Mr. Eugene Talmadge Hutchins, age 88 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, April 11, 2022 at his residence.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, April 12, 2022:
According to the Radio + Television Business Report, Summerville television station SKY 21 – WSKY has sold to new owners.
A fifty-year-old Summerville man was jailed after a traffic stop on Saturday. According to Summerville Police, an officer observed Anthony Todd Browning not wearing a seatbelt and failing to maintain a single lane shortly before 9 PM and initiated a traffic stop. Browning admitted that he had swerved over the yellow line several times. Browning was found to be driving on suspended or revoked license, having had his license revoked due to failure to pay child support and “various other reasons”, according to the citation from the police department. Browning was arrested and booked into the Chattooga County Jail.
Georgia may be known as the “Peach State”, but we could just as well be known as the “Onion State” because the world-famous Vidalia Onion can only be grown in Georgia. Today is the day that Vidalia Onions will begin to be shipped across the state and across the United States.
Georgia gas prices continue to decline at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.76 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average was 11 cents less than a week ago, 50 cents less than last month and $1.05 more than this time last year.
The new county convenience center opened on Reece Street in Menlo on Monday. The former site on Highway 48 was closed after the land was sold to a new owner who did not want to continue leasing the spot for the dump site to the county.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College is hosting a Free Application Week this week, to help those who are seeking to enroll in the summer semester.
Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the ten-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District, is reminding residents of the area that everyone age five years and older are eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine and anyone twelve or older is eligible for a free COVID-19 booster.