Spring sports registration is going on through February 18th for local Recreation Departments. County residents pay a $25 registration fee at either the Summerville or Trion Recreation Departments. The age control date for spring sports is September 1, 2023. A copy of the child’s birth certificate needs to be on file. If you need more information, you can contact the Trion Recreation Department at 706-734-2011 or the Summerville Recreation Department at 706-859-0910.
The family of a Menlo woman who died from a suspected fentanyl overdose last week in Walker County has set up a Go Fund Me account to help the woman’s two daughters, one who has special needs.
Summerville Police arrested a Martin Street man last week after he got into a verbal and physical altercation with his girlfriend. Police were called to the scene of the incident and said that when they arrived Steven Lee McGaugh was screaming at the woman. According to the police report, McGaugh “kept on being irate during the investigation”. Police also said that McGaugh could be heard screaming outside the residence by neighbors. McGaugh was arrested on disorderly conduct charges and booked into the Chattooga County Jail shortly after 9 PM last Wednesday.
A fifty-six-year-old Aragon man is dead following a shooting on Reservoir Street in Rome Saturday.
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene is blaming the lack of border security with Mexico for the fentanyl deaths that happened in Walker County last week. Those three deaths included a woman from Chattooga County.
Over the weekend, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified a New Jersey man as the one who was shot and killed by law enforcement officers in Calhoun late last week.
New Hope North Baptist Church will be having a three day meeting with Brother Ronald Guffey doing the preaching on Sunday March the 5th during the AM and PM services. Monday and Tuesday night services will start at 6:00 PM.
Wanted old appliances and lawnmowers. Call or text 706-978-0316
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Sunday, February 5, 2023:
