Work is progressing at the Summerville Water Treatment Plant on Raccoon Creek Road. The plant has been inoperable since Sunday after the facility was subjected to massive flooding. The painstaking work of getting the plant back up and running has been slow, but city officials say progress is being made.
The City of Summerville is receiving a limited amount of water from the Chattooga County Water District and the Town of Trion; but the amount of water is no where near what the city needs to service customers until the water treatment plant on Raccoon Creek Road is back up and running.
Queen Elizabeth II, the British royal matriarch and world’s longest-reigning monarch, has died at 96 years old.
From Chattooga County Magistrate Judge Tracy Maddux: Magistrate Court is open for limited business. We are accepting answers and filings but will not be setting any hearings for the next couple of weeks. We are packing our office into temporary storage this weekend. We will be keeping 2 desks, 2 file cabinets and 2 computers to maintain operational status. Please be patient. Thank you. WE ARE CHATTOOGA STRONG.
The area churches of Christ have a disaster relief center set up at the West 5th Street church of Christ building. The center has water, food boxes, clothes, bed linens, shovels, rakes, brooms, bleach, box fans, shoes, socks, under garments and more. The disaster relief center will be distributing from 9 AM until Noon and again from 2 PM until 5 PM starting today, until supplies run out.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, September 8, 2022:
On Wednesday, the City of Menlo was able to switch water suppliers from the City of Summerville’s water, to water from the Chattooga County Water District. Menlo Mayor Allan Keen says that the switch was made after county and city crews, along with private citizens and a crew and equipment from Walker County government laid over 1,400 feet of pipe to connect the City of Menlo with the Chattooga County water system. Menlo City Clerk Jill Neal told WZQZ News on Thursday morning that the boil water notice is still in affect for Menlo Water customers. The city says that they have sent a sample of water off for testing and will make an announcement about the boil water notice after results are back from that test.
WSB Television has partnered with law enforcement agencies in Georgia and the nonprofit organization Caring for Others, along wit the Georgia Motor Trucking Association and other nonprofit organizations to organize disaster relief for Chattooga County. The effort is called “Convoy of Care”.
As the water continues to recede back into the Chattooga River, Alabama Power and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers have done a phenomenal job with controlling the water level of Weiss Lake.
The Trion Recreation Department has opened its doors for any Chattooga County resident who is without water to have a place to take a shower. Trion Mayor Lanny Thomas told WZQZ News this week that the town is doing all they can to assist the City of Summerville water customers that are without water.
