Halloween is full of spooky celebrations and activities, but it also presents some real and scary fire safety hazards. As the holiday nears, the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) is encouraging everyone to take simple precautions that can help ensure the holiday remains festively fun.
Atrium Health Floyd has announced a new pediatrician in the area. Dr. Mark Boudreau, D.O., is now seeing pediatric patients at Atrium Health Floyd Pediatrics in Rome, 304 Shorter Ave.
Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton says that the State of Georgia has new Boys & Girls Club tags coming soon. Hampton said that the tags are not available in her office just yet, but you can order one and receive a temporary tag to drive on until your new Georgia Boys & Girls Club tag comes in the mail. The initial cost for the tag is $80 and then $55 to renew the tag each year, plus tax if applicable. A portion of the fees goes to the Alliance of Boys and Girls Club here in Georgia.
The Chattooga County Library is announcing an escape room activity for adults. An escape room is a game in which participants are confined to a room or other enclosed setting and are given a set amount of time to find a way to escape by discovering hidden clues and solving a series of riddles or puzzles.
A twenty-nine-year-old Alabama man was arrested this week after he was accused of cheating two Northwest Georgia homeowners out of work that was promised. Authorities say that Kyle Handy of Rainbow City, Alabama was paid over $13,000 to do work that was never completed.
If you have not gotten a flu shot yet, do not wait any longer. Flu activity is already widespread in Georgia – earlier than we’ve seen in recent years.
A sixty-five-year-old Rome man was arrested by Summerville Police on Monday of this week after he was found to be under the influence of alcohol. Police charged Stevie Lynn Thompson of a Bert Road, Rome address with DUI for alcohol, driving without proof of insurance, driving without a valid license, open container of alcohol and public intoxication. According to reports from the Summerville Police Department, Thompson was intoxicated outside Jefferson’s restaurant on Commerce Street in Summerville and was unable to maintain his balance. The report indicated that Thompson fell in the grass and was causing a disturbance. Once in his vehicle, he was stopped by police who found open containers of beer inside the vehicle. Thompson was booked into the Chattooga County Jail.
Tomorrow, Chattooga County residents will be able to cast their ballots for the General Election. Saturday voting will be available tomorrow, October 22nd and again next Saturday on October 29th.
A federal grand jury has indicted a forty-three-year-old Georgia woman in defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the Department of Justice said.
