Registration for the Toys for Tots program is open through November 30th for Chattooga County residents. The Toys for Tots program is overseen by the Rome Exchange Club and serves Floyd, Polk and Chattooga Counties. The successful program distributed over 14,000 toys last Christmas.
Everything’s coming up candy and pumpkins in downtown Summerville on Saturday, October 29. Summerville Main Street will team up with the Summerville Trion Optimist Club to present a Pumpkin Palooza, complete with a Pumpkin Decorating Contest and the Halloween Candy Walk! This fall celebration will be held down the East Washington Streetscape to the Summerville Depot. Hours for the Pumpkin Palooza will run from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Vendors will be on hand with a variety of foods, crafts, and retail for the public’s pleasure.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, October 25, 2022:
The Chattooga County Land Use Committee is meeting this evening at 7 PM. At the last meeting, the committee asked citizens with concerns about the land use ordinance to submit their concerns in writing to the committee. The meeting will be held at the Chattooga County Civic Center, located on Highway 48 in Summerville across from Truist Bank. A group of concerned citizens has started a petition to overturn the ordinance that was signed by Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry earlier this year. The petition is available for signatures at several local businesses. You can click HERE to see a list of businesses that have the petition available.
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler has announced that Georgia’s job numbers increased almost 13,000 over the month to a new all-time high. The September unemployment rate remained an all-time low of 2.8 percent for the third consecutive month. Georgia’s unemployment rate was seven-tenths of a percent lower than the national September 2022 unemployment rate of 3.5 percent.
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park has announced the lineup of interpretive programs available at the park during the month of November. In addition to hikes at the scenic North Georgia battlefield, there are also artillery demonstrations and talks about the life of a Civil War soldier, sharpshooters and the Western & Atlantic Railroad. You can see the complete list of events below:
The Walker County Sheriff’s office has arrested a third person in connection with the murder of Dakota Bradshaw.
A candlelight memorial service honoring patients and families served by Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Heyman Hospice Care will take place this evening at 6 PM. The event will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 911 N. Broad St.
