Atrium Health Floyd EMS was named the Georgia EMS Service of The Year during the Georgia Emergency Medical Services Association (GEMSA) awards held Tuesday night in Buford. It marked the fourth time Atrium Health Floyd has earned statewide the award.
In observance of Good Friday, the City of Summerville offices will be closed Friday, March 29, 2024. Offices will reopen on Monday, April 1, 2024 at 8 a.m. In case of an emergency, please call 911.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, March 27, 2024:
A fifty-four-year-old woman was arrested last week and charged with drug possession after a Chattooga County Sheriff’s Deputy caught her taking items from the donation area of Providence Thrift Store in Summerville. The woman admitted to the deputy that she had taken some items from the donation area and did put the items back. The deputy then asked for verbal consent to search the vehicle, and found suspected methamphetamine. Marian Leona Rosson was charged with possession of methamphetamine and was booked into the Chattooga County Jail.
State Rep. Eddie Lumsden has released his weekly legislative report. Lumsden says that the Georgia House is addressing the fentanyl crisis in the state with the approval of Senate Bill 465 which will allow people manufacturing or distributing fentanyl to be charged with involuntary manslaughter. Also, the House addressed legislation that would improve and expand mental health services in the state. The House also passed legislation aimed at strengthening Georgia’s sex offender laws. You can read Rep. Lumsden’s complete report below:
The Georgia Senate on Tuesday approved a budget that would include pay raises for public school teachers and state employees, as well as boost spending on education, health care and mental health.
Trion Police have released more details about a dirt bike accident on Monday that sent a toddler to the hospital.
A non-custodial father was arrested in Tennessee after allegedly kidnapping his 3-year-old son from his Walker County, Georgia home on Tuesday, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office.
