A seventy-one-year-old Summerville man was charged with DUI by Summerville Police over the past weekend after a traffic stop near some storage units on Sixth Avenue.  Police say that an officer was sitting stationary in a patrol vehicle when he saw a driver fail to stop at a stop sign.  After initiating a traffic stop and speaking with the driver, the officer noticed signs of impairment and open containers of alcohol inside the man’s vehicle.  The driver said he had two beers earlier when he got off work but the the open beer in his vehicle was from several days prior.  After failing field sobriety tests, Michael Pledger Turner was charged with DUI for alcohol, failure to stop at a railroad crossing signal, open container of alcohol and driving on suspended or revoked license and was booked into the Chattooga County Jail.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is reminding our armed forces and those living abroad that their right to vote does not only extend to their physical address within Georgia. The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) is the backbone of military and overseas voting in the United States. Eligible individuals, such as U.S citizens serving in the military aboard, working overseas, and their family members, are extended protections that allow them to participate in elections and cast their votes securely while overseas.

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The Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS), in partnership with HOPE for Georgia Moms at Northeast Georgia Health System (HOPE), has announced $60,000 in community mini-grants available to fund community-based Medicaid/PeachCare for Kids® redetermination awareness and educational activities. These grants will leverage local partner expertise to inform and educate difficult-to-reach populations across the state, with a specific focus on pregnant and postpartum women and children.

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The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood and platelets now to continue to strengthen the national blood supply this month. The public can book a time to give by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, or calling 1-800-RED CROSS. People of all blood types – especially type O blood donors, the most needed blood group by hospitals – and platelet donors are needed daily to ensure blood products are available for hospitals at a moment’s notice.

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Local used car dealer Billy Joe Dooley was arrested by the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office on charges of false report of a crime after he claimed that a vehicle was stolen. 

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A landmark alliance is launching free, anonymous, online mental health and well-being services to provide a nationwide safety net of confidential and on-demand support to farmers, ranchers and farm families.

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