A forty-three-year-old Summerville woman and a sixty-five-year-old Trion man passed away after an accident on Thursday morning on Highway 27 in Rock Spring. The Georgia State Patrol Post in LaFayette worked the accident which took place shortly after 9 AM near the intersection of Fields Drive and Highway 27.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, August 31, 2023:
A seventeen-year-old was arrested after striking another female at a McGinnis Street apartment. According to a report from the Summerville Police Department, Lillian Adair Trammell was involved in a fight at 6:33 AM on Wednesday morning. Police say that Trammell “did strike the other female, knocking her to the ground, outside the apartment”. Trammell was booked into the Chattooga County Jail on charges of disorderly conduct.
Berry College invites the community on Sept. 7 to a conversation with the Rev. Dr. Bernice A. King, CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center For Nonviolent Social Change.
Attorney General Chris Carr is warning Georgians about increased reports of imposter scams in which con artists pose as law enforcement officials in an attempt to steal money from unsuspecting consumers.
The state agency that runs Georgia’s Medicaid program is asking for $7.2 million for a new initiative aimed at improving oversight of the private sector companies that manage health care for the state’s Medicaid recipients. The Georgia Board of Community Health voted unanimously last week to seek the funds as part of the Department of Community Health’s (DCH) fiscal 2024 mid-year budget request. Most of the money would go toward adding 49 positions to give the department the ability to predict where the Medicaid program is headed rather than being forced to react to budget needs. The new oversight initiative comes as the DCH prepares to issue a Request for Proposals to select private-sector care management organizations (CMOs) to run Georgia’s Medicaid program. Meanwhile, the DCH also is seeking $1.3 million in its fiscal 2025 budget for 7% pay raises for employees in the agency’s Healthcare Facility Regulation Division, which oversees hospitals and nursing homes.
A stray dog has been killing chickens on Lake Wanda Reita Road. According to a report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, Haley and Hunter Ratledge told a responding deputy that a brown lab with a collar – but no tags – has been killing their poultry. The complainants said that they returned home one day last week to find some of their chickens had been killed. It’s not the first time the dog has killed chickens on the property. The complainants also told the deputy that they had contacted Chattooga County Animal Control about the dog and were told that they could put the dog down if it was killing their livestock. The couple wanted a report on file with the sheriff’s office in case they have to use lethal force to protect their chickens.
Motorist in Summerville will experience some delays next month while the Chattooga & Chickamauga Railroad repairs the railroad crossing on Highway 27, located near the intersection of Farrar Drive. The crossing has been a source of consternation for drivers for some time. The repair is welcomed news for local commuters, but while the repairs are being made, the intersection will be completely closed down, according to railroad officials. All vehicles will be rerouted which will cause delays for motorists. The work is scheduled to begin one week from tomorrow on September 8th and continue until Tuesday, September 12th. The work will be completed before the arrival of the first steam passenger train on September 16th.
