At the end of the day yesterday, 511 Chattooga County voters had cast their ballot early in the 2012 Presidential Preference Primary, that according to the Chattooga County Registrars Office. There have been 56 absentee ballots issued and 19 have been returned. Early voting continues for the Primary which will be held on March 12. Voters will be able to cast a ballot this Saturday, March 12, 2024.
The nonprofit health-care organization CareSource is donating $1 million to a program that helps young people aging out of Georgia’s foster care system.
Summerville Police responded to a call on Cedar Street over the past weekend and discovered a man who had been hit multiple times in the face. The victim told officers that he had problems with a woman and had went to confront her, but when he arrived several men came out and attacked him. The victim was bleeding from the mouth when the officers and EMT workers arrived on the scene. The victim would not identify any of the aggressors to police, telling them that he was not sure who the attackers were. The victim was taken to the Chattooga County Emergency Department via AtriumHealth Floyd Ambulance. Officers told the victim that he could come up with some names for the men who had beat him, to let them know.
Summerville Police were called to the Summerville Post Office last Friday after workers at the post office discovered that someone had passed a fake $20 bill. The postal workers said that they were going to contact the person to let them know that the money that they had used was fake. No charges were filed, but the responding officer did take possession of the counterfeit money.
A fundraiser for the LaFayette Ramblers Marching Band will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 called “Songs for the Band”. The event will feature LaFayette High School alumni country singer and songwriter Channing Wilson. Wilson has performed on the Grand Ole Opry and written songs recorded by Riley Green, Travis Tritt, Luke Combs and The Oak Ridge Boys. Wilson will be joined by country songwriters Rob Snyder and Johnathan Singleton for a concert at the LaFayette High School Auditorium. Tickets are $40 each.
Georgia Power wants to raise your rates – again. This week, the Georgia Public Service Commission will be hearing from consumer advocates groups who say that Georgia Power has had enough rate increases and that any more will place an undue burden on Georgia residents who are already dealing with increased prices across the board and inflation. Georgia Power has already had their say in the matter and says that the current round of rate increase requests are due to surging demands of electric vehicles, but most consumer advocate groups don’t buy that argument and say that the state’s largest utility company has a history of overestimating demand as a way to increase rates on their customers. Hearings on the matter will be held this Thursday and Friday and a vote will be taken by the Public Service Commission on April 16th.
Former President Jimmy Carter has another distinction to his name. Last week it was announced that the 99-year-old is the first U.S. president to be honored with an official White House Christmas ornament while still living. The ornament was unveiled on Wednesday of last week and is the latest in an annual series that the nonprofit White House Historical Association began issuing in 1981, the year Carter left office.
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene says that each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Artistic Discovery Contest is an opportunity to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our Congressional District. The Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students in our District. The winning artwork of our District’s competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol. For more information on this opportunity, read HERE.
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