Today is the 10th annual Giving Day, held annually on March 27th. Giving Day is an opportunity for local communities to come together on one day to help families impacted by a home fire or other disaster who urgently need Red Cross services to get back on their feet.
Summerville Police arrested a fifty-seven-year-old man on drug charges after a traffic stop on Saturday night. Police noticed a vehicle without a working tail light. The vehicle pulled into the parking lot of Farmer’s Furniture off Highway 27. Police asked the driver for consent to search and noticed a plastic bag with suspected methamphetamine on the ground near the driver’s feet. The driver admitted that there was a firearm in the vehicle and the officer also found marijuana residue. The driver was arrested and taken to the Chattooga County Jail. While at the jail, the driver said that he was having a bad day and that he never takes his meth outside his house and that he shouldn’t have done so that day. He also told officers that the bag of meth that they found had fallen out of his pants pocket. Rodney Allen Wood was charged with abandonment of dangerous drugs and possession of methamphetamine.
The Chattooga Young Farmers are having their annual BBQ lunch coming up on Wednesday, April 24th. The lunches will consist of a sandwich, chips and a dessert and are $7 each. Orders will be taken until April 19th for pickup at the Chattooga County Ag Building. Deliveries are available to schools and businesses with five or more orders. You may place your order with the Chattooga Young Farmers on Facebook, with any Young Farmer member or by emailing ljarrett@chattooga.k12.ga.us. Or you can use this Order Form
Will clean homes/offices in Chattooga and Floyd County areas. Move in/move out, deep clean, etc. Very reasonable rates. References available upon request.
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Mr. James Derek Adams, age 57, of Summerville, GA, died Sunday, March 24, 2024, at his residence.
Mr. Adams was born September 17, 1966, in Rome, GA, son of the late Herman Winston Adams and Mary Ann Bridges Hale. He was a member of Trion First Baptist Church and was retired from Mohawk Industries. He had also previously been employed with Hurley’s Grocery Store, Miller-Southeastern Mills, and Sysco Foods.
Mr. Adams was a member of the Rodeo Society for 11 years as a bull rider for Charlie Lowry as well as a rodeo clown for 2 years. He drove in the mini-cup NASCAR series for a short time and was an avid fan of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. In his young adult life, he participated in church baseball and volleyball leagues, and prior to his recent sickness, he helped with the youth at Trion First Baptist Church. He also loved to camp and fish.
For the last 16 years, he’s actively competed in barbeque competitions, earning many trophies over the years. His greatest accomplishment was winning the Jack Daniels World Championship Backyard Contest in 2014, where he received a perfect score of 180. Not only did he cook barbeque, but he was also a certified judge for the Kansas City Barbeque Society. He has been a cancer warrior for almost 2 years, but his greatest reward was being a dad.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Adams was preceded in death by twin sons, Brendan Lee Adams and Preston Frazier Adams; his second father, Herbert Hale; brother, Steven Helton “Stevie” Breeden; grandparents, Albert Moody Bridges, Helen Inez Tidmore Bridges, Guy and Sydney Adams; his father-in-law, Nelson Lee Wilson; and special uncle, Pat Gaines.
Survivors include his wife of 23 years, April Lee Wilson Adams; sons, Dylan Chase Adams, Levi Jaden Adams; brother, Stanley (Susan) Hale; sister, Wanda (Dale) Levan; sister-in-law, Cynthia (Nick) Swords; mother-in-law, Brenda Wilson; 6 nieces, 4 nephews; 1 great-niece; 4 great-nephews; 2 great-great-nephews; many cousins, aunts, and uncles.
Funeral services will be held at 7:00 P.M. Friday, March 29, 2024, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Casey Bramlett, Mr. Michael Duvall, and Mr. Ray Henson officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be his friends in the barbeque community, the Men’s Sunday School Class of Trion First Baptist Church; and special friends, Michael Cothran, Phil McGuire, and John Sterner.
Mr. Adams will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 5:00 P.M. until the hour of service on Friday.
Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) to help with research to fight this disease, to Operation BBQ Relief, or to the Cancer Navigators in Rome.
To share your condolences with the family online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are provided by Mason Funeral Home- Summerville, GA.
Trion Police say that a two-year-old child was airlifted by LifeForce on Monday after a dirt bike accident on Marsh Avenue. Police Chief David Gilliland told WZQZ News that the toddler was on a dirt bike with a twelve-year-old driver at the time of the accident. The toddler was wearing an adult helmet, which came off the toddler during the accident. No word as to the extent of the injuries or the condition of the toddler as of Tuesday afternoon. Chief Gilliland says that the Trion Police Department is continuing an investigation into the accident. No further details were available at this time.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, March 26, 2024:
