Trion Heights Baptist Church will be presenting their free drive-thru Nativity starting this week. The event will be held nightly from December 7th – December 21st at 7:30 PM. Families can enjoy the original Christmas Story from the comfort of their vehicle. There are over 52,000 Christmas lights synched to Christmas music. The event runs from 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM at the church located at 301 Rossville Boulevard in Trion.
The Salvation Army of Rome held a canned food drive last week in advance of the Holiday season. The Rome Salvation Army serves Floyd, Polk and Chattooga Counties. In addition to providing free groceries or meals, The Salvation Army helps vulnerable families sign up for public assistance programs that address hunger. The Salvation Army in Rome operates a Food Pantry that is open on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s from 9 AM – 3 PM at their location at 317 East First Avenue in Rome. The Salvation Army food pantry serves everyone from low-income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else in need of assistance.
Chattooga County Probate Judge Gary Woods has announced that his office will be closed this coming Wednesday, December 7th. The office closure is due to the runoff election on Tuesday of this week. The Chattooga County Probate Judge’s office is located inside the Chattooga County Courthouse and is normally open from 8 AM – 5 PM, Monday – Friday.
A trio of respiratory illnesses is to blame for a decrease in blood donors across North Georgia, according to Blood Assurance.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is once again reminding Georgia business owners to protect their businesses from rip-off solicitations. Out-of-state entities are targeting Georgia business owners with mailers regarding their annual registration that make responses look required and do not include required disclaimers. These companies charge Georgia business owners significantly higher rates to complete their annual registration than required by Georgia law.
The City of Summerville will be presenting Christmas in the Park at Dowdy Park this coming Friday, December 9, 2022. The event will run from 6 PM – 9 PM and will feature the Best Dressed Elf Contest, the Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest, the Christmas Cookie Smack Down Contest and the lighting of the tree, which will take place at 7 PM by the winner of the Best Dressed Elf Contest. There will be live music and a drawing for a girl’s and boy’s bike and a Christmas ham. You can read all the details about the 2022 City of Summerville Christmas in the Park below:
Atrium Health Floyd Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has been participating in the Toys for Tots drive one way or another since the 1990s, when toys could be dropped off at the entrance of Floyd Medical Center. In 2009 EMS joined with the United State Marine Corps League to collect toys in multiple locations in Floyd County and Polk County.
Federal officials have fined Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. – who operate Family Dollar and Dollar Tree Stores – for workplace safety violations in Georgia. OSHA says that federal workplace safety inspectors have found merchandise blocking emergency exits and stacked unsafely, this time at a Family Dollar store in Richmond Hill. OSHA says that the company has exposed workers to fire, entrapment and struck-by hazards at the Richmond Hill location. OSHA found the company failed to keep exit routes clear of merchandise and boxes.
Mr. Jimmy Ray Sills, age 74 of the Spring Creek Community in Trion, passed away Friday, December 2, 2022 at a Rome hospital.
Jimmy Ray was born in Trion, Georgia on August 26, 1948, son of the late Walter Sills and Myrtle Hines Sills. He was a member of the Mt. View Baptist Church and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Jimmy Ray was self employed as a Roofer. He collected guns and knives, loved to tell stories and watch cowboy movies. In addition to his parents, Jimmy Ray was preceded in death by his companion, Kay Hamby; sisters, Ann Shell, Roberta Smith and Betty Brown; and brothers, Walter James Sills, Warren Sills and Milton Sills.
Jimmy Ray is survived by several nieces and nephews; great nieces and great nephews; and cousins.
Graveside and Interment Services for Jimmy Ray will be held Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 3:00 P.M. in the Chapel Hill Cemetery with Rev. Kevin Norton officiating.
Pallbearers will include David Cundiff, Lewis Castro, S’John Sheldon and Dillon Star.
The Family will receive friends at Coffman Funeral Home on Sunday afternoon from 1:00 P.M. until 2:30 P.M.
Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Jimmy Ray Sills.
Paradise Garden in Pennville is inviting the public to a Bluegrass Christmas Party coming up on Saturday, December 10th. The party will be held from 5 PM – 8 PM at Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden at 200 North Lewis Street. Bluegrass Band Russell McClanahan & Friends will provide some good Bluegrass music. The party is free to Paradise Garden Members and Chattooga County Residents.
