The 2024 Presidential Election will be held 63 days from today and local political parties are gearing up to campaign for their party’s candidates.  Chattooga County Republicans will be hosting a meeting coming up on Thursday of this week. According to a post on social media, local Republicans say that they are looking for volunteers to “help with sign-waving in our county”.  The local GOP meeting will be held September 5th at 6 PM at the Chattooga County Senior Center.  Local Democrats will be meeting on Monday, September 16th.  Party Chair Cynthia Hubler says that local Democrats will be writing post cards in support of Democrat Shawn Harris who is running against Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene for U.S. Congress. That meeting will also be held at the Chattooga County Senior Center at 6 PM.

According to AAA Auto Club, gasoline prices in Georgia continued to decline, but very slowly.

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Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Georgia rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday.

New jobless claims, increased to 5,614 in the week ending August 24, up from 4,640 the week before, the Labor Department said.

U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 231,000 last week, down 2,000 claims from 233,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis.

North Dakota saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with claims jumping by 313.7%. New Hampshire, meanwhile, saw the largest percentage drop in new claims, with claims dropping by 24%.

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, September 2, 2024:

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The Georgia State Patrol and local law enforcement will be out in force today looking for impaired drivers during the 78-hour Labor Day Holiday weekend travel period that wraps up at midnight tonight.

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An episode of a television series filmed at Menlo Elementary School last year is now available to watch. “Science in Action” is a new Georgia Public Broadcasting original series that puts high-quality science instruction right into the hands of Georgia educators. Developed in partnership with the Georgia Department of Education, “Science in Action” opens the doors to top-performing middle and elementary school classrooms across the state, offering a firsthand look at effective science teaching.

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Georgia-based Delta Air Lines plans to restart key daily nonstop service between Chattanooga and New York after the flights were furloughed as a result of the pandemic in 2020. The service from Chattanooga Airport to LaGuardia International Airport is to resume starting October 7th according to Lovell Field. The airport is providing $50,000 to Delta to help market the flights, she said, noting the schedules are accommodating for business travelers who need to fly out and return the same day. Service to LaGuardia has an early morning departure and an evening arrival in Chattanooga, according to the airport. The daily flight will be operated on a CRJ-900, a 76-seat aircraft. Lovell Field is funneling $520,000 of additional money over the next year into wooing new airline service and marketing the airport to travelers.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, along with the Walker County Sheriff’s Office, held a press conference late last week to announce developments in a murder case from 2020.  The GBI announced the arrest of an Alabama man in the murder investigation of Julie Ann McDonald. Julie’s body was discovered in her home on June 11, 2000. The GBI said, “Since then, GBI agents and Walker County investigators have worked diligently to find justice for Julie’s death”.

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