The body of a Northwest Georgia woman was found at a construction sight on Saturday, according to a press release from Acworth Police. The woman was identified as forty-year-old Amanda Sharpe of Bartow County. Sharpe’s body has been sent to the Cobb County Medical Examiners Office to determine the cause of death. Acworth Police are still investigating and are asking for the public’s help with information. You can read a press release from Acworth Police below:
Northwest Georgia high school students will have an opportunity to speak with representatives of Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) industrial programs about the benefits of learning a skilled trade during Industrial Career Day on Friday, Oct. 28, at the Floyd County Campus in Rome.
Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton says that her office has sent out over 700 tax bills to people who purchased real estate in 2022. The tax commissioner says those bills went in the mail this week, and the bills are also now able to be viewed on the tax commissioner’s web site. Property taxes in Chattooga County are due on December 1st. Tax bills for other property owners were sent out previously. If you have questions about your tax bill, you may contact the Chattooga County Tax Commissioner’s office at 706-857-0703. You can find the Chattooga County Tax Commissioner’s website HERE
Senator-Elect Colton Moore (R) isn’t happy with PayPal. The online payment platform says that they mistakenly released an update to their policies that would have fined people up to $2,500 for spreading misinformation.
Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC – operator of more than 18,000 Dollar General discount stores in 47 states – has again ignored federal workplace safety standards, this time identified during inspections at four locations in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The company faces $1,680,216 in proposed penalties after these inspections, a portion of the more than $9.6 million in total initial penalties the company has received since 2017.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, October 18, 2022:
A Cooper Road, Summerville woman was arrested by Summerville City Police on Saturday for driving under the influence of alcohol. According to a report released Monday by the police department, a “Be On The Lookout” was issued for a vehicle that was swerving in the roadway. Officers stopped twenty-six-year-old Brianna Taylor Mullican on Commerce Street and could see immediately that she was under the influence of alcohol. Mullican admitted to drinking “two hours” prior to driving. However, officers found an open bottle of Jack Daniels Whiskey under the driver’s seat of the vehicle. Mullican was charged with DUI and having an open container of alcohol and was booked into the Chattooga County Jail.
In the early morning hours of November 8, 2022, North America will witness the last total lunar eclipse of the year. This amazing sky show will play out with Eastern, Atlantic and Newfoundland time zones seeing most of the event until moonset.
Georgia gas prices increased slightly at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.25 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average was 3 cents more than a week ago, 5 cents more than a month ago, and 11 cents more than this time last year.
