The deadline to register to vote in the 2022 General Election is coming up next week.  The last day to register to vote is Tuesday, October 11th.  Early voting will begin on Monday, October 17th.  All early voting in Chattooga County will take place at the Chattooga County Registrar Office, located just south of the Chattooga County Courthouse in Summerville.  Voters will have several statewide races on the ballot, including governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general and agricultural commissioner.  Also, voters in Chattooga County will be selecting a new school board member to represent the Menlo District on the Chattooga County Board of Education.

A team from Chattooga County will be attending the 2022 Gateway Communities Workshop coming up later this month after the county was named an “Appalachian Gateway Community”

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The Chattooga County Land Use Committee has set the dates for the three public meetings.  The chairman of the committee Eddy Willingham says that the purpose of the meetings is for public input on how the land use ordinance can be improved.

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Lookout Mountain CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) needs volunteers to advocate for the best interest of the abused and neglected children of Catoosa, Dade, Walker and Chattooga counties who are in foster care. CASA volunteers serve as the eyes and ears of the juvenile court judges. For more information, email Annice Goodwin at lookoutmtncasa@gmail.com or call 423-402-0843.

Last week a Subligna area resident reported the theft of her pocketbook to the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office.  According to a report released earlier this week, the complainant told a responding deputy that she woke up last Friday and realized that she had left her pocketbook in her vehicle.  When she went to check on the missing pocketbook, she found that it was missing from the vehicle. The complainant said that there was $500 in cash inside the purse and that she had no idea who might have stolen it from her vehicle.  The incident was turned over to an investigator.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, October 7, 2022:

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Pentecostal Power Ministries in Lyerly is having a Car Show & Fall Festival tomorrow, Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 11 AM to 4 PM at Angus McLeod Memorial Park in Lyerly.

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Lookout Mountian Judicial Circuit District Attorney Chris Arnt told the local paper this week that he is “working on a way of resolving the case” – referring to the murder charge that left a Chattooga County jury deadlocked.

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The Trion Police Department announced earlier this week that they have removed speed bumps in the town.

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Musicians and singers and those that enjoy country, bluegrass, gospel and old-time music are invited to an event that will be held from 4 – 7 PM at Dowdy Park tomorrow, October 8th.

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