Pedestrians Arrested In LaFayette On Drug Charges

Police in LaFayette arrested two pedestrians on drug charges – one who had warrants in Chattooga County.

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Rome Football Players Honored For Helping Woman In Accident

Atrium Health Floyd CEO Kurt Stuenkel honored Rome High School football players Cesar Parker, Treyvon Adams, Antwiion Carey, Tyson Brown, and Alto Moore on Monday, naming them honorary first responders.

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Trion Town Council Meeting This Week

The Town of Trion will have a regular Workshop / Council Meeting in the Town Hall Conference Room, Thursday, August 25, 2022. The Workshop will begin at 6:00p.m. and the Regular Meeting will follow shortly after. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Mayor Lanny Thomas or the Town Hall Office and they will try to get the information you request.

Arrest Report – Tuesday – August 23, 2022

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, August 23, 2022:

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Chattooga Fair Livestock Shows Draw Entries From All Over

All of the sites, sounds and events at the Chattooga County Agricultural Fair are a huge draw for fair-goers from all over the area, but one of the big draws at the fair are the various livestock shows that are held under the pavilion each day of the fair.

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Final School Board Millage Rate Meeting This Evening

The Chattooga Board of Education will hold the third and final millage rate meeting this evening.  The board is one of two taxing authorities in the county and they along with the sole commissioner set millage rates to determine property taxes. 

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Trion Bulldog Season Tickets Available Today Through Friday For Previous Season Ticket Holders

Season tickets and reserved seats for previous season ticket holders for Trion Bulldog football go on sale today and will be available until Friday of this week.  This week’s sale is only for patrons who purchased season tickets last year and wish to purchase their seat(s) again for this season.  These season tickets can be purchased at the Trion School office.  Season passes are $35 each and allow for entry to every regular season home Trion football game.  Reserved seats are $85 and include entry into every regular season home game with seating in the reserve section and a “snack pack” when you present your ticket at the concession stand. Regular admission to Trion home games is $8 per person.

Any season tickets not sold this week to previous season ticket holders will go on sale to the public next week.

Sloppy Floyd Volunteers Take Part In Georgia Pollinator Count

Mary Parker taking part in annual pollinator census

The Great Georgia Pollinator Census is a citizen science project created by the University of Georgia. The project is designed for people to participate and make a difference for pollinator conservation.  The event was held this past Friday and Saturday across the state and the Friends of Sloppy Floyd State Park in Summerville took part.

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Georgia DNR Grant For State’s Top Life Sciences Teacher

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is offering a $1,000 grant to a kindergarten through fifth-grade public or private school teacher in the state who demonstrates exceptional energy and innovation in teaching life sciences.

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Tennessee Man Accused Of Travelling To Georgia For Sex With Minor

A sixty-three-year-old man from Athens, Tennessee was booked into the Floyd County Jail Saturday on charges of criminal attempt to commit aggravated child molestation, furnishing obscene materials to minors, electronic enticement of a child, obscene internet contact with a child, and sexual exploitation of children.

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