Chattooga County homeowners and landowners have until tomorrow to pay their 2022 property taxes without incurring any penalties. The property tax due date in Chattooga County is December 1st. Taxpayers are reminded that the Chattooga County Tax Office is closed on Wednesdays.
A former Chattooga County Deputy has been arrested by the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force on drug charges. Thirty-five-year-old Marvin James Armstrong was booked into jail on felony charges of attempt or conspiracy to violate the Georgia Controlled Substance Act and use of a communication facility in commission of a felony involving controlled substances. Armstrong was booked into the Floyd County Jail on the charges on Monday of this week. Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader told WZQZ News that Armstrong was terminated the first week of August.
According to a report released this week by the Summerville Police Department, a fifty-three-year-old Northwest Congress Street, Summerville man was arrested earlier this month on DUI charges after a Summerville police officer saw him driving and knew that the driver had suspended or revoked license.
The first day of early voting in Chattooga County saw a record number of voters turn out to cast their ballots in the runoff election between incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker his Republican Challenger.
On November 10, 2022, Sen. Jeff Mullis (R – Chickamauga) held the Native American Peace Tree Ceremony alongside Rep. Matt Hatchett (R – Dublin), Rep. Katie Dempsey (R – Rome) and the Georgia Council on American Indian Concerns at Liberty Plaza at the Georgia State Capitol.
On November 16, 2022, Jonathan Alexander, a 49-year-old man from Walker County, was convicted of Trafficking Methamphetamine, Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of a firearm during commission of a felony. The evidence presented at trial showed that on February 7, 2022 law enforcement arrived at Jonathan Alexander’s camper residence, located on 511 Cook Road in Walker County with members of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force and Department of Community Supervision.
If you have little ones ready to tell Santa what they have on their Christmas list, there are three opportunities to see Santa Claus in Summerville this weekend. The first will be at the Summerville Christmas Parade on Friday evening. The second will be at the Chattooga County 4H Breakfast with Santa at the Chattooga County Ag Center on Saturday. As of Tuesday morning, there were a few tickets still available. Contact the Chattooga County Extension Office for ticket information. The third opportunity will be Sunday afternoon from 1 PM – 4 PM at 292 East Washington Street in Summerville. Santa’s visits on East Washington Street are always free and open to anyone who wants to come by.
The Pennville First Baptist Church will be presenting “A Walk Through Bethlehem” on Saturday, Dec. 3 from. 5: – 8:00 P.m. This is a free event. Join us and experience what it might have been like the night Jesus was born. Visit the market, interact with the characters, and end with finding Jesus in the manger. Our hope and prayers are for each person to know the greatest gift is free, eternal life and salvation. We will be accepting nonperishable food items for those in need.
The Atrium Health Floyd system has an impact of more than $1 billion on local and state economies. That figure is based on a report from the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) and data supplied by Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center and the Alabama Hospital Association (ALAHA).
A twenty-five-year-old Summerville man was killed in an automobile accident in Floyd County on Sunday. Floyd County Police say that the accident happened on Georgia 101 in the Silver Creek area.
