The Chattooga Republican Party will host a “Truth in Education” program presented by Ms. Rhonda Thomas, President of Georgia Truth in Education. Saturday April 9th at 12 noon at Dowdy Park. Other expected speakers are 2A Advocate Chris Beall, along with various candidates for local office. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
April is National Minority Health Month — a time to raise awareness about health disparities that disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minority populations. The American Red Cross is reminding blood and platelet donors it’s critically important to maintain a stable blood supply this spring to support those with chronic illnesses and other blood needs in the U.S.
In the spring, it is not unusual to see young wildlife that appear to be alone. Before you attempt to help – STOP and remember that it is best to leave wildlife where you find them, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD).
Cedar Bluff School in neighboring Cherokee County, Alabama has a new Principal who is a former Chattooga High School teacher.
A woman who appeared to be trying to avoid a checkpoint in Summerville was arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop.
Who will represent Northwest Georgia in the Georgia Senate will be determined in the May Republican Primary. No Democrat has qualified and only two Republican candidates are seeking the seat that has been held for the past twenty-plus years by retiring Senator Jeff Mullis.
There was a lot of coverage about the Georgia General Assembly passing the “right to carry” bill that will do away with the need for a concealed weapon permit in the Peach State, but there were some gun laws that did not make it out of the legislative assembly this year. One of those has to do with allowing guns inside houses of worship.
A twenty-six-year-old man was taken into custody by police in Calhoun on Wednesday after he was accused of firing shots near Applebee’s restaurant near Kroger.
REBBECA ANN OVERSTREET, age 64, of Kelly Street, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday morning, April 6, 2022, in the local Nursing Home. A native of Illinois, She was born to the late William Benjamin and Geraldine Strobbe Overstreet on September 16, 1957. She was a Registered Nurse, and was preceded in death by spouse, Jaielynne Smith.
