The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire has provided information and warnings to those homeowners that may be subject to fraud via predatory insurance adjusters and general contractors.
You can visit their website by clicking Here to see more
Visit the Chattooga County Government Website to find a list of downloadable documents you can use to be more informed and possibly report a claim if needed.
***FREE Debris Dumping at Transfer Station!**
Today (September the 8th) from 12pm – 4 pm, the County Transfer Station located at 118 Stockade Road in Summerville, will be open for debris from CLEAN-UP’s ONLY.
The Salvation Army is partnering with Georgia Baptist Relief and Local Churches to provide meals beginning Thursday, September 8th for dinner at the following times and locations:
5:00 p.m.
Central Avenue Baptist Church (14074 U.S. Hwy 27, Trion, GA 30753)
5:00 p.m.
North Summerville Baptist Church (119 Maplewood Drive, Summerville, GA 30747)
6:00 p.m.
Harvest Worship Center (456 Fourth Street, Trion, GA 30753)
Additionally, beginning Friday, September 9th, Lunch will also be provided at the following locations:
11:30 a.m.
Central Avenue Baptist Church (14074 Hwy 27, Trion, GA 30753)
11:30 a.m.
North Summerville Baptist Church (119 Maplewood Drive, Summerville, GA 30747)
11:30 a.m.
South Summerville Baptist Church (440 HWY 48, Summerville, GA 30747)
12:30 a.m.
Harvest Worship Center (456 Fourth Street, Trion, GA 30753)
West Berryton Faith temple will have a gospel singing on Saturday, Sept. 10th. @7p.m. Georgia time. Open Heart Harmony will be there.
Mrs. Rita Faye Campbell Jones, age 62 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2022.
Rita was born in Lafayette, Georgia on June 2, 1960, daughter of the late Bryant Campbell and Thelma Jean Faulkner Campbell. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed cooking, having a good time and spending time with her family. In addition to her parents, Rita was preceded in death by two brothers, Gary Campbell and Phillip Campbell.
Rita is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Kelli and James Broome and Jamie and Randall Gray; companion and soul mate, Ernest Ragland; honorary family, Randy Ragland and Ginger McCarty; sisters and brother-in-law, Julie and James Dodd and Abbi Searels; brothers and sisters-in-law, Steve and Dinah Campbell and John and Ginger Faulkner; grandchildren, Courtney(Bradley) Womack, Kaylie Broome, Ashton(Savannah) Broome, Gracyn Broome, Gracie Lands and Chelsey Lands; great grandchildren, Cru Womack and Archer Broome; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Graveside and Interment services for Rita will be held Friday, September 9, 2022 at 2:30 P.M. in the Macedonia Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Ashton Broome, James Broome, Bradley Womack, Brent Campbell, Jeremy Campbell, Randy Ragland, and Gracyn Broome.
Rita will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Friday from 12:00 Noon until 2:00 P.M.
Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Rita Faye Campbell Jones. Please visit www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and to post condolences.
Per BJ Hall with code enforcement with Chattooga County, here is where residents of Chattooga County should contact about property damage:
For a complete list of donation opportunities and the latest news from our county government, please visit www.chattoogacounty.org
Lyerly First Baptist Church will have showers available for men and women (4 showers for men and 4 showers for women) from 8am until dusk daily.
MRS. MARLENE TINNEY, age 82, of Allen Street, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at her residence. She was born in Trion, Georgia on December 21, 1939 to the late Wilburn Cleo and Lucille Mildred Donald Dolquery. Mrs. Tinney was Baptist by Faith and attended the New Antioch Baptist Church, where she taught the Ladies Sunday School Class, directed Bible School several times, and helped with the Christmas play. She also served as pianist at the Frog Pond Baptist Church in earlier years. Mrs. Tinney worked for the Chattooga County Tax office for 35 years, retiring in 2013. She enjoyed cross stitching, crocheting, and working puzzles in free time. In addition to Parents was preceded in death by her husband, the love of her life, Sonny Tinney.
Surviving are daughters, Wanda (Dale) Bain and Phyllis (Mike) Odom; grandchildren, Bucky (Carla) Chisolm, Melissa (Paul) Chamlee, Chris Bain, and Kevin Bain; 10 great grandchildren, Lexi Craig, Kayleigh Byars, Jaci Cleveland, Avri Chamlee, Addi Belle Chamlee, Layton Chisolm, Harper Anne Chisolm, Ren Chamlee, Adalee Bain, and Scout Chisolm; several Nieces and Nephews.
Funeral services will be held Friday, September 9th, at 2:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Harold Helton and Mike Odom officiating, interment in Lyerly Cemetery. Active Pallbearers Bucky Chisolm, Chris Bain, Kevin Bain, Paul Chamlee, and Kimbren Dowdy; Honorary Pallbearers are the Women of New Antioch Baptist Church. 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 Mrs. Marlene Tinney, who passed away Tuesday.
Homecoming at Wayside Baptist Church located on Sloppy Floyd Lake Road Sunday September 18th , services begin at 10:30 with Michael Lee Stancil singing…The Pastor is Lloyd Gilreath and the congregation invites everyone to attend, lunch will follow after the service.
Dry Valley Baptist Church community clothes closet will be open from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Friday September 9th. Clothes are free to those in need. The clothes closet is located at 451 Dry Valley Church Road at the Woods Road entrance.
