Calhoun police said human remains were found near downtown Monday. Police said the remains were found in a small wooded area just off Piedmont Street. Officers were searching the area as part of an investigation into a missing person. “We have spoken with relatives of a person that has been missing for several months, and we believe we have located and are working with the medical examiner to positively identify the remains”, said Calhoun Police Chief Tony Pyle. Police did not release the name of the person who is missing or say when the victim vanished. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is working with Calhoun police to process the scene.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday , February 10, 2023:

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Northwest Georgia high school students explored career pathways and educational opportunities during Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Career Preview Day on Friday, Feb. 3, at the Walker County Campus in Rock Spring.

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The Georgia State Patrol says that a driver under the influence was involved in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 100 near Worsham Road in Chattooga County last Friday evening.

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Last week, Chattooga County Sheriff’s Deputies were called about a woman causing a disturbance on Reece Street in Summerville.

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State Rep. Eddie Lumsden (R-Armuchee) has released his weekly legislative report for the fourth week of the 2023 session of the Georgia General Assembly.  Lumsden talks about passing the Amended Fiscal Year 2023 budget and outline several of Governor Kemp’s budget priorities for this legislative session.  One of those involves a $50,000 grant for every school in the state to improve school security.  Also, Rep. Lumsden said the amended budget includes $2.4 million to improve security at the state’s domestic violence shelters. Other highlights in the House’s Amended Fiscal Year 2023 budget include $1 billion for the governor’s new Homeowner Tax Relief Grant program, which would provide one-time property tax relief for qualifying homesteads for the tax year beginning January 1, 2023.  You can read Rep. Lumsden’s complete report below:

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Summerville Police responded to a dog complaint on Martin Street this past Saturday.   According to a police report, when they arrived on the scene they found the victim, identified as forty-seven-year-old Holly Marshall, who had been attacked and had several bite marks.  Police said that she had multiple wounds and was transported to a Rome hospital due to her injuries.  Animal control took one pit bull from the scene at the request of Marshall.  Police said that there were several more pit bulls inside the residence at the time of the incident.  A man, identified as Buddy Rooker in the police report, who lives with Marshall also had a bite from a pit bull on the back of his neck but refused medical treatment.  Rooker said that he was bitten while trying to get the aggressive animal off Marshall.  Police said that they would be returning to the residence to discuss the living conditions of the aggressive animals living inside the residence.

In a disturbing trend seen by federal workplace safety inspectors, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has again found one of the nation’s largest retail discount chains allowing blocked exit routes and boxes to be stacked unsafely.

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