From Supt. Hosmer: After discussing the water situation with city and county officials, it is with regret that we will have to cancel school for the remainder of the week(Thursday and Friday). We will continue to stay in touch with the city and county officials and pass along any updates that we are given. Again, if any of our families need assistance, please reach out to a Chattooga County Schools employee.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, September 7, 2022:
The City of Summerville says that they will know more today after a contractor visits the water treatment plant today, but there is a possibility that water could be restored to Summerville water customers by the end of the week.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is scheduled to be in Chattooga County today to tour the flood ravaged area and talk about assistance for the county as the community still struggles with the aftermath of the Labor Day weekend flood.
After the flooding in Summerville over Labor Day weekend, Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton is doing her best to make sure taxpayers are able to still do business, despite the fact that her office remains closed.
A Woodland Avenue, Summerville man was arrested and booked into the Chattooga County Jail on Saturday after police say that he was arguing with a woman and then flipped a cigarette towards the woman. Police were called to the residence after the woman called 911 to report the incident. The complainant told police that she and Logan Abram Delaney had been arguing and that Delaney had yelled at the woman and then flipped the cigarette on her. Delaney admitted to police that he had been yelling and the woman and that he had threatened her before flipping the cigarette. Delaney was booked into jail on disorderly conduct charges.
LaFayette Police arrested a homeless woman after she was reported “screaming” a two local places of business.
The Rome Floyd NAACP, along with the state NAACP, the Red Cross area coordinator for Northwest Georgia, and the Red Cross are seeking donations of water for those impacted by flooding in Summerville.
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who represents Northwest Georgia in the United States Congress, says her office is ready to assist Chattooga County residents affected by the flooding over Labor Day weekend.
Chattooga High School’s football game this Friday night against Coahulla Creek has been moved to Varnell due to the lack of water at the high school and the heavy flooding that happened over Labor Day weekend.
