Toddler Knocks Car Out Of Gear Damaging Block Wall

On Wednesday of last week, a woman called the Summerville Police Department to inform them that her vehicle had rolled into a neighbors’ block wall and had done damage to the wall.  When officers arrived at the Ramey Street address, they spoke with Stephanie Toland who told them that her two-year-old child was inside the vehicle and had moved the gear shifter and the car had rolled back into the neighbor’s concrete-block wall across the street.  Toland said that she was standing outside the vehicle when the incident happened.  Ms. Toland told police that she wanted a report filed and would pay for the damage if it wasn’t covered by her insurance.  Police also spoke with the neighbor about the situation.

Armuchee Man Charged With Stalking

The Rome News Tribune reports an Armuchee man is charged with multiple felonies, including at least five aggravated stalking charges, after threatening a woman with a pistol and sharing sexually explicit images of her to others, reports stated.

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Former State Employee Charged In Fraud Scheme

A former Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency counselor has been charged with forging educational records and creating fake students with non-existent disabilities and illnesses in an elaborate, multi-year scheme to steal more than $1.3 million.

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Arrest Report – Saturday – August 27, 2022

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, August 27, 2022:

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No Signs Of Drought In Georgia

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia announced on Thursday of this week that there are no signs of drought in the entire State of Georgia.

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Cedartown Man Arrested In Summerville Thursday

A twenty-one-year-old Cedartown man was arrested by Summerville Police on Thursday of this week after he was found to be under the influence and walking on Commerce Street.

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Mount Vernon Mills Still Recovering From Ransomware Attack

Mount Vernon Mills in Trion is still recovering from a “ransomware” attack earlier this week that affected production at the manufacturing facility.

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Two Alabama Men Arrested In Connection With Walker County Murder

Two men from Huntsville, Alabama are now in custody, charged with the murder of Dakota Bradsaw at a Rossville residence on August 1st.

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Fair Livestock Shows & Demonstration Kitchen Lineup For Saturday

Another full day of events are on tap at the Chattooga County Agricultural Fair – including two livestock shows and multiple demonstrations at the Chattooga County Farm Bureau Demonstration Kitchen.

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Chattooga’s Unemployment Is Low – But Higher Than Most Of NW Georgia

Northwest Georgia’s unemployment rate unchanged at 5.6 percent, Rome Down

The State of Georgia continues to enjoy a historically low unemployment rate.  Numbers for the month of July were released on Thursday of this week.

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