Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) voting delegates elected the organization’s 2023 board of directors Dec. 6 during the 85th Annual GFB Convention held on Jekyll Island.
A Georgia National Guardswoman who rigs parachutes has jumped at a second career opportunity, thanks to her education at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC).
Visitors traveling U.S. Highway 27 in northwest Georgia will see new signs indicating the route’s designation as Georgia Grown Trail 27. The trail, which was approved by legislation in 2021, stretches from the Tennessee line in Walker County through Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Polk, Haralson, and Carroll Counties, from the cities of Rossville to Roopville. There are four other Georgia Grown Trails in the state, but Trail 27 is the first in the north Georgia region.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, December 9, 2022:
You are invited to an in-person Christmas worship service at Pond Spring AME Zion Church, located at 3255 Taliaferro Spring Road in Lyerly on December 25 at 11:00 AM. Arrive at 10:30 AM for sign-in, mask are required. Dr. Jeannette Holt is pastor and everyone is invited to attend.
Last week, WZQZ News reported that the state has mandated pay increase for county officials. Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry says that pay increase is going to affect the 2023 county budget.
More than 300 students from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) nine-county service area will exit the Dalton Convention Center on Tuesday, Dec. 13, armed with the education and technical training needed to kick-start their careers.
Often during the Holiday season we are reminded to shop local to support our local, independently owned businesses. A group of downtown Summerville merchants are making that easier for Christmas shoppers. Hayden Taylor Designs, The Ruby Slipper, Merle Norman/ Ga Ga’s Boutique, Dirt / Dirt Pour, Three Penny Treasure and D&S Mercantile are all extending their hours on Friday evenings. The stores will all be open until 10 PM. The store owners say that they came up with the idea to help shoppers with extended retail hours. As you make your Holiday shopping plans, take time to support local businesses.
A Menlo man was arrested last week after he fired shots into a residence on Reese Street in Menlo. Reports from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office indicate that sixty-two-year-old Thomas Nelson Tucker was angry with a couple that lived at the residence because they wouldn’t fix his cell phone. Tucker reportedly got angry after claiming that the couple had “locked his cell phone” and fired several rounds into the residence. The shooting resulted in a soft lock-down of nearby Menlo Elementary School. Tucker was apprehended last Friday evening and booked into the Chattooga County Jail on aggravated assault charges.