Summerville Police took a twenty-year-old man to jail this week for doing “burnouts aggressively” at the Marvin’s Building Supply parking lot. Police say around 8 PM on Wednesday, Gary Scott Carroll of a Highland Avenue, Summerville address, was observed burning rubber and “doing donuts backwards” with his 1999 Pontiac Grand Am. Police said Carroll was “endangering himself and others” with his actions.
Chattooga County residents are being urged to sign up for a new service, “TextMyGov” that will allow citizens to communicate with the county government. According to the service’s website, the service will allow users the ability to text things like, watermain breaks and road issues and receive emergency alerts from the county.
Fire ravaged a historic old building in Mentone late Thursday night and early Friday morning. Firefighters from around the area battled the blaze at the Hitching Post – a building with a long history in Mentone, and that was undergoing renovations at the time of the fire.
Rome-Floyd Metro task Force Officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Walnut Avenue early Thursday and arrested five people on charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug-related objects.
The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) recently launched its Senior Leadership Academy, a professional development program designed to promote career advancement within TCSG and its 22 colleges across Georgia. The first cohort of 25 participants met at TCSG’s system office for a two-day session led by Dr. Alvetta Thomas.
Georgia is one of ten states considering a federal bill aimed at addressing the state’s teaching shortage. It’s called the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact. It was created in part by the Department of Defense, which was looking to help military families. It would validate teaching licenses across state lines, so teachers wouldn’t have to get a new license if they moved states. The bill would cut costs for required tests, classes, and relicensing fees. Apart from Georgia, Colorado, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Washington are considering the move. All ten states would have to enter the agreement for it to go into effect.
The Miss Trion Pageant will be held next month on Saturday March 18th at 3 PM at the Trion High School Gym. Any female student at Trion City Schools is eligible to enter. The entry fee is $40 and the deadline to enter is March 7, 2023. The Miss Trion Pageant is sponsored by the Pride of Trion Band Boosters.
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Miss Lauren Marie Lewis, age 35 of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023 at a Rome Hospital following an accident the previous day.
Lauren was born in Gainesville, Florida on December 3, 1987, daughter of Shirley Gail Lanier Warren and James Edward “Jay” Lewis, Jr. She was employed with Shaw Industries and was an avid music lover. Lauren was preceded in death by a daughter, Jaylen Christine Sims and a brother, James Edward “Trey” Lewis, III.
Lauren is survived by her children, Brantlee and Christian Sims; mother, Shirley Gail Warren; father, Jay Lewis; brothers and sister-in-law, Lawton and Nikki Lewis and Ryan Lewis; sister and brother-in-law, Miranda and Derrick Horrell; father of her sons, Chris Sims; niece, Kimber Lewis; nephews, Lawton Lewis, Jr., Leland Lewis and Garriss Horrell; Aunts and Uncles, James Dampson, Marty and Paula Lanier, Edie and Marty Barfuss, Mary Sapp, Kim Frederico and Chris Lewis; and her children’s grandparents, Nancy and Terry Snead and Gary and Marcy Sims.
Funeral Services for Lauren will be held Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Summerville Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jay Lewis, James Dampson, Ryan Lewis, Lawton Lewis, Lawton Lewis, Jr. and Derrick Horrell.
Lauren will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Sunday from 12:00 Noon until the funeral hour.
Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Miss Lauren Marie Lewis. Please visit www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and to post condolences.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, February 3, 2023:
