
The “extremely transmissible, highly contagious” BA.5 variant continues to spread across Northwest Georgia, which is shown by “double-digit” admissions at area hospitals.

The “extremely transmissible, highly contagious” BA.5 variant continues to spread across Northwest Georgia, which is shown by “double-digit” admissions at area hospitals.

Ladies, have you ever wanted to head out to go backpacking or fishing or shooting, but not sure where to start? The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division can help!

Charges have been filed in a fatal wreck that occurred in the 700 block of Wax Road in Floyd County back on May 1.

A woman called the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday of this week because she wanted a report filed about her intoxicated partner on file. The woman told responding deputies that she was packing her things to leave the Back Valley Road residence with her child and her boyfriend was verbally abusing her. The woman played a recording of the man’s tirade to deputies. Deputies advised the woman to get her thing together and leave the residence and cautioned both the woman and the man to stay away from each other in the future.
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Three men were arrested after being accused of scamming an elderly Armuchee woman out of $118,000 according to Floyd County Police.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, August 12, 2022:

Chattooga County had a better week according to the latest round of COVID-19 numbers from the Georgia Department of Public Health.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp rolled out his latest economic proposals in a campaign speech on Thursday as he looks for a second term in office.

A meeting will be held on Monday of next week concerning the land use ordinance that was enacted by Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry earlier this year.