Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, April 7, 2022:
A suspected drug dealer was arrested while her car was parked on Campbell Avenue in LaFayette; an area noted by Police as an active drug selling spot in recent weeks.
Kaitlyn Marquitta Phillips, 37 of Summerville, and Christina Nicole Paynter, 28 of Silver Creek, were arrested at a location on Chulio Road after they were found with an assortment of drugs.
The Rome Braves, High-A affiliate of the World Champion Atlanta Braves, have announced their Opening Day roster for the 2022 season which opens up on Thursday in Greensboro, North Carolina. As ranked by MLB.com, the Rome club features three of Atlanta’s top thirty prospects including shortstop Vaughn Grissom (No. 7), left-handed pitcher Dylan Dodd (No. 23), and right-handed pitcher Andrew Hoffmann (No. 25).
The Summerville Main Street Ducky Derby will be making a comeback on Saturday, May 14 for a fun race down Summerville Town Creek! In addition, classic car and truck enthusiasts will enjoy the North Georgia Cruisers Classic Car Cruise In on East Washington Street. The event is set to run from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. with a variety of food and craft vendors on site at the Summerville Depot. Local American Idol contestant Corey Curtis will be performing live beginning at 10:30 a.m. The rubber duck race is set to begin at 1:00 p.m.
Summerville Police were able to retrieve a stolen bicycle and return it to its rightful owner on Wednesday of this week.
Police charged a Trion man with having an open container of alcohol following a recent traffic stop. According to a report from the Summerville Police Department, twenty-eight-year-old Michael Rashad Bryant was stopped by police on University Avenue near East Washington Street when he failed to obey traffic signs that were put in place for last week’s Spring Market at Dowdy Park. Police discovered that Bryant was driving with suspended license and had two open containers of alcohol in his vehicle.
A program of study at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is training students to guard sensitive information in a world where hackers are getting smarter every day.
A bill passed the Georgia General Assembly on Monday night that empowers the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate election crimes and voter fraud, which critics called the latest GOP effort to undermine faith in elections.
Easter Egg Hunt at Wayside Baptist Church located on Sloppy Floyd Lake Road Saturday April 16th at 2PM…., lots of fun for all ages lunch will be served….The Pastor is Lloyd Gilreath and the congregation invites everyone to attend….