The Chattooga Indians boys basketball team continues to the next round of playoff action after defeating Tallulah Falls 60-57 at Chattooga High School on Wednesday evening.  The Indians (18-9) will play at Mt. Vernon in the second round of GHSA basketball playoffs.  The Lady Indians lost their game on Wednesday by a score of 67-45 to the Athens Christian Lady Eagles.  The Trion Bulldogs lost their bid to move on in the Class A playoffs on Tuesday after losing to Rabun County by a score of 54-42.  The Lady Bulldogs season came to an end after losing 61-28  to the defending state champions Elbert County.

A Summerville couple reported that they had several tools stolen from a house they were renovating in Summerville.  According to the complainants, the house is located on C-Street and there was a large assortment of power tools that were being kept there while the house was being renovated.  In addition to the power tools, thieves took a tool box and plumbing parts. According to police, the burglars broke a window with a rock in order to gain access to the house.  The thieves then exited from the front door on the west side of the house.  The incident is believed to have happened sometime between February 18th and February 19th.  The case has been turned over to an investigator.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is pleased to announce that She Leads will be hosting a livestream webinar Wednesday, March 1 at 6pm. The webinar, “StartUp Strategies: Essential Resources for Your Small Business” is available to all Georgians at no cost, and will provide a number of useful tips for growing your small business.

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WRGA Radio reported on Wednesday that Party City in Rome, and the location in Cartersville will be closing their doors as part of a restructuring of the parent company. 

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A Rome man is in jail with no bond following an investigation that found he was operating a facility in Floyd County where he would train and condition fighting dogs.

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A bill dealing with automobile insurance and sponsored by State Rep. Eddie Lumsden (R-Armuchee) passed the Georgia House on Tuesday.  The bill seeks to change the code section of Georgia law for underwriting policies to replace minimum standards currently required by the state, to be minimum standards provided by the carrier. 

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Georgia-based Home Depot predicts a slowdown in sales will continue this year, but it’s not all gloom and doom for the Atlanta-based company. While the home improvement giant reported a deceleration in sales at the end of last year and is projecting little growth this year, officials did shed some good news. To keep turnover costs low, front-line workers are getting a raise. Home Depot announced on Tuesday a one-billion-dollar investment in raising wages. And while the company did not disclose the new average wage for employees, it did say every market’s starting wage is at least $15 per hour.

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A twenty-one-year-old Summerville man was arrested recently for driving under the influence – in the drive thru at the Summerville McDonald’s.

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Summerville Police were alerted about a “rolling domestic” situation on February 11th, according to a report released this week by the police department. 

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