Man’s Ear Slashed During Domestic Dispute

Summerville Police are investigating a domestic dispute that happened last Thursday on Seventh Street.  Officers were called to the scene and spoke with the victim, identified as Rickey Powell in police reports.  Mr. Powell told officers that he had been involved in a domestic dispute with a woman he identified as “Ri Ri Perry”.  The victim said that the assailant had sliced his ear with a knife while the two were arguing.  Police were able to speak with the alleged assailant after county deputies found her at a residence on West Summerville Road.  The woman told officers that she had been at home all day with her children.  However, police learned that she was dropped off at a residence near where the alleged assault took place earlier that day.  Because of conflicting stories, the incident was turned over to an investigator and no arrests were made.

Georgia Chamber Of Commerce Report Encourages Housing Development

The Georgia Chamber of Commerce Foundation released its 2024 State of Housing Report highlighting opportunities for Georgia’s leaders to implement strategic policies that encourage housing development and address the current workforce housing shortage.

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County Attorney Memorandum On Subdivision Ordinance

Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry has defended his new subdivision ordinance that replaced the hastily adopted 2022 Land Use Ordinance.  The commissioner maintains that the new ordinance is more focused in scope and takes care of many of the issues that the old land use ordinance had regarding individual property rights.  A memorandum from the county’s attorney that was sent to County Code Enforcer B.J. Hall and the Chattooga County Planning Commission, indicates that the county attorney believes that the new ordinance will be limited to “subdivision developments, multi-family developments and commercial developments”. 

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Life Saving Valor Awards Presented To Local Emergency Workers

The Trion Fire Department presented Life Saving Valor Awards at a ceremony at the Chattooga County Agricultural Center for a residential structure fire that occurred in Trion on January 10, 2024. The home was over 60% involved in the fire and had zero visibility due to all the smoke. All emergency personnel involved worked as a team to successfully rescue and save the life of a local resident.

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Governor & DNR Announces 2024 Forestry For Wildlife Partners

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp and Georgia Department of Natural Resources leaders recognized four corporate forest landowners today for their stewardship and land management practices benefiting wildlife across the state. Forest Investment Associates, Georgia Power, Weyerhaeuser and PotlatchDeltic were named DNR’s 2024 Forestry for Wildlife partners.

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Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Awarded $1.7 Million In ARPA Funding

Late last year, the Judicial Council of Georgia Ad Hoc Committee on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)Funding Committee has awarded grants totaling $20,712,972 to be distributed among 39 judicial circuits that applied for calendar year 2024 – 2025 funding.

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GBI Arrests Northwest Georgia Man With Child Sex Tape

A forty-nine-year-old Cedartown man has been arrested by the GBI on charges of felony possession of material depicting a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct.  Abraham Flores Galvan is accused of having a video tape depicting the child sex crime.  Galvan was arrested in 2017 while he was serving as a part-time police officer in Tunnel Hill, Georgia.  At that time, Galvan was accused of travelling to the Atlanta metro-area to have sex with an underage female.  Galvan was immediately terminated from his position with the Tunnel Hill Police Department.  Galvan was arrested on the most recent charges in Floyd County.

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Summerville City Council Meeting This Evening

The Summerville City Council will hold their regular monthly meeting for February coming up this evening at 5 PM at Summerville City Hall.  The meeting will be preceded by a question and answer session with the mayor and city council.  The public is invited to attend.  You can see a complete agenda for tonight’s meeting below:

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John Robert “Timer” Jett, Obit (W)

MR. JOHN ROBERT “TIMER” JETT – Age 76, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2024. He was born May 16, 1947 to his late parents, Robert and Dorothy Margaret Sanford Jett. He was preceded by his wife, Danette Brooks Jett, brothers, J. B. Jett, H. D. Lamar, and sister, Elease Dallas. He retired from Mohawk Industries for over thirty – five years. Mr. Jett was a member of Oak Hill Baptist church and he attended New Bethel Baptist Church.

Survivors are his loving and devoted family, daughters, Natasha (Undrea) Dupree of Rome, Georgia, Michelle (Walter) Person of Dalton, Georgia, Tanya (Travis) Winston of Dallas, Georgia; son, James (Kristi) Hudson, Jr. of Fort Payne, Alabama; sisters, Ann (Larry) Hammonds, Rebecca Smith, Lois Jett, Lenora Jett, Ruby (Nathaniel) Womble, Betty Hill; sister-in-law, Angela (Kenneth) Underwood; grandchildren, McKenna, Ajee, Tierra, Devon, David, Calvin, and Taniya; nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.

Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 1:30 P. M. at New Bethel Baptist Church, 281 Georgia Avenue, Summerville, Georgia 30747 with Pastor Kevin Roach as Eulogist. The family will receive friends at the church one hour before the service.

Arrangements entrusted to Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, Georgia.

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