A truck reported stolen in Chattooga County on Wednesday was found near the Cherokee County line early this morning (Thursday, August 30) wrecked and with a large amount of blood in its interior.

According to the report from the Chattooga County Sheriff's Department, Little Caesars Pizza employee Stephen Hollend said he noticed his truck missing from the businesses parking lot when he came outside for a break Wednesday night. There was a .22 rifle in the truck's gun rack.

Today (Thursday) the 1998  green Ford Ranger 4X4 with a dent in its passenger side door has more dents in it. It was found wrecked on Half Mile Road, in Chattooga County, just outside the Cherokee County Alabama line. Apparently the drive of the stolen vehicle was injured in the wreck since a "good amount of blood" was found inside the vehicle, according to sheriff's deputies.

A .22 rifle was found in the roadway on Highway 114 in Lyerly early this morning. No word yet on whether or not it is the same rifle that had been in the truck.

There are no suspects in the theft at this time. 

Listed on the August 29 Arrest Report, according to the Chattooga County Jail docket are"

Evan Tyler Ellis, Menlo — No Charges Listed

Adam Ray Evans, Dalton — Probation Violation/ Original Charge: Arson First Degree

Lance Herbert Norton, Summerville — Probation Violation/ Original Charge:  Theft by Taking

Edward Henderson Smith, Summerville — Probation Violation/ Original Charge: Def. Equipment/ No License

Berlen Dennis Brown, Trion — NO Charges Listed

Vanessa Nicole Brown, Trion — Probation Violation/ Original Charge: DUI/ Obstruction

Michael Anthony Chamlee, Trion — Possession of Marijuana Less Than 1 Oz.

Steve Lebron Lemming, Summerville — Probation Violation/ Original Charge: Simple Battery/ Obstruction

Robert Glenn Moore III, LaFayette — Disorderly Conduct

Robert Glenn Moore, Jr., Summerville — Disorderly Conduct; Intoxication

A Summerville woman says she was attacked by a man in her home Tuesday afternoon who put on gloves before he tried to assault her and then tried to stab her.

According to the report, the Back Penn Road woman said she was inside her home when the man knocked on her door and asked to use her telephone. She said she let him inside and when she walked into the kitchen to check the cake she was baking, she turned around and saw the man move towards her in an attempt to grab her.

She said he put on a pair of  "biker type" gloves and continued towards her and began to assault her in the living room, trying to rip her shirt off her and her pants.  As the two struggled and made their way into the kitchen, both reportedly fell to the floor. The woman said as she fell, she grabbed onto a kitchen cabinet to stop her fall. That is when a kitchen drawer came open and a small knife fell out.  The woman said her assailant grabbed the knife and tried to stab her in the stomach with it but she was able to strike him in the groin area while he was on top of her. That apparently allowed her to push the man off of her and escape the residence. 

According to the report, the woman's shirt was ripped and she had several scratches on her left shoulder and the left side of her abdomen where her assailant reportedly tried to stab her.

The suspect is described as approximately 40-years-old, five-feet, nine inches tall, about 200 pounds with short dark hair and well groomed. He has a scar on the left side of his neck , has very light facial hair and is soft spoken. He reportedly was wearing a dark blue tee-shirt and khaki pants.

The Town of Trion will have a workshop/council meeting Sept. 6 in the Town Hall Conference Room. 

The workshop will begin at 6 p.m. and the regular meeting will follow.

At the meeting, the council is expected to update it's ordinance that will affect adult business licenses as it pertains to massage parlors and adult stores. 

James H. "Sloppy Floyd" State Park will host a Blue Moon Paddle Friday night

The peaceful, ranger-led paddle is set for 8-9 p.m. on the lake at sunset for the first blue moon in three years. It is for those 16-years-old and older who can swim.

Cost is $8 and includes a boat, paddle and personal floatation device; $2 if you have a boat; plus $5 for parking.

Space is limited and registration is required before hand. For more information or to register call 706-857-0266 or go online to www.gastateparks,org/jameshfloyd.

Listed on the August 28 Arrest Report by the Chattooga County Jail are:

John Phillip Carroll, Summerville — Possession/Use of Drug Related Objects; Possession of Marijuana Less than 1 Oz.; Willful Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officers

Milton Byron Nucholls, Summerville — Failure to Appear/Original charge: DUI/Failure to maintain a single lane/No insurance; Willful obstruction of law enforcement officers

Justin Tolbert Pettyjohn, Summerville — No Charges Listed

Devunta Jamar Wood, Rome — Failure to Appear/Original Charges: Burglary

Candy Michelle Crider, Summerville — Possession of less than 1 oz of Marijuana; Possession/Use of Drug Related Objects

Lloyd Arthur Grasser, Summerville — Possession/Use of Drug Related Objects.; Possession of Marijuana less than 1 oz; Willful Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officers

