Despite the fact that the Georgia General Assembly voted a $5,000 annual pay raise for state law enforcement, the state’s law enforcement agencies – including the Georgia State Patrol, the GBI and the Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division, have not seen an increase in the number of people applying for the job.
CRG is having a Do-It-Yourself River Clean Up. Drop by the Chamber office (44 GA-48, Summerville) Friday, September 30th-October 7th to get a few of the American River Clean-Up trash bags, while supplies last, or use your own. Collect garbage along the river while you kayak. Take pictures of what you BAG, then trashTAG #ChattoogaRiverGroup on Facebook and/or CRGinAction on Instagram. You’ll get a mesh bag (while supplies last) AND be entered for a drawing to win a CRG cap.
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A twenty-six-year-old Armuchee man was arrested after being accused of burglarizing his neighbor’s house and vehicle. Floyd County Police say that Dustin Wayne Ledford is accused of stealing multiple firearms. Ledford was charged with five felony counts of theft by taking, burglary and entering an automobile at a neighbors house and taking property. He was also charged with theft by deception for selling one of the stolen firearms. Ledford was held without bond.
The 68th Annual DeKalb County, Alabama V.F.W. Fair opens today and runs through this Saturday, October 1st. The fair is returning full force this year after two years of being hampered by Covid-19 restrictions.
The State of Georgia is facing a shortage of nursing and long term care facilities for the state’s veterans. The Georgia Department of Veterans Services operates two nursing facilities for veterans in the state – one in Milledgeville and the other in Augusta, but looking to the future, the state will be facing more long term care for its veterans in the future.
The Labor Day Weekend Flood that struck Chattooga County at the first of September dumped over 12 inches of rain in Lyerly and forced the closure of Cemetery Road. Three employees with the Town of Lyerly were recently recognized by the Lyerly Town Council for their work in getting the road opened quickly. A culvert on Cemetery Road and Lyerly Dam Road washed out from the flooding, forcing the road closure. Lyerly’s water and sewer manager Michael Cabe, along with employees Jason Shields and Marvin Hughs, Jr. were able to get the road reopened in just three days. The local paper reported last week that the Lyerly Town Council voted to give all three men a $500 bonus to show their appreciation.
The agency in charge of Georgia’s medical cannabis program has awarded the first two production licenses for a product the General Assembly legalized seven years ago but that has yet to materialize.
The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) is issuing a consumer advisory for Chai Concentrate bottled and sold by The Chai Box, of Marietta, Georgia.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is pleased to announce that voters in all 159 Georgia counties can now view their sample ballots on My Voter Page (MVP).
