Longtime judge, and veteran of World War II, The Honorable Harold Murphy passed away on Wednesday of this week. Judge Murphy came from very humble beginnings and was well respected by lawyers and judges across the state and around the nation.
Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton says her office will be closing at noon on Friday due to ongoing renovations. The Tax Commissioner posted the following message on Thursday afternoon:
2009 Pontiac G5 for sale. Good shape. Asking $3,000 or best offer. Call Wanda at 706-728-7832 or Jimmy at 470-345-5533
The Chattooga County MLK Committee will be holding a meeting on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 11 AM. The meeting will take place at New Hope Methodist Church at 241 Martin Street in Summerville. All members are urged to be there. For more information, please call Rev. Robert E. “Pete” Barrett at 678-641-4235, masks will be required.
Mr. Johnathan Dewayne Shropshire, age 31, of Summerville, GA, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, December 28, 2022.
Mr. Shropshire was born July 13, 1991, in Rome, GA, son of Lester Neil Shropshire and Hope Renee McGuire Shropshire. He was a 2009 graduate of Chattooga High School.
Mr. Shropshire was preceded in death by a brother, Corey Thompson; grandparents, Paula and Houston Marks, Elizabeth and Maxwell Meadows, Jimmy and Lucille Shropshire, Billy McGuire, and Danny Timmons.
Survivors include his parents, Neil and Hope Shropshire; a brother, Jeffery Blackmon; grandmother, Linda McGuire; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 Noon Saturday, December 31, 2022, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Chris Nixon officiating.
Mr. Shropshire will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 11:00 A.M. until the hour of service on Saturday.
Internment will be held at a later date at West Hill Cemetery.
Arrangements are provided by Mason Funeral Home- Summerville, GA.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, December 29, 2022:
A Summerville woman reported a theft on McGinnis Street to the Summerville Police Department on Wednesday of last week. According to a report released this week by Summerville Police, Brenda Stoker told a responding officer that she had packed away several items in preparation to move away from the residence. The complainant said that she had placed all of her jewelry and some old coins in a “zipper bag”. Ms. Stoker had to be admitted to the hospital while she was preparing to move. When she returned from the hospital, the zipper bag was missing. The incident has been turned over to an investigator with the Summerville Police Department.
By Beverly Foster:
On Saturday, December 17th, over 100 guests attended the grand opening of the Walker County African American Museum and Cultural Center.
The opening was hosted by Alice Coven and Willie Davis, chairpersons of the Walker County African American Historical and Alumni Association Inc.’s (WCAAHAA) hospitality committee, and their committee consisting of Gail Ware, Malia Jones, Alma Benton, Vince Stalling, Aslyn Mackneugh, Eddie Foster, Connie Forrester, Robert Marsh and Assistant Museum Director Stacey Suttle. Furthermore, attendees not only included Walker County residents, but guests from Atlanta, Georgia; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Winston-Salem North Carolina and Bedford Ohio.