Rotary Clubs in the North Georgia area have donated $12,000 to help flood victims in Chattooga County.  District 6910 of the Rotary Clubs in Georgia consist of local Rotary clubs that stretch from the South Carolina state line to the Tennessee and Alabama border.  The presentation of the $12,000 check was made this week during a meeting of the Rome Rotary Club and was donated to Rome GA Cares.  Rome GA Cares is a disaster relief organization made up of members of the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office.  The check from the Rotary Clubs for Chattooga County was presented to Floyd County Sheriff Dave Roberson and Floyd County Sheriff’s Chaplain David Thorton this week.

A Perennial Springs Road man reported stolen outdoor power equipment to the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office.  According to a report released this week, Lightning Croy told a deputy that someone had stolen a Husqvarna hedge trimmer and a Husqvarna back pack leaf blower from 300 Perennial Springs Road in Summerville.  Mr. Croy said that the items had come up missing over the past two weeks.  The value of the equipment was $1200, according to the complainant.  Mr. Croy said that he would provide serial numbers to the sheriff’s department.  The incident was turned over to an investigator.

The Chattooga Planning Committee held a called meeting on Thursday evening at the Chattooga County Civic Center.  The purpose of the meeting, according to Chairman Eddy Willingham, was to allow the public an opportunity to “have input” on the ordinance.  Willingham said that the committee is looking to hold additional public input meetings about the 83-page ordinance that was hastily adopted by Commissioner Blake Elsberry earlier this year.

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For the fifth year in a row, Georgia public-school students outperformed their counterparts in the nation’s public schools on the SAT – specifically, Georgia public-school students recorded a mean score of 1052, 24 points higher than the national average for public-school students of 1028.

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Even though it will mean less revenue for the town, the Trion Town Council is looking to leave the millage rate the same for Trion property owners.  The move to keep the millage rate the same as last year will result in about $100,000 less in revenue, according to Trion Mayor Lanny Thomas.  The town had raised the millage rate in 2020.  The council will hold a public meeting on October 10th at 6 PM at Trion Town Hall to set the millage rate.  The public is welcome to attend the millage rate meeting.

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Chattooga County Superior Court Judge Don Thompson sentenced Renee Lanham to ten years in prison on Thursday following her conviction on two counts of giving false statements to law enforcement officers. 

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, September 29, 2022 (Note – There were no arrests on Wednesday’s arrest report):

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The Town of Trion’s Veterans Committee will have a meeting in the Town Hall Conference Room on Monday, October 4, 2022 at 6:00p.m. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Mayor Lanny Thomas or the Town Hall Office and they will get the information you request.