Robert Glenn Moore III, LaFayette — Disorderly Conduct

Robert Glenn Moore, Jr., Summerville — Disorderly Conduct; Intoxiction

Myra Joann Sprayberry, LaFayette – Financial Identity Fraud

Kyle Devonte Timmons, Summerville — Disorderly Conduct

Listed on the August 24 arrest report according to Chattooga County Jail reports are:

James Walker Busbin III, Summerville — Criminal Trespass; burglary; entering an auto or other motor vehicle with intent to commit theft

Billy Shane Clark, Summerville — Probation Violation/ Original Charge: Criminal Trespass

Paul Hix Elrod, Trion – VGCSA/ Possession of Schedule IV Drug; Drugs to be kept in original container

Daniel Lee Hickman, Summerville — Disorderly Conduct; Loitering/ Prowling; Public Drunkeness

Charles Edward Milstead, Summerville — Giving false name/address/birth date to law enforcement officers

Carlos Hernandez Pascual, Summerville — Failure to Maintain a Single Lane; Driving with a Suspended/Revoked License; DUI/ Alchol/ 0.08 grams or more

Shannon Ray Roach, Summerville — Weekends

James Lee Roberts, College Park, Ga — Here on Previous Charges

Lisa Kaye Wesson, Summerville — Theft by Shoplifting (3 Counts)

Justin Allen Wood, Trion — Summerville Police Dept. Probation Violation/ Original Charge: Revoked license; Open Container; No Seat Belt

Christopher Dale Bain, Summerville — Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign; Seat Belt Violation

Wayne Thomas Blackmon Jr., Summerville — No Charges Listed

Shawn Edward Bryson, Gaylesville, Al — Following too Closely; Driving Without a Valid/Expired License

Robert Bradley Crow, Summerville — Possession of Marijuana, less than 1 oz.

Evan Tyler Ellis, Menlo — Suspended/Cancelled Registration; Windshield/Windshield Wiper/Window Requirement Violation; Possession of Marijuana less than 1 oz; No insurance/ No Proof

Latara Michelle Hughes, Chattanooga, Tn — Driving with a suspended/revoked license

Samantha Rose Manis, Lafayette — Failure to Appear/Original charge: Theft by Receiving

Gayla Marie Parish, Summerville — Attempt/Conspire/Solicit Another to provide contraband to an inmate

Jacob Jerome Ratliff, Lyerly — Seat Belt Violation/ Adult; DUI/Alchol/0.08 grams or more; Driving with a Suspended/Revoked license; DUI/Seat belt Violation

Adam Lee Smith, Summerville — VGCSA/ Possession of Schedule IV Drug; VGCSA/ Possession of Schedule IV Drub X 2 and drug related objects

Edward Henderson Smith, Summerville — Operating unsafe, Improperly equipped vehicle; DUI/ Alcohol/ 0.08 grams or more

Pamela Ann Willingham, Summerville — Theft by Shoplifting (2 counts)

Amy Nicole Miller, LaFayette — Probation Violation/ Credit Card Fraud

Carlos Shuntel Underwood, Summerville – Aggravated Assault; Possession of a Fire Arm by a Convicted Felon; Use of a Fire Arm by a Convicted Felon during the Commission of a Crime

Aaron Cody Helton, Summerville — Simple Battery.FVA; Acquiring Alcohol for someone underage

Jason Guy Redden, Summerville — Public Drunkeness

Deborah Sue Smith, Rome — Destruction, Removal, Concealment of Property Subject to Security Interest

Brian Michael White, Menlo — Battery FVA (1st)

A state agency wants Georgia residents to help it select designs for four new wildlife-themed license plates.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is collecting votes online for the new car tags through Sept. 15. A share of the money raised by each license plate will help fund wildlife conservation and habitat restoration.

Two of the tags will benefit non-game conservation and possible designs feature the blue heron, a green tree frog, the bald eagle, the painted bunting and the North Atlantic right whale.

The DNR's Wildlife Resources Division will also pick designs for two other tags to benefit bobwhite quail and trout species in Georgia.

The website to cast votes is http://www.georgiawildlife.com/ .

Hunting enthusiasts face a looming deadline to apply for deer season.

To take deer, hunters need to complete an online quota application with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources before midnight on Sept. 1.

The archery season starts Sept. 10. Hunters are limited to a dozen deer annually.

That website is: www.georgiawildlife.com/hunting/quota

Liberty Council has offered free help to the Walker County School system if they choose to right the Freedom From Religion Foundation over faith issues at Ridgeland High School. 

Last week, FFRF sent a letter of complaint to the school system over practices of head football Mark Mariakis, involving led-prayer and visits to local churches with his team members.

Liberty Council states: The constitution does not demand the eradication of faith from public life not prohibit churches from participating in the life of the local community.

the non-profit Liberty Council promotes religious freedom by providing free legal council and e Liberty Council founder Mat Staver says of the FFRF, "This atheist group continues to lick stamps and send frivolous letters with militant zeal, designed to hurt communities because of its anti-christian fixation. Nothing in the Constitution requires communities to abandon common sense and create zones hostile to religi