The Chattooga Land Use Committee will be meeting again on Tuesday, December 1st. The committee has been hearing from the public at previous meetings about changes to the land use ordinance that was adopted by Commissioner Blake Elsberry earlier this year.
WZQZ News spoke with Chattooga County School Supt. Jared Hosmer who confirmed that Chattooga High School Head Football Coach Sean Peek says he will be resigning. Supt. Hosmer said, “I can confirm that Coach Peek met with his players Friday morning and told them that he plans to resign.” As of Friday afternoon, no other official statement has been released by the school system or Coach Peek.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in downtown Summerville. Over the past several days, City of Summerville workers along with Chattooga County Public Works and Summerville Main Street volunteers have been busy decorating the downtown area.
The Weiss Lake Crappie Rodeo Tagging Tournaments will begin on November 26 at Little River Marina in Cherokee County, Alabama.
Duck Season opens today in Georgia and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division wants hunters to be aware of some changes for this year’s season.
A Chattooga County woman was arrested in Walker County on drug charges. According to docket records from the Walker County Sheriff’s Office, forty-eight-year-old Hope Ladyona Fletcher of a Milton Circle, Summerville address was booked into the Walker County Jail on charges of possession of a Schedule II drug. Fletcher posted bond and was released from jail on the felony drug possession charge.
Georgia’s unemployment rate rose slightly last month but remained below the national jobless rate, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday, Nov. 17.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for the next generation of DNR employees who will care for Georgia’s natural and cultural resources.
Nicholas Godfrey has been selected to serve as Acting Chief of Staff for Georgia Highlands College. Godfrey currently serves as the primary contact for media relations, government relations, and for the University System of Georgia and the Board of Regents. Additionally, he will work to oversee the execution of strategic initiatives and special projects for the Office of the President while enabling greater coordination, collaboration, and communication between all departments, the community, and the Office of the President.
Motorist on Highway 27 encountered some delays near the Chattooga River on Friday. WZQZ News spoke with the Georgia DOT about the roadwork. Joe Schulman, DOT District Six Communications Officer, said, “This is a maintenance project to correct a dip in the road as you reached the bridge headed toward downtown Summerville”. Schulman said that there is not a completion date on the project, but it is not “expected to be too long”.
