Everything has become more expensive this year, and that includes owning and operating a new vehicle.
The Chattooga County Agricultural Fair opens tomorrow at 5 PM. Students in the Chattooga County School system will have a half-day of school on Thursday and Friday during the fair. Thursday night is Free Student Night at the fair. All students will not have to pay the $5 gate admission on Thursday. The free gate admission is sponsored by the City of Summerville. All entertainment and events are covered by the $5 gate admission, but rides are extra. Ride armbands are $25 this year. The fair hours on Thursday are from 5 PM until 10 PM.
In July of this year, two Georgia hospitals were cited for failing to comply with a new law that requires medical facilities to post accurate pricing for common procedures on their website. A new study shows that only about 16% of hospitals are abiding by the new law that went in place eighteen months ago.
On Monday of this week, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp designated up to $37.4 million in federal COVID-19 relief money to private groups and public agencies to help students catch up on learning they missed during the pandemic.
A sixty-three-year-old Summerville woman was injured in an accident this past Saturday on Highway 114 – the Lyerly Highway.
A high speed chase in Cherokee County overnight Sunday ended with a resident from Georgia being apprehended and placed under arrest.
Police in LaFayette arrested two pedestrians on drug charges – one who had warrants in Chattooga County.
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.
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.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, August 23, 2022: