The City of Menlo now has a “water buffalo” in place to provide household water for Menlo Water customers. The unit was in place as of Monday morning. Jill Neal, Menlo City Clerk, told WZQZ News that any Menlo water customers can access the water buffalo at Menlo City Hall. You will need to bring your own container to fill up.
Chattooga County Magistrate Judge Tracy Maddux says that Magistrate Court hearings are cancelled until further notice. If anyone has any questions, you may call the Magistrate Court tomorrow at 706-857-0711 or 706-857-0714.
With reports of over 14 inches of rainfall in the Summerville area on Sunday, flooding has affected hundreds of homes and businesses. On Sunday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued an emergency declaration for the county to clear the way for assistance from state agencies. There are several flood relief efforts that are underway today:
On Thursday of last week, a Chattooga County deputy responded to a call to the Grocery Outlet in Summerville. The responding deputy met with Sabrina Goodman who said that someone had broken into a truck at the back of the store. According to Goodman, the only thing missing from the vehicle was a bag of books. According to reports, there were cameras at the back of the building and the incident was turned over to an investigator.
Today at the Cloudland Community Park, there will be good BBQ for sale and plenty of gospel music.
Today is the day set aside to honor working folks in the United States. Labor Day has been a Federal holiday since 1894, when President Grover Cleveland signed an act declaring Labor Day as a national holiday.
State Senator Jeff Mullis (R – Chickamauga) was presented with the Champion of Music Award from the Recording Academy Atlanta Chapter and Georgia Music Partners.
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Last week, a Cherokee County, Alabama woman was arrested in Centre following a traffic stop and was arrested on drug charges.
Last month, teams from AdventHealth Redmond and AdventHealth Gordon traveled to eastern Kentucky to provide aid and assist with clean up after the summer’s catastrophic floods.
A Northwest Georgia assistant chief of police has been put on administrative leave following his arrest in Florida for solicitation of a prostitute.
