Consumer advocates are warning Georgia residents about scammers using fake company identifications to trick Holiday shoppers. As more and more people use online shopping, scammers are disguising themselves as someone from a well-known company like Amazon, Walmart or UPS.
Georgia is offering a helping hand to projects that help people experience the animals, plants and natural habitats emphasized in Georgia’s State Wildlife Action Plan.
A Floyd County Sheriff’s Deputy, Simon Edward Worrell, 54 of Lindale, has been fired after he was arrested on child cruelty charges.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, December 10, 2022:
A forty-two-year-old Rome man was booked into the Floyd County Jail this week for charges related to child molestation. According to Floyd County Jail Records, Noe Patzan Cotzajay of a Blankenship Place address allegedly molested two victims that were under the age of 16 years old in incidents that took place at a location on Lawrence Avenue from November 2014 to December 2016. Cotzajay is being charged with 2 counts of child molestation and 2 counts of sexual battery.
Lung health research is more important than ever. Never have we faced so many challenges to our lung health, including COVID-19, vaping and smoke from increased wildfires. Today, the American Lung Association in Georgia announced that distinguished researcher Ahmet Coskun, Ph.D. from the Georgia Tech Research Corporation will receive an Innovation Award.
Santa is busy once again this weekend all around Chattooga County. There are several opportunities for your child to visit with Santa today and tomorrow.
On Friday, local elected officials recognized retiring State Senator Jeff Mullis for his contributions to Chattooga County during the two decades he represented the area in the Georgia State Senate.
According to a report by the Polk County Standard, employees at Cedartown’s Gildan Yarn facility were notified this week that they will be laid off in February pending the closure of the plant. A letter sent to employees states that the layoff will affect all 107 employees of the facility, located in Cedartown’s North Business Park, with an expected layoff date of Feb. 4, adding that the plant will be closed. The letter said the company has notified the Georgia Department of Labor to assist with the closure and layoff, and employees may apply for open positions at other locations.
