Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson said that a woman who was shot by her husband last week has been released from the hospital, but the manhunt continues for her husband who shot her in the back.
The date for the Summerville Christmas Parade has been set for Friday December 2nd at 7pm. The theme for this year’s Summerville Christmas Parade is “Winter Wonderland”. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place entries in the parade. There is a $25 entry fee and applications are available now at the Summerville Recreation Department. The parade will be held at 7 PM on Friday December 2nd. Businesses, churches and civic organizations are encouraged to make plans now for entries for the Summerville Christmas Parade.
This November at Georgia Highlands College (GHC), members of the Native American community will be sharing their stories and providing historical and cultural insights as part of a monthlong speaker and workshop series celebrating Native American Heritage Month.
For the past several Holiday seasons, the Chattooga County Historical Society has offered a Christmas ornament featuring a historical place in the county. This year, the society’s ornament features the historic Lyerly Dam.
A large crowd gathered at Chattooga High School on Monday evening to remember the victims of a horrific car crash that happened in the early morning hours of Sunday on the Lyerly Highway. The crash claimed the lives of three Chattooga High School students.
The Town of Lyerly is seeking bids for roadwork. The town is advertising for a contractor to remove and dispose of existing pavement and culverts on Cemetery Road. The bids being accepted will also include the installation of two 60-inch culverts and repaving of the road. Bids are being accepted at Lyerly Town Hall until November 4th at 4:15 PM. Anyone with questions may contact Lyerly Town Hall at 706-895-2611.
No new COVID-19 cases were reported last week in Chattooga County. New numbers will be released today. The Georgia Department of Public Health moved from a daily reporting of cases to a weekly report in the spring of this year. In all, there have been 7,431 COVID-19 cases in Chattooga County since the beginning of the pandemic and 145 deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 in Chattooga County. Statewide there were 2,614 new cases last week with 68 deaths, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, November 1, 2022:
The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) says inflation is driving up the costs of road projects. Many of planned projects are coming in more than 40% of projected costs. As a result, the Georgia DOT has rejected some high bids and is waiting on other projects, hoping that prices will come back down.