We are waking up to temperatures in the single digits across the area and the windchill is below zero.  We have a windchill advisory in place until 10 AM this morning.  Prolonged exposure could lead to frostbite and hypothermia.  We will see sunny skies today, warming up a bit with a high of 37 degrees. Cold overnight tonight with a low of 13.  Tomorrow, sunny skies will give way to clouds and a high of 47 degrees.  Thursday night – 70% chance of rain with a low of 32 degrees.

Chattooga County Schools are operating on a two-hour delay this morning and Trion City Schools are on regular schedule. Walker County Schools are closed today. Summerville City Hall will open at noon today and Trion City Hall opens at 10 AM.  The Chattooga County Health Department and county offices will also open at 10 AM this morning.

Also in the news this morning on WZQZ, a wanted sex offender from Alabama was arrested recently in Chattooga County.  According to the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, the Cherokee County, Alabama Sheriff’s Office notified local authorities that the man was believed to be living in Trion.  He was apprehended after a traffic stop on Highway 27.

Also, officials in Floyd County announced yesterday that ice skating will continue at Ridge Ferry Park.  Originally, the plan was for ice skating to end on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  Now, plans are to extend ice skating until the end of the month.

Be sure to listen for the news on WZQZ at 5 AM, 7 AM, 10 AM, Noon, 3 PM and 5 PM.