Today is National Pearl Harbor Day, the day set aside to remember the attack on the United States by the Empire of Japan eighty-one years ago.
If you plan to purchase a real Christmas tree this holiday season, AAA urges you to have a plan to get it home safely.
Looking for the best holiday gift idea for that special outdoor enthusiast on your list? No need to go to the stores – gift them a hunting or fishing (or combo) license to help them enjoy the wild places they love, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.
A Menlo teenager was charged with underage possession of alcohol after a traffic stop in Summerville on Monday. According to a report from the Summerville Police Department, seventeen-year-old Sean Alan Sammons of a Highway 48, Menlo address was stopped in a 2006 Jeep Wrangler by police near Greenhill Memorial Gardens. Officers said that Sammons “tested positive for alcohol three times the legal limit”.
Chattooga County voters voted overwhelmingly for Republican Herschel Walker in the 2022 U.S. Senate Runoff Election. With the final numbers in, Walker received 5,500 votes to incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock’s 1,343 votes.
On Monday morning at 10:20 AM, the Rome Police Department was requested by 911 dispatch call to investigate a shooting that occurred at a business at 550 Riverside Parkway. It was reported that the employee pulled out a weapon and fired several rounds in the direction of other employees and then ran from the facility. No one was injured in the discharge of the weapon. The offender was not present at the scene and the incident is still under investigation. This did result in a lockdown of the nearby schools for a short period of time until it was determined the shooter was no longer in the area. The names of those involved are not being released at this point as the investigation is in its early stages.
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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, December 6, 2022:
A sixty-five-year-old Summerville man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, open container and marijuana possession over the weekend. Willie Patrick White of a Ramey Street address was arrested on Saturday on the DUI and open container charges and booked into the Chattooga County Jail. He was issued a citation for misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
For the final time this election cycle, Georgia residents are being asked to return to the polls to vote in the runoff race between incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker. Neither of the two candidates reached the threshold required by Georgia law to win their race in November.
An updated water management plan for all Northwest Georgia counties, including Chattooga County will be ready for public review in February.