Former Georgia Governor and United States President Jimmy Carter is at home in Plains, Georgia with hospice care.  The Carter Family released a statement over the weekend that said the decision to forgo any further medical intervention for the 98-year-old Carter was one that the former President and his family all agreed to. 

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, February 20, 2023:

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Work is moving forward on the new freestanding emergency department for Chattooga County. Last Friday, Atrium Health Floyd held a hiring event for the new emergency department at the Chattooga County Civic Center. Atrium Health Floyd says that there will be around 200 new jobs at the emergency department which is being constructed near Walmart in Trion. A week from tomorrow, on Tuesday, February 28th, the Chattooga County Land Development Commission is expected to give the final approval for the emergency department at a meeting at the Chattooga County Civic Center at 6 PM. The meeting is open to the public and there will be a Zoom link to attend the meeting virtually. A link for that Zoom meeting will be posted on the county government’s website.

Summerville Police were dispatched to Martin Street recently after a report about a man trying to enter a residence without permission.

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Two bills are being advanced in the Georgia legislature that would increase the weight a commercial truck can transport, from 80,000 pounds to 90,000 pounds. The bill in the Georgia House and a separate bill in the Senate are very similar.

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The Chattooga County Historical Society will be holding a meeting coming up this Sunday, February 26th at 2 PM. The guest speaker will be Beverly Foster, president of Walker County Historical and Alumni Association Inc. Foster will be presenting a program on the importance of Chattooga County in the unveiling of Northwest Georgia’s African American History in the 21st century. Everyone is welcome to attend the meetings of the Chattooga County Historical Society.

A twenty-four-year-old Summerville woman was arrested after she hit her dad with a baby bottle. Summerville Police say that they responded to a domestic incident on Allen Street after a man called to say that his daughter “needed help”.  When police arrived, the victim said that his daughter was yelling and throwing items at him and had punched him.  An officer spoke with the suspect, identified as Sharon Dodd, who admitted to throwing a baby bottle at her dad and hitting him in the neck.  Officers observed swelling blood under the surface of the skin of the victim.  Officers told the suspect that she couldn’t resort to physical violence to solve disagreements and arrested her on battery charges under the Family Violence Act.

Recently,  the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, announced the 2023 Maintenance and Support team. During their 77th air show season, the Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 62 demonstrations at 33 locations. Joining the team for the upcoming season will be AM1 (Aviation Structural Mechanic Petty Officer 1st Class)  Karlan “Ross” Alexander from Summerville, Georgia.

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The Trion Board of Education has voted to raise tuition rates for those that live outside the Trion town limits.  The tuition rate is currently $150 per student, and that will go up to $200 per student for the 2023-2024 school year.  However, the family tuition rate, for those with multiple students in the school system, will still be capped at $450.  Trion School Supt. Dr. Phil Williams suggested to the board that the family tuition rate be capped at $450.  It is the first time the Trion Board of Education has raised tuition rates in nine years.  Higher insurance rates for employees and rising costs were cited as the reason for the increase in tuition rates.