

To further advance the Transform 285/400 Interchange reconstruction project to final completion, the contractor for the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is anticipated to close one Interstate 285 westbound lane on Saturday, Oct. 22 between Ashford Dunwoody Road and Roswell Road. One I-285 eastbound lane closed on Saturday, Oct. 8 and will remain closed.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, October 13, 2022:

Halloween is coming up at the end of this month and the National Retail Federation says that this year Americans will spend a record $10.14 BILLION dollars on costumes, candy and other Halloween celebration essentials.

An Airport Road, Trion woman reported damage to her fence to the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office last week. According to a report released on Tuesday of this week, a responding deputy spoke with Gwen Briggs who said that her wooden fence was damaged after her neighbor backed into it with his vehicle. The complainant said that the neighbor was having a heated verbal altercation with his girlfriend when the incident happened. The damage to the fence was estimated to be around $100. The complainant wanted a report of the incident on file at the sheriff’s office.

The Chattooga County Land Use Committee has set the dates for the three public meetings. The first of those meetings will be held this evening.

Cases of COVID-19 and monkeypox are continuing to decline in Georgia, officials with the state Department of Public Health reported on Tuesday of this week.

A Chattanooga man who was traveling back home from a visit in Chattooga County was arrested earlier this week after he was stopped for no tag light and officers suspected that he was driving under the influence of alcohol.

The fall meeting of the Chattooga County Historical Society will be held this Sunday, October 16th, at one of the oldest and most historic churches in Chattooga County.

A Rome couple was arrested on Monday by the Floyd County Police Department at their Summerville Road Residence and charged with two counts of cruelty to children in the 2nd degree, 2 counts of contributing to the deprivation of a child, and cruelty to animals.










