A Chattooga County Jury brought back two guilty verdicts but were not able to come to a consensus on five other charges against a Chattooga County woman accused of murdering her husband five years ago.
State, local and Atrium Health officials, including Gov. Brian Kemp, celebrated the groundbreaking Tuesday for Atrium Health Floyd’s freestanding emergency department (FSED) in Trion. The facility will provide 24/7 emergency care to residents of Summerville, Trion, Lyerly, Menlo and surrounding communities.
New Haven Baptist church will be having a “FREE” yard sale day, yes a “FREE” day where everything is free this Friday, Sept 16, 9:00-1:00! This is to help the community in need! There will be all kinds of things like clothes(all ages), shoes, kid items toys etc, household items and all kinds of food, canned soups, canned chilli, rice, noodles and much more. The food will be limited because we want all people in need to get some food as well. We will have this in the fellowship hall behind the church. New Haven Baptist church is located beside Leroy Massey School.
The Town of Trion’s regular monthly meeting for September has been moved to Monday, September 26, 2022 at 6 PM at Trion Town Hall. The council will have their regular workshop / council meeting with the workshop beginning at 6 PM and the regular meeting to follow shortly after.
If anyone has questions, they can contact Mayor Lanny Thomas at the Trion Town Hall Office. (706-734-2332)
A thirty-nine-year-old Summerville woman was arrested on Monday of this week after someone reported that a woman was throwing rocks in their driveway on Martin Street. The complainants said that the woman was also screaming and cursing. When Summerville Police arrived on the scene, the suspect had left the area; but police were able to locate the woman and found her to be under the influence of some kind of drug. Police arrested Sarah Charlene Edgeworth and booked her into the Chattooga County Jail on charges of disorderly conduct.
Summerville Police responded to a call about a damaged vehicle on Northwest Congress Street on Saturday. According to a report released on Tuesday, the complainant was a woman who was at a residence on Northwest Congress Street. Police say that Samantha Seeger of Trion told them that another woman had thrown a rock and knocked a fan out of a window at the residence. Seeger then went outside and found that someone had spray painted orange paint on the rear of her 2021 Chevrolet SUV. Seeger identified a possible suspect to police saying that the two were having issues “because of a relationship.”
The Summerville City Council met on Monday evening of this week for their regular council meeting for the month of September. As expected, the recent Labor Day Weekend Flood and the resulting water issues with the water treatment plant were a topic of discussion.
A Summerville woman came to the Summerville Police Department on Friday of last week to report harassment. The woman said that a man living in Rome was sending her unwanted messages. The complainant said that she had changed her number, but the man had found ways to contact her on her new number. She said he often used other people’s phones to send her messages. The woman said that she had spoken with police in Rome, but that they had told her she needed to file a report where she lived. Summerville Police filed a report about the harassment.
Are you looking for a job? The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice will host a Career Fair at the Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center, 200 Marable Way in Rome, this Thursday, September 15th from 10 am until 2 pm. There are multiple positions available for Juvenile Correctional Officers, Food Service Employees, and Housekeepers. For complete details, visit the DJJ website at www.djj.georgia.gov.