The GBI has arrested Ashjuan Stocks, age 15, of Rockmart, and charged him with felony malice murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a pistol by a person under 18, and possession of marijuana within a 1000ft of the housing authority. The charges relate to the shooting death of Cieria Lashae Colvin. The Rockmart Police Department requested the GBI assist with a shooting investigation where Colvin was found shot in the area of Forrest Court in Rockmart on November 19. Colvin was taken to a local hospital, where she died. The investigation is active and ongoing. If anyone has information about this case, they should contact the GBI Calhoun office at 706-624-1424.

With folks gathered around the table, amid all the fixings and side dishes, at the center of the Thanksgiving feast sits the turkey. Cooking the perfect turkey is an art form. It can also be a time consuming endeavor in a crowded kitchen that is heating up from all the people within and the oven running all day. But it doesn’t have to be. Make your backyard grill an extension of your holiday kitchen to alleviate some of the madness (and reduce the temperature). Slow roasted turkey on your barbecue’s rotisserie has the crispy golden skin you are accustomed to seeing out of the oven, with moist, tender meat infused with flavors that have a hint of smokiness from the open flame.

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Summerville Police responded to a call about a burglary on Sunday.  According to a report from the Summerville Police Department, officers were called to a Curran Street address after Howard Slicker discovered someone had broken into his home.

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Georgia Power is celebrating community service and holiday cheer again this year with its annual Light Up the Holidays contest. This year, the company wants to see how Georgia is lighting up the holidays, either through a holiday display or through acts of community service.

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November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, and Atrium Health Floyd’s Love Light Tree is shining again to highlight the mission of Heyman Hospice Care.

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On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, Edgar Charles Neely, a 41 year old man from Rossville, Georgia was convicted by a Walker County jury for the charges of Aggravated Child Molestation and two counts of Child Molestation. The evidence, presented over the course of a three day trial, presided over by Judge Don W. Thompson, showed that Neely, who was a longtime friend of the victim’s mother, began sexually molesting the victim when she was only 14 years old and Neely was 37 years old.

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, November 22, 2022:

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Georgia gas price averages trends lower ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Chattooga County has one of the lowest gas price averages in the state.

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Dr. Gary Voccio with the Northwest Georgia Department of Public Health is concerned about the number of flu cases in the area – and even more concerned that many people are not getting their flu vaccine.

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While Georgia continues to enjoy a record-low unemployment rate, the statewide unemployment rate did edge up slightly during October, according to numbers released last week by the Georgia Department of Labor.  But here in Chattooga County, the number of people applying for unemployment in October was quite a bit fewer than those applying for unemployment the previous month.

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