If you have tickets to an event at the Tivoli Theater in Chattanooga you will want to contact them to get a refund. The Tivoli announced today that they are closing the theater until further notice:
Due to school closures for COVID-19, all Young Farmer trainings for the month of March are also canceled. Young Farmer Coordinator Lauren Jarrett says, ” I am hopeful to get both of these classes rescheduled for you in the future. We implementing distance learning for our students and I’ll send some things out for you as well. If you have questions regarding the cancellations or if I can be of assistance to you, please feel free to contact me. Thanks for all you do each and everyday.”
UPDATE: The Chattooga County BOE Meeting will be held via conference call….see information below
The Chattooga County Board of Education is amending the agenda for its monthly meeting due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Several resolutions and recognition presentations that were scheduled for this month’s meeting have been cancelled. You can see the press release from Supt. Jared Hosmer below:
Ms. Jessica Nacole Doan, age 37, of LaFayette, GA, died Sunday, March 15, 2020, at Parkridge Medical Center.
Ms. Doan was born December 21, 1982, in Tampa, FL, daughter of Elizabeth Miller Stokes and the late George Thomas Doan. She was Baptist by faith and had a heart for connecting with others. Jessica loved gardening and getting her hands into the dirt. She also thoroughly enjoyed bargain shopping. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her grandmother, Linda Lawson; and grandfather, Wayne Miller.
Ms. Doan is survived by her sons, Eli Stevens and Malachi Doan; brother, Bobby (Amber) Farmer; sisters, Julia (Corey) Smith, Joanna Doan; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.
Memorial services for Ms. Doan have been postponed and will be announced at a later time.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations be made to Providence Women’s Recovery (www.providencerecoveryplace.org).
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Ms. Jessica Nacole Doan who died on Sunday.
UDPATE: NEW PRESS RELEASE BELOW (Monday 11:31 AM )
Chattooga County Commissioner Jason Winters has closed several buildings due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Please see the press release below from the commissioner:
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Department for Monday March 16, 2020:
Summerville Police are investigating the theft of a dirt bike from a residence on Orchard Road last week.
ROME NEWS-TRIBUNE – The word coronavirus now sparks emotion within our community. As with all mysteries, it is best to be armed with the facts. We know that coronaviruses are common and typically cause mild upper-respiratory illness. Human experience with more aggressive coronaviruses include Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader said over the weekend that his department is taking extra precautions due to the coronavirus pandemic. You can read the sheriff’s statement below:
The Circuit Public Defender for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit issued a statement over the weekend about protocol for the Public Defender’s Office in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia. David Dunn says that for the next thirty days, his office will begin implementing “social distancing protocols” which will include teleworking for office employees and no personal visits, unless specific arrangements are made ahead of time. You can read the press release from the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Public Defender below: