The Georgia State Patrol continues the investigation into a weekend wreck in Northwest Georgia that took the life of a teenager. The accident happened on Highway 411 near the Floyd County-Bartow County line.
The City of Summerville is seeking to increase production at a well the city owns at Gamble Spring located off Highway 48 in Summerville near Raccoon Creek. The well is currently an 8″ well and the city is looking for a contractor to convert the well to a 12″ well. That conversion would provide a well capable of pumping 1,500 gallons of water per minute. The city will be opening bids from contractors on November 14th at 5 PM at Summerville City Hall. The city continues to develop wells to supply its water treatment plant after the EPA said that the water supply from Raccoon Creek had concentrations of man-made chemicals called PFAS, that were not acceptable.
On Saturday, a good number of Chattooga County voters turned out to take advantage of Saturday voting for the General Election that is coming up next month.
The Summerville-Trion Optimist Club is seeking businesses, churches, organizations and individuals to set up for the Halloween Walk in Summerville this Saturday.
Do you or someone you know have a calling for public service where the day to day activities make a difference in your community? The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is partnering with Indeed.com to host a virtual job fair for Highway Maintenance Technicians, Construction Technicians, Survey Technicians, Traffic Signal Technician Trainees and Mechanics. Positions are open across the state.
Despite morning temperatures near freezing, supporters of Atrium Health Floyd’s Pink Day event Friday at Truett’s Chick-fil-A showed up on what was National Mammography Day to support breast cancer awareness. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Over the weekend, the sheriff’s office in neighboring DeKalb County, Alabama issued a statement concerning a missing Valley Head girl. Makenna Joy Purvis was last seen at the end of September. Purvis is a former employee at Lucky’s Supermarket in Menlo.
The Town of Trion will have a regular Workshop / Council Meeting in the Town Hall Conference Room, Thursday, October 27, 2022. The Workshop will begin at 6 PM and the Regular Meeting will follow shortly after. If you have any questions or comments, you may contact Trion Mayor Lanny Thomas or the Town Hall Office and they will try to get the information you request.
The Georgia Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally funded program that helps low-income Georgians with home energy bills to reduce the risk of health and safety issues that occur as a result of disconnection.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Sunday, October 23, 2022: