A post shared around Northwest Georgia on social media about a foreign object being found in trick-or-treat candy in LaFayette has proved to be hoax, according to the LaFayette Police Department.
Once again this year, the annual Veterans Day ceremony will be held at Menlo Elementary School. The school has a long history of honoring local veterans each veterans day. This year’s program is scheduled on November 11th at 9:30 AM. The announcement from the school says it will be a “ceremony to honor the lives, the fight and the service of veterans”. All area veterans are invited to attend.
Royalty, fairies, pirates, and more will be found in J.R. “Dick” Dowdy Park during the seventh annual Summerville Mini Renaissance Festival, scheduled for November 5. Festivities will kick off at 11:00 a.m. with an official welcome from “Queen Anne Boleyn”. Merriment will continue throughout the day through 5:00 p.m. This free community event will be held rain or shine.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Construction Management students built on their skills by learning to operate heavy machinery Thursday, Oct. 27, during Construction Equipment Field Day at GNTC’s Gordon County Campus in Calhoun.
On Sunday, Chattooga County deputies and Trion Police responded to a call about a woman who had cut a man with a knife and later “headbutted” him at the Dollar General Store in the Town of Trion.
November is “Family Engagement Month” for the Georgia Department of Education. Georgia School Supt. Richard Woods released the following letter to Georgia families:
Quite a few people were alarmed when a tornado siren blasted for a long period of time on Wednesday afternoon in Summerville.
The Dino Richardson Memorial Toy Run for the Stocking Full of Love is this Sunday, November 6th. The ride will be starting at Ridgeland High School. Motorcycle riders are invited to bring a new, unwrapped toy or cash donation and ride along. Kick stands up at 2 PM.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, November 2, 2022: