The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) and Georgia’s Path2College 529 Plan have announced that the We Care, Child Care Sweepstakes is open for entries. A total of four winners – one from each region Southeast, North, South Georgia, and Metro Atlanta – will be randomly selected to receive a $1,529 college scholarship.”
Jacksonville State University broke ground on the Randy Owen Center for Performing Arts on Tuesday. The $41.3 million development is partially funded by a $15-million state grant. Campus leaders say dedicating the building to Jax State alumni Randy Owen feels like the perfect fit.
The Trion Fire Department has released their call report for the month of June. The fire department responded to 8 residential fire calls, 4 commercial fire calls and 4 illegal burns. There were 2 vehicle fires and they responded to 2 vehicle accidents and assisted in 9 medical calls. They responded to 4 natural gas leaks and 2 downed trees or power lines. The Trion Fire Department also responded to 1 hazmat operation – which was the ammonia spill at Mount Vernon Mills.
The Chattooga Band Boosters will be having their first meeting for the 2024-2025 school year this evening at the Chattooga High School Band Room. Parents of this year’s marching band members need to attend the meeting. Upcoming events and the finalized marching season calendar will be discussed. The meeting will be held at 6:30 PM.
A three-year-old child died after drowning in Weiss Lake over the past weekend. The youngster, Kinley Nicole Anderson, was with family members in Cherokee County when she disappeared late Saturday afternoon.
Two groups on Wednesday sued to overturn a law extending the elected terms of Georgia’s public service commissioners, saying it violates the state constitution for the five Republicans to be allowed to serve terms longer than six years.
North Georgia EMC received reports late last month about a scam call that was going out to members where the caller claimed to be from a power company and telling the person on the other end of the line that $50 credit would appear on their next bill if they gave their banking information over the phone. North Georgia EMC is reminding their members that you should NEVER give out your personal or payment information to an unsolicited caller. If you feel threatened or rushed by a caller, hang up immediately. To confirm your account status with North Georgia EMC you can always call. The North Georgia EMC office in Trion’s number is 706-734-7341.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, July 17, 2024:
The State of Georgia’s net tax collections in June approached a total of $3.03 billion, for an increase of $185.4 million or 6.5 percent compared to FY 2023, when net tax collections totaled $2.84 billion for the month.
AdventHealth’s $30 May Mammogram Campaign brought in a total of 1,068 residents for mammograms within AdventHealth’s Georgia market, 329 of which were part of the 30 promotion. The others were covered by insurance.
