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Only one local football team will be in action tonight. The Trion Bulldogs have a bye week tonight and the Chattooga Indians will have a pivotal home region game against Christian Heritage. The 5-2 Chattooga Indians are looking to end a two game losing streak tonight against the visiting Christian Heritage Lions. Chattooga opened the season 5-0 but have dropped two straight games to Gordon Lee and region leading Fannin County. Chattooga currently sits at 4th place in Region 7A behind Gordon Lee, Christian Heritage and Fannin County. Christian Heritage is 6-1 overall this season with their only loss coming in week 1 at Heritage Ringgold. Since that opening loss, Christian Heritage has reeled off wins against Cherokee Christian, Pepperell, Dade County, Gordon Lee, Coosa and last week against Gordon Central. If Chattooga wants to climb up a step in the region rankings, they will have to pull the upset tonight against the surging Christian Heritage Lions.
The Chattooga vs Christian Heritage game will be live video streamed on the WZQZ Facebook page and will also be broadcast on 99.1 FM and AM 1180. Join Chris “Bubba” Wilson and Steiner Davis along with cameraman Mason Gilreath tonight live from the Little Big Horn. The pregame show will begin around 7:15 pm with kickoff to follow at 7:30 pm.
Pentecostal Power Ministries is hosting their 6th annual Car Show & Fall Festival on October 12, 2024 from 11 am until 3 pm at Lyerly Park. The entry fee for the car show is $20. There will be live gospel music with “Saved by Grace” along with food, vendors, a kid’s zone and more. The event is sponsored by O’Reilly’s. Bring your own lawn chair. Everyone Welcome!
MR. HAROLD LEE HELTON, age 87, of Helton Drive, Summerville, Georgia, Berryton Community, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2024, evening in a Rome hospital. A native of Berryton, He was born on August 29, 1937 to the late Lewis Houston and Mary Gertrude Ray Helton. Mr. Helton was a member of the Berryton Baptist Church, retired from the Dye Department of Mohawk Industry, and was preceded in death by his wife the late Vesta Stephens Helton on March 23, 2024.
Surviving are daughters, Cheryl Lee Farrar (Brent Williamson) and Stephanie Helton; granddaughter, Jennifer Lee Farrar Turner; great granddaughters, Stella Frances Lee Turner, Annabelle Dianne Turner, and Vivian Rose Turner; brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Jayne Helton; several Nieces and Nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Friday, October 11th, at 3:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Smith officiating, interment in Summerville Cemetery. Active Pallbearers, Joe Stephens, Chuck Helton, Terry Scoggins, Derek Smith, Landon Stephens, and Evan Stephens; Honorary Pallbearers, Mark Schrader, Sr., Robert Brown, Caro Owen, Robert Warren, Donny Kinsey, and Phil Helton. Visitation will be Friday from 1:00 until 3:00 P.M. at the Funeral Home. Flowers are appreciated or contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in memory of Mr. Helton.
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. Harold Lee Helton, who passed away Tuesday evening.
Ms. Jo Ann Derusha, age 80 of Trion, Georgia, formerly of Denver, Colorado, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2024 in a Lafayette Healthcare Center.
Ms. Derusha was born in Trion, Georgia on April 8, 1944, daughter of the late James Harold Burkhalter and Nora Belle Ledbetter Burkhalter. She was from the Denver Public School System and was of the Christian Faith. Ms. Derusha enjoyed traveling, camping, going to casinos and spending time with her family. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, James Burkhalter; sister, Nancy Lambert; sister-in-law, Linda Burkhalter; and a niece, Alisa Burkhalter.
Ms. Derusha is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Lee and Kim Derusha and Kevin Derusha; sister and brother-in-law, Ruth and Don Alexander; nieces, Debbie Bostwick and Donna Lee; a nephew, Grant Burkhalter; special friends, Jane Brown, Vickie Darnell and Ralph Brock; two grandchildren, Jessica Derusha and Stephan Derusha; and two great grandchildren, Roman Derusha and Hunter Derusha; and friend and father of her children, William “Bill” Derusha.
Graveside and Interment services for Ms. Derusha will be held Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. in the West Hill Cemetery with Rev. Sammy Barrett officiating.
The family will receive friends at Coffman Funeral Home from 12:00 Noon until 1:30 P.M.
Mrs. Derusha’s Family would like to thank Pruitt Healthcare at Shepherd Hills for the care given to her while she was being treated there.
Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Ms. Jo Ann Derusha.
Please visit www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and post condolences.