A sixty-five-year-old Summerville man was arrested last Thursday on DUI charges after he almost sideswiped a Chattooga County Sheriff’s patrol vehicle.
The Chattooga County Young Farmers hosted the 8th Annual Pig Project Show and Auction on Monday, November 7th at the Chattooga Ag Center. Eight students exhibited 16 pigs at the show.
The Rome International Film Festival will take place this weekend from November 10th through the 13th. This festival celebrates local film makers and movie enthusiasts by holding film screenings, red carpets, and more.
The Georgia Department of Education has partnered with the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement to provide training in grief support. The center is working with a handful of school districts around the country, including Chattooga County.
Chattooga County native Brody Malone ensured the U.S. men didn’t finish the world gymnastics championships without a medal. He also ensured they didn’t leave without a gold medal.
A sixty-eight-year-old Rome woman was arrested by the Floyd County Police Department after an incident that occurred at a residence on Etowah Drive on Friday. According to Floyd County Jail Records, Brenda Joe Garland allegedly was being questioned by police after being drunk in public when Garland allegedly punched an officer in the face, while also kicking another. Garland is being charged with 2 counts of simple battery against a police officer, 2 felony counts of obstruction, and public drunkenness.
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Summerville Main Street is planning a Victorian Christmas celebration the first weekend in December. There will be a Christmas Market on East Washington Street, with food, retail sales and crafts. The Christmas Market will be from 11 AM -5 PM. Then, on Sunday, December 4th from 12:30 PM – 4 PM, there will be a Live Nativity and Christmas Caroling in downtown Summerville along with contests and kids games. Plus, children will have the opportunity to have cookies and milk with Santa. You can read more details about the Victorian Christmas celebration and the annual Summerville Christmas Parade below:
Election 2022 in Chattooga County – only one local contested race was on the ballot. Republican Lori Brady defeated incumbent Democrat Lynn Hall for a seat on the Chattooga County Board of Education to represent the Menlo area. You can see complete election numbers below:
Jeff Cook, a founding member of the Fort Payne-based group ALABAMA, passed away on Monday, November 7. He was 73. According to the band’s publicity firm, Cook died at his beach home in Destin, Fla. “with his family and close friends by his side.”
A twenty-one-year-old Oak Hill-Alpine Road, Summerville man was arrested over the weekend and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.