korean War.  He was also a member of the V.F.W. Post 6688 and the American Legion Post 129.  In addition to his parents, Mr. McDonald was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Arleetha Wilson McDonald; and a granddaughter, Cortney Leann Fulmer.
 
Mr. McDonald is survived by his sons, Randy McDonald and Rex McDonald; daughters, Jamye McDonald, Kyla Wilbanks, and Margaret Nell Fulmer; sisters, Thelma Brown, Kathryn McDonald, Dean Cox, and Frances Payton; 11 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; and special friend, Goldie Patty.
 
Funeral services for Mr. McDonald will be held at 3:30 P.M. Friday, February 6, 2015, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Terry Shores officiating.  Interment will follow in the Greenhills Memory Gardens.  Active pallbearers will be grandsons and include Jordan Wilbanks, Joshua Wilbanks, Jonathan McDonald, Isaac McDonald, Benji McDonald, and nephew, James Mullins.  Honorary pallbearers will be the Chattooga Senior Center, the members of the V.F.W. Post 6688, and the employees of the City of Summerville.
 
Mr. McDonald will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Thursday, February 5, 2015.
 
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. James William McDonald who died on Tuesday. 

Town of Trion to test Tornado siren

The Town of Trion announces it will be testing its tornado siren today (

Wednesday ) at noon….Testing is done the 1st Wednesday of the month

Arrest Report February 4, 2015

                Chattooga County Sheriff’s Department

                              24 Hour Arrest Report

                                       02/03/2015

Name:

 

Charges:

Arresting

Officer:

Bond

Amount:

Amount

Paid:

Cannon, Amber

Child Support

D. King

$2509.43

 

Orozco, Itzel

Sentenced

J. Durham

N/A

 

Tidwell, Bobby

Pending Charges

D. Blackmon

N/A

 

Watt, Allen

Pending Charges

T. Harris

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51 Inmates at Chattooga 55 Meals Ordered

20 Housed at Floyd Co

                                 0 Housed at Walker Co

17 Housed at Polk Co Jail

  Total Inmates: 83

Dump Station Building Broken Into

Last week Chief Deputy Kevin Woods with the Chattooga County Sheriff's Department observed the door to the attendant's building at the Chattooga County Dump Station located off of Highway 48 had been broken into.

Woods believed that the door had been broken in but could not tell if any items were missing.  He then contacted Chattooga County Public Works Director Joe Reed who said that he knew about the building being broken into and that some items were missing from the building.

The case was turned over to investigations.  

Family Concerned About Mahan Road Man’s Finances

According to a report released yesterday by the Chattooga County Sheriff's Department, a family member reported that she had been concerned after her father, identified in the report as Mr. James Morrow of Mahan Road, was transported to the hospital.  Family members had found Mr. Morrow lying on the bedroom floor of his home.  Mr. Morrow's daughter told a responding deputy that after her father was transported to the hospital, she was cleaning her father's house and found money missing from the residence.  The woman also said that her father had been making strange withdrawals from his bank account, including a withdrawal for $15,000.  The Chattooga County Sheriff's Department is investigating.

 

Woman Accuses Grandson of Taking Her Prescription Meds

A woman living on Walker Street in Trion filed a report with the Chattooga County Sheriff's Department on Thursday of last week after she found hydrocodone and jewelry missing from her home.  The woman explained to a responding deputy that her grandson had been living with her and she believes her grandson took the jewelry and pain killers from her home.  

 

State Rep. Eddie Lumsden Weekly Legislative Report – Week Three

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Opposition Grows to Governor’s Plan to Cut Insurance to Part-TIme School Workers

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Governor Deal Wants to Cut Benefits for Bus Drivers and Cafeteria Workers 

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