Last week, a man was arrested at a checkpoint according to a report released by the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office.  Deputies say that they were conducting the safety checkpoint at the intersection of Ridgeway Drive and Old Justice Road when a 2019 Nissan pulled up.  Deputies asked the driver if he had his license.  The driver said that he didn’t have his license on his person.  The deputies asked the driver if his license was valid, to which the driver replied “they should be”.  It turns out, the driver’s license had been suspended for over a year on a failure to appear charge.  Billy Robinson was arrested and taken to the Chattooga County Jail on charges of driving on suspended or revoked license.

The DeKalb County, Alabama Sheriff’s Office is looking for any information about a missing teen from Valley Head, Alabama.  Nineteen-year-old Makenna Joy Purvis was last seen on September 26th in the Valley Head area.  The teenager was once an employee at Lucky’s Supermarket in Menlo, here in Chattooga County.  She is 5-feet, six-inches and weighs about 100 – 120 pounds.  Makenna has red hair and hazel eyes.  Anyone who has any information about her disappearance or whereabouts, is asked to contact an investigator with the DeKalb County, Alabama Sheriff’s Office at 256-845-3801 or call 911.

Here is a summary of arrests from October 14-17 from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office:

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Georgians will begin to head to the polls today (Monday, October 17, 2022) to cast their votes as early voting starts for the upcoming midterm election. Today is the first day of early voting and this year, Georgians head to the polls under a new law passed by the Republican-led legislature following the party’s defeat in the 2020 presidential election. More than 4 million people could vote in the state’s elections this year, and if past patterns hold, more than half are likely to cast ballots before Election Day. Nearly 2.7 million Georgians voted early during the 2020 general election.  All early voting in Chattooga County takes place at the Chattooga County Registrar Office located at 10017 Commerce Street in Summerville.

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia has issued a freeze warning for Chattooga County and all of Northwest Georgia tonight and into Tuesday morning.  Also, there is a freeze watch in affect for Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.  The coldest temperatures of the season are expected overnight tonight as temperatures in our area will dip down below freezing.  The low temperatures will mean we will likely have the first heavy frost of the season.  Take steps now to protect sensitive vegetation and to make sure that any exposed outdoor water pipes or hoses do not freeze.  You can see the freeze warning bulletin from the National Weather Service below:

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, October 17, 2022:

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Georgia Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D) sent a letter to President Biden last last week asking for support of the state’s request for a major disaster declaration and individual assistance for Chattooga County following severe flooding in September on Labor Day weekend.

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The Chattooga Baptist Association kicked off fundraising efforts for a scholarship that was established in memory of two well-known Chattooga County Baptist pastors at the Trion-Chattooga game on Friday night.

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The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call on Old Teloga Crossroad last week concerning a possible burglary.

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