
Attorney General Chris Carr is sharing important tips to help Georgians shop safely and avoid scams this holiday season.

Attorney General Chris Carr is sharing important tips to help Georgians shop safely and avoid scams this holiday season.

State Senator-elect Colton Moore (R) issued a statement on Friday opposing what is known as “ranked-choice” voting. Ranked-choice voting allows voters to select more than one candidate in an election and to “rank” their preferences for candidates when they vote.

A report from the Georgia State Patrol post in Rome says that a fifty-seven-year-old woman who was struck by a vehicle while walking across a gas station parking lot has died from injuries she received.

To allow for the anticipated increase in holiday traffic congestion, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced the suspension of lane closures on Georgia interstates and state routes during the Christmas weekend beginning Thursday, December 22 at 5 AM until Monday, December 26 at 5 AM For New Year’s weekend, the suspension of lane closures will be in effect Saturday, December 31, 2022, at 5 AM until Monday, January 2, 2023, at 5 AM. While construction-related lane closures will be suspended, Georgia DOT reminds travelers to exercise caution as crews may still work near highways, and safety concerns may require some long-term lane closures to remain in place. In addition, incident management, and emergency or maintenance-related lane closures could become necessary at any time on any route.

The streaming music service Pandora has honored country music super-group Alabama with a “Pandora Billionaire” plaque after the online music service certified over 2 BILLION Alabama music stream plays.

Karen Craven, lead teacher and site manager for Adult Education in Floyd County, was named Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Adult Education Teacher of the Year for 2023.

The City of Summerville will hold a called meeting on Monday evening at Summerville City Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to have the final reading on the Fiscal 2022-2023 mid-year budget. Also, the council will be discussing plans for the Summerville Public Works building. The meeting will get underway at 5:30 PM and the public is invited to attend.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, December 16, 2022:

Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader invites everyone out to Coffee with a Cop this morning at your Summerville McDonald’s. Jim Aaron and McDonald’s is providing free coffee (or tea) to anyone that comes by this morning between 7 AM – 10 AM. Come by, enjoy a free coffee and visit with Sheriff Schrader and his staff. WZQZ will be broadcasting live from McDonald’s from 7 AM until 10 AM. We look forward to seeing you at Coffee with a Cop.

Here are the latest health inspection scores from the Chattooga County Environmental Health Department for the first half of December, 2022: