
A busy week of athletics is ahead for Chattooga High School, with softball, volleyball and football all on the schedule from Monday, August 10 through Saturday, August 15.

A busy week of athletics is ahead for Chattooga High School, with softball, volleyball and football all on the schedule from Monday, August 10 through Saturday, August 15.

Lyerly Elementary School is inviting golfers and community supporters to take part in an upcoming golf tournament fundraiser benefiting the school’s eighth-grade trip.
The Study Cade Golf Tournament Fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, September 12, at Little Mole Run Golf Course in Mentone, Alabama.
The tournament will begin at 9 a.m. Eastern Time, 8 a.m. Central Time.
Organizers say registration is now open, and individuals and businesses interested in supporting the fundraiser can participate by registering a team or individual golfer or by sponsoring a hole.
Those interested in registering or becoming a sponsor are asked to contact Zach White at zwhite@chattooga.k12.ga.us.
Payments can be made at Lyerly School or mailed to 150 Oak Hill Road, Lyerly, GA 30730.
The fundraiser is being organized to help support the school’s upcoming eighth-grade trip.
Little Mole Run Golf Course is located at 741 County Road 647 in Mentone, Alabama.
Organizers are encouraging area golfers, businesses and community members to come out and support Lyerly Elementary students while enjoying a morning on the golf course.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College will conduct a test of its emergency notification systems today, Monday, August 10, at 10 a.m.

Berry College is facing criticism from alumni and historic preservation advocates following the demolition of two of the college’s oldest buildings, prompting calls for greater transparency about how the Rome college handles its historic properties.

Ben Jones, the actor who became a television icon as mechanic Cooter Davenport on “The Dukes of Hazzard” before going on to represent Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives, has died. He was 84.
MR. SIDNEY A. (BUTCH) LANIER, JR., age 71, of Summerville, Georgia, passed away Saturday morning, August 8, 2026, in a Rome hospital following a brief illness. Mr. Lanier was born October 3, 1954, in Summerville, Georgia, to the late Sidney A. (Buddy) Lanier, Sr. and Dora Ann Lanier, who survives. He was a member of the Summerville Presbyterian Church, PCA and employed by Southern Company Georgia Power as an Environmental Compliance Analyst.
Surviving are His wife, Suzann Lanier; daughter, Alexandra Lanier Sandeford (Jacob); son, Sidney A. Lanier, III; granddaughter, Lanier Sandeford; mother, Dora Ann Lanier; sister, Joanna (Steve) Lively; brothers, Steve (Ginger) Lanier and Scott (Missy) Lanier; several Nieces and Nephews.
Funeral services will be held Monday, August 10th, at 3:00 P.M. from the Summerville Presbyterian Church, PCA, with Rev. Bob Eckardt officiating, interment in Summerville Cemetery. Pallbearers Sidney A. Lanier, III, Steve Lanier, Scott Lanier, Andy Williams, Butch Eleam, Robert McWhorter, Greg Williams, Streve Lively, and Jacob Sandeford. The Family will receive friends Monday, from 1 until 3 P.M. at the Church.
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. Sidney A. (Butch) Lanier, Jr., who passed away Saturday.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Sunday, August 9, 2026:

Hot and humid summertime weather continues across Northwest Georgia today, with temperatures climbing into the lower 90s and scattered thunderstorms developing during the afternoon. A few storms across far North Georgia could become strong enough to produce damaging wind gusts.