On Saturday morning, Sept 7, 2024 a staff member of CHS notified SRO Deputy King of a picture that had been shared with them by a student. The post showed an unidentifiable person holding a rifle and had a few captions that had been added to the photo. One of the captions was “who next” and another caption was “Trion High School”. Investigator Sanford began his investigation and notified Detective Wooten and SRO Railey of Trion Police Department.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, September 7, 2024:
Congratulations to the Chattooga High School Homecoming Queen and Court: Preslee Hurley-Queen, Libby Mobbs-First Runner-up, Sia’Miah Adams-Second Runner-up, Addie Mae Veatch-Junior Princess, Daysa Martin-Sophomore Princess, and Adaleigh Bartlett-Freshman Princess. Congratulations ladies!!
The FBI and the GBI say that school threats have increased since the tragedy at Apalachee High School in Barrow County earlier this week. At least eleven students have been arrested this past week across Georgia, including one in Rome yesterday. The Rome Police Department released the following statement yesterday:
Summerville Police say that last week, a forty-eight-year-old man was arrested after he became belligerent with officers who were giving him a courtesy ride in a patrol car. Police say that David Tucker was intoxicated and causing a scene on Martin Street. Police observed him arguing with residents and offered him a ride to get him off the streets. Officers took Tucker to an address that he had requested, but the the residents there said that they would not allow Tucker to stay if he was intoxicated. Police say that while they were speaking with the residents, Tucker was banging his head and yelling inside the patrol car. Officers then took Tucker to a second address, but they didn’t want Tucker staying there either. Tucker continued to be belligerent with officers and bang his head in the patrol car. He was placed under arrest and charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication and was booked into the Chattooga County Jail.
The North Georgia Cruisers are proud to present their Annual Car and Truck Show on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at the Chattooga County Agricultural Center, located at 33 Middle School Rd. Summerville, Ga. Proceeds from this event will benefit various area needy programs. The car and truck show will be a great opportunity for families and car and truck enthusiasts to enjoy some good food and fun while celebrating cars and trucks of the past and present.
Car and Truck Show registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. and will run through 12 noon, when judging will begin. Car and Truck registration for the show will be $25 the day of the event. There will be a Grand Prize Giveaway of $700. Awards, door prizes and a money tree will also be featured. Fried pies by Reita will also be available
Parking and entrance to the event are free to the public.
Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton has announced another tax sale coming next month. This tax sale will mainly deal with unpaid mobile home taxes. There will be one land parcel also auctioned at the tax sale. The sale is slated for Tuesday, October 1st on the steps of the Chattooga County Courthouse. You can find a list of the properties to be auctioned below:
A thirty-eight-year-old Floyd County man has been arrested in Rome on dog fighting charges. Michael Cortez Kent was taken into custody this week.
