As we head towards Christmas this coming Sunday, Northwest Georgia will be experiencing some of the coldest temperatures we have seen in quite some time. Forecasters say that by Friday, we may have a high temperature well below freezing, and are predicting single-digit temperatures for Friday night into Christmas Eve.
State Representative Eddie Lumsden (R-Armuchee) says that the Georgia General Assembly will be tackling taxes when the legislature resumes for the 2023 session early next year.
A Cedartown couple are facing drug charges in Chattooga County after being found in possession of illegal narcotics on December 9th. Thirty-five-year-old Landon Cooper Weaver and thirty-three-year-old Brittany Leanne Weaver were arrested after several bags of suspected methamphetamine were found in their possession. Also, Landon Weaver is being charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, after officers found a .40 caliber handgun in his possession. Because drugs were found in his possession, Landon Weaver is also being charged with possession of a firearm in commission of a crime.
Georgia is joining the growing list of Republican-led states banning TikTok from state-owned phones and laptops, according to a new memo issued by Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday, Dec. 15.
Bryson Shiflett is a nursing student at Georgia Highlands College (GHC). He is also the president for the student group Highlands Association of Nursing Students (HANS). Together, with other nursing students and Director of Nursing Paula Stover, Bryson has helped establish a new “Nursing and Friends Helping Future Nurses Fund.”
An incoming Georgia state representative has been arrested after investigators said he stole prescription narcotics at the retirement complex he manages.
The Trion Fire Department is looking for firefighters. Volunteer positions are available now. Benefits include free state certification training, in-house training, paid pension fund and six-month incentive pay. For more information you may contact Trion Fire Chief Justin Lowe at 706-591-9637.
Predicting winter weather in the South is a tricky-business. Conditions for winter precipitation often change and most forecasters will tell you, except in a few rare cases, it is almost impossible to accurately predict snowfall until 36-48 hours out from the event in our part of the country. With that said, the National Weather Service has two mentions of snow in the forecast for the coming week.
Chattooga County Sheriff’s deputies and agents with the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force arrested a Rome man earlier this month after he was found to be in possession of illegal drugs at a Dollar General Store in Chattooga County.
The Town of Lyerly will have their monthly town council meeting for the month of December on Tuesday, December 20th. The meeting will take place at the Lyerly Town Hall located at 6086 Highway 114 in Lyerly. The meeting gets underway at 7 PM and the public is invited to attend.
