Contraband in Georgia’s state prisons continues to be an issue and is a safety threat to correctional officers and inmates alike.  Hays State Prison in Trion has had multiple incidents of contraband being smuggled into the facility over the years.  Everything from drugs and weapons to cell phones finds its way behind prison walls, but the Georgia General Assembly has passed a new law that was signed by Governor Brian Kemp this year that is intended to help stem the tide of contraband in Georgia’s correctional facilities.

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The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office has released a report about a forty-year-old man who was arrested earlier this month after a domestic incident on Rena Street in Summerville.  According to the report, deputies were called by a woman who said that the suspect was “trying to beat the door down” at her apartment.  When deputies arrived on the scene, the suspect had left in a green Nissan truck.  Deputies spotted the truck a short time later on Underwood Dairy Road.  When deputies approached the driver, they could tell that he was intoxicated.  William Patrick Scoggins was arrested and charged with criminal trespass in connection with the domestic incident and was additionally charged with DUI for alcohol and open container of alcohol and was booked into the Chattooga County Jail on June 13th.

Summerville Police were called to an incident at the Dollar Tree at the Hurley Crossing Shopping Center on Friday of last week.  According to a report released Monday, when officers arrived, they spoke with a store manager who said that a customer claimed that she had slipped and fell at the store as a result of tripping over a zip tie.  Police reviewed video footage of the incident and determined that the zip tie in question had nothing to do with the fall and that the woman had fallen “due to her foot sliding in her flip-flop, at no fault of the store”.

Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry will be holding a Public Administrative Meeting this morning at 10 AM at the Chattooga County Civic Center on Highway 48 in Summerville.  The monthly meeting will feature reports from department heads from various sectors such as Public Works, Water District, Code Enforcement, EMA 911, and the Clerk’s office, along with the Commissioner. Each department will present comprehensive reports and expertly address any questions or concerns raised by members of the public.  Commissioner Elsberry is expected to discuss the jail feasibility study at this morning’s meeting.  If you can’t attend in person, a zoom link is available.  See details HERE

The Georgia gas price average continues to drop at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgians are paying an average price of $3.26 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average was 2 cents less than a week ago, 12 cents less than a month ago, and 3 cents less than this time last year. It costs drivers an average price of $48.90 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline. Georgians are now paying approximately $2.00 less to fill up at the pump compared to a month ago.

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, June 24, 2024:

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Summerville Police received a report about a stolen firearm last week. 

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