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Georgia lawmakers passed new election rules, now awaiting the Governor’s signature that will impact this fall. Senate Bill 189 passed the House by a vote of 101 to 73 and the Senate by a vote of 33-22. If signed in to law, it would allow access to Georgia’s ballots to any political party qualified for the presidential ballot in at least 20 states or territories. It would also outlines what falls into “probable cause” for changes to a voter’s eligibility. Examples include if the person is registered to vote in a different jurisdiction, or is registered at a nonresidential address. The moves following the 2020 Presidential election, where Georgia faced false claims that questioned the state’s votes.
Georgia homeowners will have a chance to vote on limiting how much their property taxes can increase, following passage of two pieces of legislation in the waning hours of the Georgia General Assembly session.
(From left, front row) Matthew Creighton, Bobby Feagans, Jadyn Norton, Savannah Roberts, Jesse Bond, Cristian Peinado; (back row) Sawyer Sharp, Dakota Maddox, Tyler Chastain, Amadou Diaw, Haden Templeton, Damien Neelley and Joseph Taylor graduated on March 26 from GNTC’s Basic POST Certification class.
Friends, family and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Gordon County Campus in Calhoun on March 26 to honor 13 students graduating from Basic POST Certification Class #BPC1-2024-06.
The Chattooga County Young Farmers will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, April 11, 2024. The event will feature a class on insurance and estate planning and is being sponsored by the Chattooga County Farm Bureau. A steak dinner will available for $10. Please RSVP to Lauren Jarrett by Tuesday, April 9th if you plan to attend.
Online enrollment is open now for the 2024-2025 school year at Trion City Schools. The deadline to enroll is April 12, 2024. Parents can log on to their online parent portal or create an account to register for the new school year. The cost for out of district students is $200 per student or $450 for a family of three or more. Payments can be made online, or sent to the office at Trion City Schools. In-district students must send a Town of Trion bill as proof of residence. Enrollment forms will not be processed without proof of residence or payment.
Congratulations go out to Pippa Key, a senior at Chattooga High School, who has been accepted to Yale University in New Haven, CT, for the 2024-2025 school year. In addition, she has received funding from the university in the amount of $310,000 over four years. Pippa has completed 48 credits of dual enrollment with a GPA of 4.0 at Georgia Northwestern Technical College and Dalton State College, and will graduate Summa Cum Laude with an Associate’s Degree in General Studies–Art from Dalton State College this May. During high school, Pippa has studied dance, and was invited to participate in the Disney Dreamers Academy and a Broadway Intensive Program in New York City with the cast of Hamilton. She is an original cast member with Chattooga Curtain Call, and has performed in every production. Congratulations to Pippa Key on her success.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, March 30, 2024:
Mrs. Angelia “Darlene” Webb Floyd, age 64, of Mentone, AL, died Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Atrium Health Floyd.
Mrs. Floyd was born December 23, 1959, in Trion, GA, daughter of Barbara Elaine Morgan Webb and the late Grady Monroe Webb. Prior to her retirement, she was employed with the Mentone Mountain View Inn as the inn keeper and manager.
Darlene Floyd was a person who found happiness in the simple pleasures: family, friends, and sunshine. She lived for the days that she could sit on her back porch with her husband, Jerry, beside her, watching their grandkids play and laughing with those around them or walking the shorelines of Daytona Beach. She never met a stranger and had a knack for carrying on a conversation with anyone she met.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by an infant sister as well as her sister, Kathy Webb Henderson.
Survivors include her husband, William Franklin Jerome “Jerry” Floyd; sons, Johnathan Levi Jerome (Candita) Floyd, Nicklos Andrew Morgan (Kelly) Floyd; daughters, Laura Hope Elaine (Benjamin) Windom; mother, Barbara Elaine Morgan Webb; brothers, Steven (Christy) Webb, Jeremy (Lindsey) Webb; and 10 grandchildren.
Memorial services for Mrs. Floyd will be held at 4:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 2, 2024, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Min. Cat Reynolds officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations be made to the Crossworks Thrift Store in Fort Payne, AL.
Arrangements are provided by Mason Funeral Home- Summerville, GA.
The Summerville Middle School FFA will be hosting their springtime plant sale coming up next month. They will have several varieties of tomatoes, herbs, peppers and flowering plants for sale. Also this year, the plant sale will feature plant pots that have been painted by Summerville Middle School FFA students. The plant sale will be held for the general public April 16-19th, with a special shopping day for Chattooga County School employees on Friday April 12th.