A Mississippi man was arrested in Summerville after a police officer reported observing a vehicle traveling well above the posted speed limit during the early morning hours of July 31.
Students at Chattooga Mountain Education will enter a new phone-free learning environment beginning Monday, August 10, as the school implements the Yondr phone pouch system.
Local residents are being encouraged to showcase their talents during the Blue Ribbon Department competition at the 2026 Chattooga County Agricultural Fair.
A former Northwest Georgia police officer has been arrested following a GBI investigation into allegations that she improperly accessed a law enforcement license plate reader system.
The Walker County Board of Education plans to adopt a full rollback millage rate of 14.013 mills during its meeting on Monday, August 17.
According to information released by Walker County Schools, the rollback rate is calculated using the previous year’s millage rate minus the millage equivalent of the total net assessed value added through property reassessments.
A public hearing on the proposed 2026 millage rate will be held at 6 p.m. on August 17 in the boardroom of the Walker County Department of Education, located at 301 N. Cherokee Street in LaFayette.
School district officials say they continue to work to balance the growing needs of students with efforts to keep local taxes as low as possible while also maximizing state funding.
Walker County Schools noted that over the past six years, the district has either lowered or maintained its millage rate. In 2019, the rate stood at 17.404 mills. For 2026, the district plans to adopt the full rollback rate of 14.013 mills.
All concerned citizens are invited to attend the public hearing.
A 23-year-old man wanted in connection with a 2025 murder in Rome has been taken into custody in North Carolina.
The Summerville City Council will meet tomorrow evening for its regular called meeting, with several personnel, public safety and infrastructure matters on the agenda.
Mr. Jimmy B. Palmour, age 89 of the Spring Creek Community, passed away Friday, August 7, 2026 at his residence.
Mr. Palmour was born in Summerville, Georgia on May 5, 1937, son of the late Samuel Grady Palmour and Georgia Weaver Palmour. He was an ordained deacon, a member of the Pennville Baptist Church and had been attending the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Mr. Palmour was a veteran of the United States Army, where he served during peace time between the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was an electrician by trade, working for the TVA and Teems Electric, and was a member of the IBEW Local 175 in Chattanooga. Mr. Palmour was a member of the former Old Time Picking and Grinning Group, the Serenaders Band and a former member of the Wildlife Association and the Liar’s Table at Jim’s Restaurant. He enjoyed being out on his John Deere tractor and spending time with his family.
In addition to his family, Mr. Palmour was preceded in death by two sisters, Maxine Palmour and Frances Palmour.
Mr. Palmour is survived by his wife, Judy Palmour; son and daughter-in-law, Jay and Beth Palmour; daughter, Georgianna Palmour; brother and sister-in-law, Grady and Ann Palmour; grandson, Christopher Ward; and nephews, Sam Palmour, Mack Palmour and Cooper Palmour.
Funeral Services for Mr. Palmour will be held Sunday, August 9, 2026 at 3:00 P.M. in the chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. James Baird and Rev. David Romine officiating. Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.
The following gentlemen have been asked to serve as pallbearers and should assemble at Coffman Funeral Home at 2:30 P.M. Sunday: John Weaver, Rickey Broome, D.J. Driver, Tracy McWhorter, Sheriff Mark Schrader and Scott Coley.
The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 1:00 P.M. until the service hour at the Coffman Funeral Home.
The family wishes to express their thanks and gratitude to Betina, Kim and Lisa of Heyman Hospice for their excellent care and compassion shown during the illness of Mr. Palmour.
Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Jimmy B. Palmour.
MR. ROBERT ALVIN (BOB) BLACKWELL, age 79, of Summerville, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 6, 2026. He was born January 18, 1947 to the late John and Sara Martin Blackwell. Mr. Blackwell was retired from the maintenance department of Mohawk Industries. Bob was hard working, devoted family man, who enjoyed antique stores, old trucks, porch sitting, and tinkering in his shop. Above all, he loved his Family deeply and spent his life helping and sacrificing to make their lives better. His steady presence, generous heart, and quiet acts of love will be deeply missed. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, the late Dianne Smith Blackwell, his brothers, the late Ralph, Tommy, Ronald, and Bill Blackwell and a sister, the late Wanda Prather.
Surviving are, daughters, Mary Ann (Donny) Blackwell, Karen (Steve) Odom, and Renee Blackwell; grandchildren, Brittney (Michael) Nicholson, Dustin Blackwell, Erika (Keith) Simmons, Sara Jo Haney, and Jacob (Kayla) Odom; great grandchildren, Jet Johnson, Evie and Molly Nicholson, Dartey Robert and Sutton Blackwell, Sophia and Greyson Simmons, and Cooper Hedgecloth; siblings, Donald (Nancy) Blackwell, Sara Anna (Mike) Stoker, Danny Ray (Christy) Blackwell, and Gary (Teresa) Blackwell; sisters-in-law, Betty Smith and Cindy Cotton; several Nieces and Nephews.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 8th, at 2:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Brother Russ Blackwell and Brother Mike Odom officiating, entombment in Greenhills Memory Garden. Active Pallberarers will be John Blackwell, Rodney Blackwell, Clint Dillard, Luke Blackwell, Donald McGraw, and Terry Green. The Family will receive friends Saturday from 12:00 noon until 2 :00 P.M. at the Funeral Home.
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. Robert Alvin (Bob) Blackwell, who passed away Thursday.