Woman Charged With Methamphetamine Possession

A fifty-year-old woman was arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop in Lyerly.

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Rome Man Charged With Drug Trafficking

A fifty-three-year-old Rome man was arrested by the Floyd County Police Department at a location on Anderson Road on Monday after he conspired with others using a phone or the internet to sell controlled substances. According to Floyd County Jail Records, Julio Martinez-Guzman of a Rollingwood Drive address allegedly conspired with others to transport and sell over 28 grams of methamphetamine. Martinez-Guzman is being charged with the use of a communication facility in the commission of a felony involving a controlled substance, and a felony attempt to violate the Georgia controlled substance act.

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Stolen Jon Boat Reported In Summerville

A Hawkins Drive, Summerville man reported the theft of a jon-boat to Summerville Police late last week.  According to a report from the Summerville Police Department, Benjamin Williams told police that someone came onto his property and stole the boat that was in his yard.  Williams told police he had been fixing the boat up and that he had put JB Weld on the rivets and had sprayed the bottom of the boat with flex-seal.  He was also able to give the boat’s registration number to police.  (GA0263NJ).  No possible suspects were identified in the report, and the incident was turned over to an investigator.

Veterans Appreciation Lunch Tomorrow

All area veterans are being invited to an appreciation luncheon tomorrow at the Chattooga County Courthouse.

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Man Issued Citation After Shooting Television

On Tuesday of this week Chattooga County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call on Farmersville Road about an eighty-two-year-old  man shooting a television set with a .38 pistol. 

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Warnock – Walker Race Headed For Runoff

Despite the fact that the overwhelming majority of Chattooga County voters voted to send Herschel Walker to the U.S. Senate, the race between Walker and incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock is headed for a runoff election.

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Three New School Board Members Take Office In January

Three new school board members will take office in January in Chattooga County.  All three of the new school board members are women. 

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Woman Charged With Burglary In Summerville

Summerville Police responded to a call on Hawkins Drive on Tuesday and spoke with a complainant who said she had returned home from work and found another woman sleeping in her bed.

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GNTC Hosts Kids STEM Festival

More than 150 children turned out for Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) first Kids STEM Festival on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Gordon County Campus in Calhoun.

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Wind Advisory Overnight & Thursday


The National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia has issued a Wind Advisory that includes Chattooga County & Northwest Georgia:

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...North and Central Georgia.

* WHEN...From 1 AM Thursday to 7 PM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
  result.