The Chattooga County Republican Party will hold their monthly meeting Thursday, August 4th at 6 pm at the Chattooga Senior Center. Special guest speaker will be Keith Cochran of the Georgia Right to Life association and others. The public is invited.
A Georgia man lost his life at Desoto State Park in Mentone, Alabama over the past weekend.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, August 1, 2022:
The practices of three Atrium Health Floyd pediatricians are moving to centralize their services in one convenient location.
Summerville Police say that they have two suspects in custody after a drive-by shooting incident on Oak Street on Saturday night. Summerville Police Chief Harold Tucker told WZQZ News, “We have two in custody. We will have more information on Monday after more investigations are complete.” Residents in the area reported hearing two gunshots coming from a vehicle as pedestrians were walking down the road. Police Chief Tucker said that there were no injuries. WZQZ News will have more information as it becomes available.
Work began last week to clean Town Creek in Summerville in an effort to alleviate flooding issues that have plagued the downtown area for many years.
Poll results released over the weekend show Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp in a statistical tie with Democratic challenger Stacy Abrams. The same poll shows Georgia Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock leading Republican challenger Herschel Walker by almost 9 percentage points.
The fifteen-county Northwest Georgia area saw an increase in unemployment during the month of June.
For the third week in a row, Chattooga County remains in the “high” category when it comes to the threat of COVID-19 transmission.
Governor Brian P. Kemp announced last week that the Georgia Lottery Corp. has raised $25 billion for education in the State of Georgia since its inception in 1993. These funds have allowed thousands of Georgians to receive essential early learning and provided the opportunity for higher education through the HOPE Scholarship.
