Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, July 28, 2026:
Residents across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia should prepare for dangerous heat today, with heat index values expected to climb as high as 106 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from noon until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday for nearly all of north and central Georgia.
8 unrestricted acres for sale on Ramey Rod in Trion. Excellent hunting and building site. Partial owner finance possible. Send inquiries to NWGARed@yahoo.com. Call 706-331-0711
Several hunting items for sale:
- Big game cart $50
- Chainsaw with 18″ bar – $75
- Fishing Rods / Tackle Boxes – $10-20 Each
- Assorted deer and turkey hunting items
Call 256-438-4989
2013 Chevrolet Equinox for $1500. Call 706-936-2506.
Nissan Maxima for sale. Needs a windshield. Asking $1250 or best offer. 706-331-2014
Sardis Baptist Church in Chattoogaville has scheduled homecoming for Sunday, August 9, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Barry Peppers will bring the message and special singers will be Fireproof.
Lunch will be provided immediately following the service.
Rev. James Maples invites the public to attend.
MR. JAMES EDWARD (ED) KIRBY, age 72, of Sunnydale Road, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Sunday morning, July 26, 2026, in a Rome hospital. A native of Chattooga County, Georgia, He was born on February 14, 1954, to the late Guss and Ruth Cook Kirby. Mr. Kirby was retired from industrial maintenance for Toyoto Tire. In addition to Parents, He was preceded in death by wife, the late Sherry Diane Miller Kirby, and siblings the late Judy Stancil, Scott Kirby, Jack Kirby, and Sue Ragland.
Surviving are sisters, Shirley (Twig) Hatcher, Nancy Brewster, and Nona Gruner; several Nieces and Nephews and beloved pets, Max Kirby and Lucy Kirby.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Pastor Jeremy Stroop officiating, interment in Johnson Cemetery. Active Pallbearers Allen Keen, Chase Lively, Joseph Griffin, Jeff Keen, Ty Hutchins, and Travis Stacy; Honorary Pallbearer, Denver Martin. The Family will receive friends Wednesday from 1 until 2 P.M. at the Funeral Home.
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. James Edward (Ed) Kirby who passed away Sunday