The Chattooga County Chapter of Quail Forever will hold a meeting coming up on Thursday of this week.  The meeting will take place at 7 PM at the Chattooga County Ag Building.  Miranda Gulsby will be the guest speaker.  Gulsby is a wildlife biologist with Quail Forever who works to develop habitat for wildlife through better soil management and sustainable agriculture.  Prior to joining Quail Forever, Gulsby received her Master of Science from Kennesaw State University. She also worked in wildlife conservation for the University of Georgia, conducting research on gopher tortoises and other wildlife native to the longleaf pine savannas of South Georgia. Gulsby’s connection to the state is deep-rooted. She was born and raised in Georgia and has spent her professional career promoting wildlife conservation.  Anyone interested in learning more is welcome to attend the Chattooga County Chapter of Quail Forever meeting on Thursday evening.

A twenty-year-old man was charged with DUI and underage possession of alcohol after a complaint about someone driving recklessly in the parking lot behind McDonalds in Summerville on January 31st.  When a sheriff’s deputy arrived to investigate the complaint, the truck in question couldn’t be located.  A short time later, the deputy returned to the area and spotted the truck sitting in the parking lot at Marvin’s.  The deputy told the driver that they had received complaints about him driving erratically, in circles, around another vehicle.  When the deputy asked the driver what he was doing, he replied that he was just sitting in the parking lot while he was eating.  The deputy observed a twelve-pack of beer inside the truck.  After a field sobriety check, Haven James Deveir told the arresting deputy, “See, I told you I was drinking”.  Deveir was arrested and booked into the Chattooga County Jail.

Summerville Police received a call about a misplaced debit card and were called to investigate.  An officer met with the complainant on January 31st.  The complainant said that he discovered that he had left his debit card at the Pure Stop on Highway 114.  The complainant canceled the debit card, but not before someone charged $177.82 at Dos Maguey Restaurant in Summerville.  The complainant went to the restaurant and workers there told them that the card had been used by Levi Ragland.  Ragland was arrested on Monday of this week and charged with transaction card fraud, transaction card theft and theft of mislaid property and was booked into the Chattooga County Jail.

Only about half of the people who have a heart attack experience warning signs beforehand. That is why preventing heart disease in the first place is so important, said Dr. Michael Land, who treats patients at Atrium Health Floyd Primary Care Family Medicine.

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Becky Duke celebrated 48 years at the Chattooga County Probate Office on Tuesday.  She came to work at the office in 1976 for Judge Jon Payne.  She has continued to serve the residents of Chattooga County for nearly five decades.

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NBC Radio News is reporting country music icon Toby Keith has died, his official website and social media accounts said early Tuesday, 18 months after he revealed he had stomach cancer. He was 62. The “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” singer died Monday night surrounded by his family, a short statement said. “He fought his fight with grace and courage,” it added.

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, February 6, 2024:

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