Authorities will close Alabama Highway at Plant Hammond on Saturday morning in advance of the scheduled demolition of smokestacks at Georgia Power.
The Town of Trion will have a regular Workshop / Council Meeting in the Town Hall Conference Room, Thursday, September 28, 2023. The Workshop will begin at 6:00p.m. and the Regular Meeting will follow shortly after. If you have any questions or comments, you may contact Mayor Lanny Thomas or the Town Hall Office and they will try to get the information you request.
Finster Fest returns to Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden in Pennville this weekend. The event runs Saturday and Sunday and will feature more than 65 folk, craft and fine artists displaying and selling their work as well as live music performances. In addition, guests can enjoy Southern food, a children’s art activity area and, of course, the chance to tour Howard Finster’s famous folk art environment.
An accident on Friday morning on Highway 27 at Taylor’s Ridge snarled traffic after a vehicle crashed into the back of a log truck.
An Armuchee woman was jailed Wednesday on charges of aggravated stalking and terroristic threats and acts.
FINAL SCORE:
Pepperell – 45
Chattooga – 17
Click below to listen to the game recap from WZQZ’s Robert and Walt Beach.
The descendants of John Wesley and Nancy Bowman Smith will gather at Menlo Park on Sunday September 24th at noon. Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish to share.
Mrs. Sue Mason Phillips, age 85, of Summerville, GA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at her home surrounded by family.
Sue was born November 17, 1937, in Blanche, AL, daughter of the late William “Bill” and Bessie Crane Mason.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her children’s fathers, Bill Ezell, Jess Tucker, and her husband, Boney Phillips; sisters, Nora Lee Mason, Ann Tucker, and Cledia Woods.
Sue was an avid Elvis Fan and enjoyed Elvis’ music and collecting his memorabilia. She was retired from Courageous Home Health. She loved the special people she was able to meet and serve. It suited her servant heart. Her life was a living example of Ephesians 6:7-8, “Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do.” Sue’s passions were her family, her pet dog, Star, and being an Elvis Fan.
She loved her family and helped everyone she knew and did it with so much love. She will be missed, but her love, grace, and generosity will live on through everyone who knew her.
The mother of 3 sons, she is survived by her sons, Glen (Rita) Ezell, Joey Ezell, and Shannon (Joanna) Tucker; sisters, Lucille Wood, Joyce Burke, and Judy Tucker; grandchildren, Sonja Ezell Price, Brian Ezell, Hope Ezell, Kaylee (Jay) Williams, Caleb Tucker, Ester Sue Tucker, and one bonus grandson; 6 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews. Sue will be will be greatly missed by her faithful fur baby companion, Star.
Funeral services for Mrs. Phillips will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 23, 2023, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with her loving sons officiating. Interment will follow in Weiss Lake Memorial Gardens in Gaylesville, AL, with her nephew, James “Jimbo” Burke officiating. Active pallbearers will be Ryan Price, Jamie Tucker, Jay Williams, Brannon Ezell, and John Tucker. Honorary pallbearers will be her caregivers, Remona Wright, Opal Deering, Vickie Darnell, Relady Bishop, and Brooke Brock;,as well as the Staff of Menlo Restaurant and of Chattanooga Hospice.
Mrs. Phillips will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. on Friday.
At other hours, the family will gather at 851 Mockingbird Lane off of Trion-Teloga Road in Trion. Look for the yellow ribbon.
The family wishes to extend a special thanks to her caregivers who loved on her and who were there for her.
To share your condolences with the family online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are provided by Mason Funeral Home- Summerville, GA.
Here is an update from the Georgia State Patrol on the Friday morning crash on Highway 27 at Taylor’s Ridge that snarled traffic for several hours:
Troopers were dispatched to a serious injury crash on GA 1 near Kirby Hollow Road involving a Dodge pickup and a single-axle logging truck. Vehicle 1, a Dodge, and Vehicle 2, a logging truck, were traveling SB on GA 1 (Highway 27) in the right lane. Vehicle 1 struck the rear of Vehicle 2 with its front. The impact caused several logs to travel through the cab of vehicle 1. Driver 1 was transported to Atrium-Floyd Hospital for NON-life-threatening injuries to his chest and head. MCCD arrived on the scene and conducted a vehicle inspection on vehicle 2. Vehicle 2 was placed out of service for mechanical issues, and driver 2 operated a CMV vehicle without a CDL License. Godfrey Tree Service was able to remove the logs from vehicle 2. Gills and Luallen’s wrecker service removed both vehicles. The SB lanes were shut down for 3 hours. Crash #C00090419
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, September 22, 2023: