Tune in tonight for Chattooga Indian football on WZQZ!  The Indians will go on the road tonight to Lindale to take on the Pepperell Dragons in their first region game of the year.  Chattooga is currently 1-3 on the season after a tough homecoming loss last week to Murray County 28-21.  Pepperell is also 1-3 on the season after losses to Northwest Whitfield, Model and Woodland Cartersville.  The Dragons notched their first win of the season last week at home against Temple 19-14.

Join Robert and Gray Beach tonight as they will call the action live from Lindale.  The game will be broadcast live on the radio on 99.1 FM and AM 1180.  The game will also be live video streamed on the WZQZ Facebook page.  Kickoff is at 7:30 pm.

The Trion Bulldogs are off this week and will resume action next Friday night on the road at Dade County for their first region game of the season.

Jamon Kenterius Allen from a 2022 booking photo from the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office

A nineteen-year-old Rome man remains hospitalized after trying to outrun law enforcement on Wednesday afternoon.  WZQZ News spoke with Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader on Thursday evening.  Sheriff Schrader said that Jamon Kenterius Allen, age 19, remains in a Rome hospital but will be facing multiple charges in Chattooga County.   Allen will also be facing charges in Cherokee County, Alabama in connection with the chase.

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The Town of Lyerly has cancelled their municipal elections that were to have been held the first Tuesday of November.  According to the Lyerly Town Clerk, Sally Kerce, both candidates who qualified for office for seats #3 and #4 are unopposed.  Phillip Brooks and James Gilliland will be serving on the council since they faced no opposition and the town will not have to hold an election.

Voters in the City of Summerville will be going to the polls on the first Tuesday in November to vote on three council seats.  Advance and early voting for the election will begin on Monday, October 16, 2023 and continue until Friday, November 3, 2023 at Summerville City Hall, located at 120 Georgia Avenue in Summerville.  Voting hours will be from 9 AM until 5 PM.  Advance voting will also be available on Saturday, October 21, 2023 and Saturday, October 28, 2023 between the hours of 9 AM and 5 PM at Summerville City Hall.  Applications for absentee ballots must be received by Friday, October 27, 2023.  The last day to register to vote in the Summerville municipal election is Monday, October 10, 2023.  The polls will be open on Election Day from 7 AM until 7 PM.  If a runoff election is necessary, that would be held on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at Summerville City Hall.

The next Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Steam Passenger Train will be coming into the historic Summerville Depot on Saturday, September 30th.  The train will also arrive every Saturday during the month of October.  Also, the train will be running on Sunday on October 22nd.  The first weekend in November will also see the steam train in Summerville on both Saturday and Sunday.

The City of Menlo is inviting little ghosts and goblins out on Halloween to celebrate with a candy walk and costume contest.  The event will take place in downtown Menlo at Lawrence Park from 5 PM – 7 PM.  There will be several categories for the costume contest, including overall best, scariest, cutest,  and most unique.  The event is sponsored by the City of Menlo and everyone is welcome to attend.

A group of  pro-Ukraine Republicans in Georgia has given U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Rome a “F” for her lack of support for the embattled nation that is fighting for it’s sovereignty against Russia.

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According to numbers released yesterday by the Georgia Department of Labor, unemployment edged up last month across Northwest Georgia.

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