Mr. Randy “Smurf” Lingerfelt, age 53, of Cedartown, GA, died Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at Atrium Health Floyd.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will host a Free Application Week, Nov. 7-11, to help those who are seeking to enroll in the spring semester.
The City of Summerville is changing traffic flow on a city street. The move was approved by the Summerville City Council at their October meeting. The street is a small one that connects Hawkins Drive and Fourth Street, just off Highland Avenue. The council voted unanimously to make the street one way because the street is narrow and hard for cars to pass each other on. Travelers will be able to enter Broad Street off of Fourth Street and exit onto Hawkins Drive.
Four Chattooga County middle school students got a head start on their college education as the recipients of a $10,000 REACH Georgia Scholarship.
Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney Chris Arnt released the following statement about the trial and conviction of Renee Lanham. You can read the district attorney’s complete statement below:
Harbin Clinic is excited to welcome Dr. Alex Whitaker-Lea to Harbin Clinic Neurosurgery Rome. With a heart for making patients feel understood, Dr. Whitaker-Lea is an excellent addition to the Harbin Clinic team. She will begin seeing patients November 7, 2022.
Summerville Police responded to a call at 2 AM last Saturday to a State Street address. When a responding officer met with the complainant, identified as Ladaysha Adams, she told them that a man had pulled up in her driveway on an ATV-type vehicle. The man threw something at a 2002 Toyota Forerunner that was parked at the residence. The object broke the back glass on the vehicle. Adams said that the suspect then took out a knife and threatened her saying “You know what will happen”. Adams identified the suspect to police and the case has been turned over to an investigator.
Registration for the Toys for Tots program is open through November 30th for Chattooga County residents. The Toys for Tots program is overseen by the Rome Exchange Club and serves Floyd, Polk and Chattooga Counties. The successful program distributed over 14,000 toys last Christmas.
Everything’s coming up candy and pumpkins in downtown Summerville on Saturday, October 29. Summerville Main Street will team up with the Summerville Trion Optimist Club to present a Pumpkin Palooza, complete with a Pumpkin Decorating Contest and the Halloween Candy Walk! This fall celebration will be held down the East Washington Streetscape to the Summerville Depot. Hours for the Pumpkin Palooza will run from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Vendors will be on hand with a variety of foods, crafts, and retail for the public’s pleasure.
