Remember in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s when the nation’s two largest cola soft-drink makers were aggressively going after each other? It was a cultural phenomena that was dubbed “the cola wars”. The two contenders for the top cola spot in the nation have been Pepsi and Coke for decades, and now Pepsi has announced a multi-million dollar expansion on Coca-Cola’s home turf here in Georgia.
Looking for a healthy, sustainable source of protein and a good woodland hike? Squirrel hunting season, which opens August 15, can meet those goals, and get everyone excited about fall hunting seasons, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD).
Summerville Police responded to a call on Fourth Street on Monday after a woman reported a domestic incident. When police arrived on the scene, they spoke with the complainant, identified as forty-eight-year-old Sherrie Leigh Little. Little told police that she wanted her forty-year-old boyfriend Larry Wayne Patterson to leave the residence.
A thirty-seven-year-old Cartersville man was arrested in Chattooga County last weekend after he was accused of attacking his mother’s vehicle with an ax following a birthday party on Dry Creek Road.
A man was arrested on Wednesday night around 11 PM, after an accident near the intersection of Back Penn Road and Memorial Drive. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, deputies received a call from 911 about a man walking away from the accident who may have been intoxicated. While headed to the scene of the accident, a deputy spotted the driver and picked him up. The driver, identified as Andrew Ward, told the deputy he was walking to call a tow truck to get his pickup out of the ditch. The deputy told Ward that he would call for a tow truck. According to the report, Ward’s truck had the rear bumper in the ditch at the intersection. Ward was arrested and taken to the Chattooga County Jail on charges of driving with suspended or revoked license and a warrant for probation violation.
The Miss Chattooga County Fair Pageant will be held on Saturday, August 20th, 2022 beginning at 3:00 pm at the Chattooga High School located at 989 Highway 114, Summerville, GA 30747.
A man arrested earlier this week in connection with an armed robbery at the Big H store on East 12th Street in Rome, has now also been charged in a robbery that occurred Saturday at the Hi-Tech on South Broad Street.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, August 11, 2022:
The 2022 Wings Over North Georgia Air Show (WONG) will host its 10th-anniversary air show Oct. 15-16 at Russell Regional Airport in Rome, GA. The event will feature performances by civilian and military acts in addition to the inaugural AirShow Racing Series (ARS). Tickets are now available for sale for the 2022 event.
