A-10 Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team Returns For 2022 Wings Over North Georgia

Fifty years after its first flight, variations and progeny of the venerable A-10 Thunderbolt are still flying. And the mechanical beast known as the “Warthog” will return Oct. 15-16 to the 2022 Wings Over North Georgia Air Show (WONG), where it has quickly become a crowd favorite.

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Judge Denies State’s Request To Delay Trial Over Heartbeat Abortion Law

A Superior Court judge has ruled that there is no need to delay the upcoming trial over the state’s heartbeat abortion law. The law says it is illegal to have an abortion or to provide one after six weeks of pregnancy in most cases.

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Arrest Report – Thursday – October 6, 2022

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, October 6, 2022:

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Theft Of Services Reported On Johnson Road

An employee with the City of Summerville Water Department requested a report to be filed by the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office after he found that a meter that had been locked by the City had been tampered with.  The theft of services happened on Johnson Road in Summerville.  The city employee said that there had been around $400 worth of water stolen.  A report was filed on behalf of the city.

Man Cited For Open Alcohol At Safety Checkpoint

According to a report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, the sheriff’s department and the Georgia State Patrol were conducting a driver’s license check and safety checkpoint last week near Ridgeway Road in Trion, when a man pulled up and deputies smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.  The man admitted to having a small amount of marijuana and handed it over to deputies.  While searching the vehicle, another small bag of marijuana was found, along with an open container of alcohol.  The beer bottle was cold to the touch, according to the report from the sheriff’s office, and the man said he had just purchased the beer.  A state trooper performed a field sobriety test which the driver passed.  After determining that the driver was not impaired, the deputy issued a citation to Robert Leitner for an open container of alcohol and allowed him to leave.

Pedestrian Struck In Rome

A pedestrian was struck by an oncoming vehicle in Rome on Monday.  Rome Police say that forty-two-year-old Patricia Barnes stepped out into the path of a 2007 Jeep Liberty that was turning onto Redmond Circle.  Police say that the pedestrian was wearing earbuds and was not walking in the crosswalk.  The incident happened around 10:41 AM on Monday.  WZQZ has reported about the uptick in pedestrian accidents and deaths in Georgia and across the country.  Chattooga County has seen four pedestrian deaths this year.

 

National 4H Week

What do President & Mrs. Carter, Dolly Parton, David Letterman, Faith Hill, Reba McEntire, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Randy Owen and Luke Bryan all have in common?  They are all 4-H alumni.

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Rome Man Charged With Rape And Child Molestation

A fifty-nine-year-old Rome man was arrested by the Floyd County Police Department on Monday for multiple charges including Child Molestation and Strong-arm Rape.

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Pressure Washer Stolen In Summerville

The Summerville Police responded to a theft call on East Street.  When a responding officer met with the complainant, he said that someone had stolen a pressure washer and two hoses from his vehicle.  Christopher Timmons told the responding officer that the value of the stolen equipment was $1,800.  The incident was turned over to an investigator.

BBB: New Report Shows Scams Are On The Rise

According to a new report published by the Better Business Bureau (BBB), the tactics used by scammers have shifted drastically during the past several years, with scams being perpetrated online rising 87% since 2015. During the same period, scams perpetrated by phone dropped by 42%.

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