The City of Summerville offices will close at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2022, and reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, for the Christmas Holiday.
In case of an emergency, please call 911.
The Chattooga County Commissioner’s Office and the Clerk of Superior Court’s Office will be closing today at 3 pm and will reopen Tuesday Dec. 27 at 8:30 am.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, December 22, 2022:
Word came yesterday that Harbin Clinic is merging with Atrium Health. Harbin notified employees on Wednesday of the pending merger between the two medical companies that serve thousands in Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama.
Due to the forecast of subfreezing weather, the decision has been made to have the Subligna Christmas Parade THIS EVENING, (December 22nd) at 5 PM – instead of Friday, December 23rd. Temperatures are expected to plunge overnight tonight into the single-digits and the high temperature for Friday will only be in the mid-teens. So, get those trucks, cars, ATV’s and tractors ready for the Subligna Christmas Parade, coming up THIS EVENING at 5 PM. If you have questions, contact Allie Hawkins at 706-331-5690 or Shelly Hawkins at 706-266-3381.
Menlo City Hall will close at 5 PM today, Thursday, December 22, 2022, and reopen at 8 AM, Tuesday, December 27, 2022, for the Christmas Holiday. In case of an emergency, please call 911.
Yesterday, the Georgia Supreme Court delayed the execution of a death row inmate in a 6-0 ruling for sixty-eight-year-old Virgil Delano Presnell, Jr. who was sentenced to death for the murder of eight-year-old Lori Ann Smith and the rape of her ten-year-old friend after abducting them in May 1976 as they walked home from school in Cobb County.
The City of Summerville is still trying to come up with a solution for a building inspector. At a meeting on Monday evening, the Summerville City Council decided to approach the Town of Trion about the possibility of splitting-the cost of a building inspector between the two municipalities.
Recently, WZQZ News has received word about a caller ID spoofing scam that is affecting residents in Chattooga County and the surrounding area. The scammers are attempting to get people’s personal and bank information and are texting people from what appears to be a legitimate phone number. United Community Bank released a statement last week about the problem.
An employee of Walker State Prison in Rock Spring was arrested on Tuesday of this week and booked into the Walker County Jail.