The Georgia Department of Public Health has received limited doses of monkeypox vaccine for local Health Department Offices. Due to a limited number of doses, the vaccines are available by appointment only, depending on supply – and only for people who are currently eligible for the vaccine.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, August 19, 2022:
Job numbers increased more than 12,000 from June to July to an all-time high and were up almost five percent over the year. Job gains included opportunities in Accommodation and Food Services, 4,100, Health Care and Social Assistance, 2,400, Retail Trade, 2,000, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, 1,500, Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation, 1,400, Wholesale Trade, 1,100, and Finance and Insurance, 1,000.
A forty-three-year-old Chattooga County woman was arrested this week in Cherokee County, Alabama. According to docket records from the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, Amber Whaley of Trion was arrested on Tuesday afternoon by Cedar Bluff Police on an outstanding warrant and was being held for transfer at the Cherokee County Detention Center.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and Outdoor Chattanooga will continue offering a series of free, historical bike tours through Chickamauga Battlefield in Fort Oglethorpe.
Berry College Director of Athletics Angel Mason has been named Nike Executive of the Year for NCAA Division III Colleges.
For the second week in a row, the number of COVID-19 cases in Chattooga County has declined. According to the latest numbers from the Georgia Department of Public Health that were released on Wednesday of this week, there were thirty-five case reported over the past week.
AdventHealth Redmond is 1 of 429 hospitals nationwide to receive a 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for 2022. This is the highest possible achievement of CMS’s Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings.
This week, state senator-elect Colton Moore of Dade County sent a letter to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp asking the governor to grant him a commission in the Georgia National Guard to “lead troops” to “defend our southern border” with Mexico.
A twenty-nine-year-old LaFayette woman was indicted by the Chattooga County Grand Jury for child molestation. The Summerville News reported on Thursday that Katherine Nicole Torrence was indicted after evidence was presented to the grand jury that she engaged in sexual acts in front of a minor. The minor repeatedly asked the woman and her boyfriend to stop but the child was ignored, according to the report. The boyfriend involved in the incident with Torrence is facing charges of child molestation as well in a case involving two children that were six years of age.
