Georgia drivers are getting some relief at the pump as prices continue to ease, and Northwest Georgia is helping lead the way, with AAA showing some of the lowest averages in the state across Chattooga County and the surrounding area while neighboring DeKalb and Cherokee counties in Alabama are also sitting in the mid-$2.50 range.
There’s Hope For The Hungry is distributing free food today at South Summerville Baptist Church in Summerville, Wednesday, January 21st, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. No ID is required, but food must be picked up in person.
There’s Hope for the Hungry is a North Georgia Christian ministry that works to combat food insecurity through partnerships with local churches. The organization uses mobile food pantry trucks to deliver groceries to distribution sites like this one, providing free food while also offering encouragement and prayer for anyone who would like it.
Families who attend can expect grocery-style boxes that may include canned goods, fresh produce, and other dry items, though supplies can vary depending on what is available.
Each week, WZQZ will feature a pet from the Chattooga County Animal Shelter that needs a loving new home, and this week’s spotlight is on Bird Dog. Bird Dog is a 2-year-old male who is neutered, good with other dogs, and ready to meet his match.
The Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce will hold its Chamber Annual General Meeting on Monday, January 26, 2026, at 6 p.m. The meeting will take place at 10050 Commerce Street in Summerville.
In a decision made late last year, the City of Summerville City Council awarded a multi-year bid for sanitation services, while signaling that sanitation fees will be reviewed and potentially adjusted later this year during the city’s mid-year budget process. City leaders said the approach gives residents and businesses time to look over possible changes before any new rates take effect.
A Georgia state senator is renewing a push to make data centers pay more of their own way, sponsoring legislation that would roll back a major sales tax incentive while arguing the savings could be used to reduce taxes for everyone else.
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MR. DAVID MICHAEL WATERS, age 78, of Rome, Georgia, formerly of Chattooga County, passed away Monday afternoon, January 19, 2026, in a Rome hospital. A native of Trion, Georgia, He was born to the late Robert Payne and Annie Maude Simpson Waters on March 31, 1947. Mr. Waters was Church of Christ by Faith, retired construction worker, and a Veteran of Vietnam serving in the U. S. Army. In addition to Parents, He was preceded in death by a brother, the late Ronald Waters, Sr., a sister, the late Morene Waters, and son-in-law, Clark Money.
Surviving are wife, Marcia Waters; daughters, Hope Money, Suzanne (Darrin) McLain, and Missy Braden; step daughters, Danielle (Tom) Luipersbeck and Amy (Hank) Windham; grandchildren, Erin (Brent) Bledsoe, Dalton (Rachel) Braden, Ethan (Yaniria) Young, Richie Hicks, Matt (Lenea) Money, Anna Butler, Sophie Luipersbeck; Six Great Grandchildren; sister, Donna (Ralph) Wright; brothers, Raymond (Sue) Waters, Sr., Aaron Waters, and Aaron Simpson, Sr.; several Nieces and Nephews.
Funeral services will be held Friday, January 23rd, at 2:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Minister Brad Hayes officiating, interment in Greenhills Memory Garden, with American Legion Shanklin-Attaway Post #5 Honor Guard rendering Military Honors. Active Pallbearers, Adam Waters, Todd Waters, Ray Waters, Jr., Hugh Wright, Ethan Young, and Hank Windhan.
The Family will receive friends Friday from 1 until 2 P.M. at the Funeral Home.
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. David Michael Waters who passed away Monday.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, January 20, 2026:
