Senator-Elect Colton Moore (R) isn’t happy with PayPal. The online payment platform says that they mistakenly released an update to their policies that would have fined people up to $2,500 for spreading misinformation.
Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC – operator of more than 18,000 Dollar General discount stores in 47 states – has again ignored federal workplace safety standards, this time identified during inspections at four locations in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The company faces $1,680,216 in proposed penalties after these inspections, a portion of the more than $9.6 million in total initial penalties the company has received since 2017.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, October 18, 2022:
A Cooper Road, Summerville woman was arrested by Summerville City Police on Saturday for driving under the influence of alcohol. According to a report released Monday by the police department, a “Be On The Lookout” was issued for a vehicle that was swerving in the roadway. Officers stopped twenty-six-year-old Brianna Taylor Mullican on Commerce Street and could see immediately that she was under the influence of alcohol. Mullican admitted to drinking “two hours” prior to driving. However, officers found an open bottle of Jack Daniels Whiskey under the driver’s seat of the vehicle. Mullican was charged with DUI and having an open container of alcohol and was booked into the Chattooga County Jail.
In the early morning hours of November 8, 2022, North America will witness the last total lunar eclipse of the year. This amazing sky show will play out with Eastern, Atlantic and Newfoundland time zones seeing most of the event until moonset.
Georgia gas prices increased slightly at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.25 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average was 3 cents more than a week ago, 5 cents more than a month ago, and 11 cents more than this time last year.
A thirty-seven-year-old Nebraska man was arrested last week for aggravated assault, robbery, false imprisonment, aggravated battery, and terroristic threats and acts.
The “Babies Can’t Wait” program is looking for children in our county who may have a disability and are not being provided the services that they need.
Starting today (Tuesday, October 18th), the lobby at Chattooga County Department of Family and Children Services will be open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. In person services are limited at this time. There are also self-service/telephonic options:
• Apply, make changes to or renew benefits at gateway.ga.gov
• Call us at 1-877-423-4746 to apply, renew or make changes by phone
• Visit us online at dfcs.ga.gov
On October 7th, Trion Police Chief David Gilleland issued a press release saying the speed bumps on Deforest Avenue and Allgood Street were being removed by the Town of Trion. Gilleland says that the Town of Trion was notified by the Georgia Department of Transportation that the speed bumps were in violation of DOT guidelines. Those speed bumps aren’t the only ones that will be removed. The local paper reported that the police chief told the town council that speed bumps near Mount Vernon Mills will also be removed because they violate DOT height and width requirements. Gilleland is reminding motorists that the intersection at Deforest and Allgood is now a four-way stop.