The Chattooga County Health Department, 60 Farrar Drive, Summerville, is now offering flu vaccines on a walk-in basis according to Chattooga County Health Department Nurse Manger Judy Wesson.
AdventHealth Redmond is 1 of 483 hospitals nationwide to receive a 5-star rating from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for 2023. This is the highest possible achievement of CMS’s Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings. AdventHealth Redmond was one of nine other hospitals in Georgia that received a five-star rating in 2023.
Secretary Raffensperger and the Elections Division of the Secretary of State’s office are hard at work securing Georgia’s 2024 elections.
A forty-two-year-old Summerville woman was arrested over the weekend for public intoxication after she caused a scene at a nearby residence. Summerville Police responded to a call about a woman doing damage on a man’s porch. When police arrived and spoke with the complainant, he said that the woman had been beating objects stored on his front porch and that she took off down a foot-trail before officers arrived. Police located the woman who said that she had thrown a chair, but she hadn’t been beating anything on the man’s porch. The woman said she was mad because the man invited her over and when she arrived, another woman was there. Police noticed that the woman appeared to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs and noticed the smell of marijuana. The woman consented to a search of her backpack and officers found a quarter-pint of suspected alcohol and a suspected partially-smoked joint. Marlisha Annette Woods was arrested on charges of public intoxication and booked into the Chattooga County Jail.
The Town of Trion has announced that this will be the last weekend the Trion Splash Pad is open for this season. The splash pad will be closing on Monday, September 11th. The splash pad’s hours are 10 AM – 9 PM.
Summerville Police responded to a call on Hilltop Drive about a break-in on Saturday. Police spoke with the complainant who said she was at her deceased father’s house doing some yard work when she noticed that the back door of the residence had been broken into. The responding officer said that it appeared someone had used a blunt object to break the lock on the back door of the house. Nothing appeared to be missing from inside the residence, according to a report from the Summerville Police Department.
The Second Baptist Church located at 65 Church Street in Summerville will be having a Homecoming service on Sunday September 17th at 3pm. Lunch will be served at 2pm. The special guest speaker will be Pastor Deshannon Davis of Saint Paul Baptist Church.
Pastor Timothy Williamson invites everyone to come worship with them.
The Georgia State Patrol has released a preliminary report about an accident that snarled traffic on Highway 27 on Wednesday near Taylor’s Ridge in Chattooga County. According to the Georgia State Patrol: On September 6th, 2023 Troopers were dispatched to a crash involving two vehicles that were traveling south on GA1 south of Kirby Hollow Road. Vehicle 1 failed to maintain his lane and struck Vehicle 2 in the left with its right. This impact forced Vehicle 2 off the roadway to the right where it overturned before landing back onto its wheels. Vehicle 2 came to a final uncontrolled rest off the east shoulder of GA1 facing west. Vehicle 1 was removed from the roadway prior to the investigating troopers arrival. Driver 2 was transported to Atrium Medical with minor injuries.
Pentecostal Power Ministries is having a “BRUNSWICK STEW SALE”. The stew is $10 a quart — Homemade Fresh. They are taking orders until September 15, pick up date will be September 30.
If you’d like to order, please contact:
Kim Lee @ (256) 490-9015
Chrissy Helton @ (256) 630-9530
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, September 6, 2023: