A reunion for anyone that went to LaFayette High School for classes of 1980 -1989. It does not matter if they graduated from LHS or not, just as long as they attended and would have graduated during these class years.
High school football will be here soon and if you plan to attend Chattooga High School home games, you need to get your tickets in advance. The school has announced that there will be no cash boxes at the gates as there has been in the past. This year, Chattooga Indian fans will need to purchase their game tickets online or visit one of three place in the county that will be selling the tickets in advance. Tickets can be purchased with cash-only at the Chattooga High School office or at Pay-N-Tote or Summerville Nutrition. Or, you can get your tickets at GoFan.com . Online tickets will be $8 plus a $1 processing fee. Season passes are on sale now from the Chattooga County Athletic Boosters.
Chattooga County Deputies responded to a call about a theft on Tuesday of this week. According to a report released by the sheriff’s office, Tracy Wood called to have a report about the theft of a Charter Spectrum cable box, router and modem from a residence that she had been renting. Ms. Wood said that Charter asked for a theft report regarding the incident. Ms. Wood said that she did not believe the former renter had taken the equipment, but that it had been stolen by a neighbor.
The Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce will hold their monthly meeting for August on the 16th. Chamber Director Cindy Rivers-McGraw says that with school back in session, Chamber meetings in August and September will focus on children.
The Summerville Police Department released a report this week about an assault that happened at the end of July. A Northwest Congress Street woman called police after her brother and his partner were found in her home without permission. According to the report, Jacob Wooten and Haley Nichols fled the scene of the crime before police arrived. When police met with the woman they could see a laceration on her face. The complainant and witnesses said that Wooten had assaulted the woman by striking her in the face and then trying to choke her. Jacob Wooten, age thirty-one, and Haley Nichols, age twenty-six, were later found and arrested in Trion. Nichols was charged with criminal trespass and Wooten was charged with criminal trespass and aggravated assault. Jacob Wooten also had suspected methamphetamine on his person when he was arrested, according to police.
Mrs. Linda Lou Farley, age 79, of Summerville, GA, died Thursday, August 4, 2022, at her residence.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, August 5, 2022:
A Walker County woman was charged with child molestation after she was found to have a sexual relationship with a teenage boy. Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson says that nineteen-year-old Heather Leann Tucker was arrested on Monday of this week after an investigation revealed that she had recently had sex with a fourteen-year-old male. Sheriff Wilson said that Tucker was arrested on the charges and booked into the Walker County Jail.
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The Summerville Police Department released a report this week about a DUI arrest that happened at the end of July. According to the report, a Chattooga County Deputy initiated a traffic stop in the city limits of Summerville after he suspected a drunk driver.
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is offering COVID-19 PCR testing at kiosks placed in communities across Georgia. In most locations, these kiosks offer access to COVID-19 testing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.