Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union (TVFCU) announced on Monday that 10 small business owners have been named semifinalists in the Chattanooga-area Idea Leap Grant, nine in the Northwest Georgia area and seven in the Cleveland-area competition. Entrepreneurs are competing for a total of $75,000 in grants in the Chattanooga area and $50,000 each in the Cleveland and Northwest Georgia areas – including one business in Summerville.
WHAT: Weather permitting, GDOT Maintenance crews will close the right eastbound lane of I-24 Tuesdaybetween mileposts 3 and 4 for resurfacing. Motorists should expect delays.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, February 27, 2023:
Judith Ann Neelley, the woman convicted of the 1982 kidnapping, rape and murder of a Rome teenager in, will have another shot at parole in May of this year. Neelley’s death sentence was commuted by Alabama Governor Fob James in 1999. But if Neelley is released, she could still be facing a life sentence in Georgia.
The Georgia State Patrol seeks new troopers. A recruiting event will be held at Post 38 at 3386 Martha Berry Highway in Rome on Tuesday, February 28th from 10 AM to 2 PM.
After a strong start to the new year as far as blood donations go, the local blood supply is beginning to shrink. As of last week, Blood Assurance was in urgent need of most blood types, primarily O-positive and O-negative.
The Chattooga County Saddle Club is getting ready for their first ride of the season, coming up the first weekend in April. You can see details below:
The Summerville City Council will hold a called meeting at 5:30 PM this evening at Summerville City Hall. The public is welcome to attend. You can see the agenda for tonight’s meeting below:
Last week, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced the indictment of Ugochinyere Anazodo, Dominique Beaulieu, and Willy Obena on two counts of Racketeering. The defendants are alleged to have participated in a criminal enterprise with the purpose of obtaining and laundering the stolen proceeds of cyber fraud schemes. Specifically, the defendants are alleged to have engaged in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam targeting the Georgia Department of Transportation and a romance scam targeting a private citizen.
A twenty-year-old man who was convicted of child molestation in Chattooga County is headed to prison after violating the terms of his probation. Taylor Dakota Blackmon was living in Ider, Alabama when he was arrested on charges he molested family members between the ages of 4-9 years-old back in 2018.
