
Another nationally-known auto parts store is coming to Chattooga County. O’Reilly Auto Parts has announced plans to build a new store at the former Hardee’s location at 10424 Commerce Street in Summerville.

Another nationally-known auto parts store is coming to Chattooga County. O’Reilly Auto Parts has announced plans to build a new store at the former Hardee’s location at 10424 Commerce Street in Summerville.

What’s the natural resource that gives us the ability to breathe clean air, provides a place for deer to trot and trout to swim, and wood for millions of uses? Forests, of course! October 17-23, 2022, is National Forest Products Week and the Georgia Forestry Commission is joining the US Forest Service and people across the country in recognizing the vital role forests play in our daily lives.

A fort-four-year-old Chattooga County woman was arrested in Cherokee County, Alabama over the weekend on drug charges.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, October 19, 2022:

The City of Summerville is being asked to do more to help with the upkeep of the Summerville Cemetery. A group called Friends of The Summerville Cemetery came to the last Summerville City Council meeting to request that the city appropriate more funds to provide for maintenance at the cemetery.

The body of a Northwest Georgia woman was found at a construction sight on Saturday, according to a press release from Acworth Police. The woman was identified as forty-year-old Amanda Sharpe of Bartow County. Sharpe’s body has been sent to the Cobb County Medical Examiners Office to determine the cause of death. Acworth Police are still investigating and are asking for the public’s help with information. You can read a press release from Acworth Police below:

Northwest Georgia high school students will have an opportunity to speak with representatives of Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) industrial programs about the benefits of learning a skilled trade during Industrial Career Day on Friday, Oct. 28, at the Floyd County Campus in Rome.


Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton says that her office has sent out over 700 tax bills to people who purchased real estate in 2022. The tax commissioner says those bills went in the mail this week, and the bills are also now able to be viewed on the tax commissioner’s web site. Property taxes in Chattooga County are due on December 1st. Tax bills for other property owners were sent out previously. If you have questions about your tax bill, you may contact the Chattooga County Tax Commissioner’s office at 706-857-0703. You can find the Chattooga County Tax Commissioner’s website HERE