Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, April 4, 2022:
Georgia’s Northwest Regional reports unemployment was 3.0 percent in February, down one-tenth of a point over the month. According to the numbers released last Thursday by the Georgia Department of Labor, there are now more people working in Northwest Georgia than any other time since employment numbers have been kept by the state.
The Town of Trion is not immune from a lawsuit concerning water pollution that affected the City of Summerville’s water supply according to a Federal Judge’s ruling last week.
A police investigator in neighboring Cherokee County, Alabama passed away suddenly last Friday morning.
In response to the devastation in Ukraine, from April 1-8, Blood Assurance will donate $10 for every blood donor it sees to the Blood Centers of America (BCA) Foundation for Ukraine Support.
Volunteers are needed to speak up for children from broken places. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) volunteers are specially trained people from all walks of life, who advocate for the well-being of Georgia’s children that have suffered abuse and neglect. CASAs are appointed to a case by the Juvenile Circuit Court judge to speak in a child’s best interest in their foster care case. Lookout Mountain CASA will begin training new volunteers monthly Monday through Thursday. The volunteers will help speak for children in Walker, Dade, Catoosa and Chattooga Counties. For more information and to obtain a volunteer application call 423-402-0843 or email lookoutmtncasa@gmail.com.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will hold a job fair for GNTC students and graduates on Thursday, April 7.
Last Friday, the Georgia Senate passed a final version of a gun law that will eliminate the need for a permit to conceal and carry a gun, known as “constitutional carry.”