An inmate at the Floyd County Jail, James Walter Busbin III, 30 of Summerville, is facing additional charges this week after reports said he attacked two jail officers.
Some juniors and seniors at Georgia’s public universities and colleges are in line for a little financial boost to help them reach their degree. Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday in his State of the State speech that he would use $5 million in federal coronavirus relief that he controls to provide small grants to help students with unmet financial need pay their college bills.
The Trion High School Lady Bulldogs are currently #1 in Region 6-A. In the week 9 GHSA ranking, The Lady Dogs are #7 in Class-A Public.
The Chattooga Middle School Girls basketball team has placed 2nd in their Region this past weekend.
Georgia gas prices increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.23 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 7 cents more than a week ago, 20 cents more than last month, and 18 cents less than this time last year.
Trion Fire Department hosted their first annual, Everyone Gets Out event. This event raised funds to install smoke detectors in local homes.
The Rome Police Department Selective Enforcement Unit is seeking information in reference to a fatal hit and run traffic crash that occurred on January 13th on South McLin Street early in the morning.
Georgia Department of Public Health, Northwest Health District has released the weekly schedule for the COVID-19 drive up test sites.