Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, July 30, 2022:
School started back yesterday for Chattooga County students and will start next week for Trion City School students. Several Summerville churches have come together, along with the Grady Allen – Jimmie Vaughn School Supply to pass out free backpacks and school supplies to students today. The event will be held from 10 AM until 1 PM, or until supplies are gone, at the Summerville First Baptist Church Family Life Center, located across from Summerville City Hall on Georgia Avenue in Summerville. The event is open to any Chattooga County resident and the child must be present to receive the free school supplies.
The June preliminary unemployment rate in Northwest Georgia was up five-tenths to 3.1% from May; the rate was 3.8% one year ago.
Are you ready to plan out your hunting season adventures? Grab a copy of the new 2022-2023 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations Guide. You can find it online, on the Go Outdoors GA app, and in print, announces the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.
While the Chattooga County Board of Education voted to roll back the millage rate, their counterparts in neighboring Walker County have voted to raise the millage rate on property owners.
A 54-year-old Silver Creek man has been charged with 1st-degree homicide by vehicle in connection with a wreck back on July 16 on Pleasant Valley Road.
The Summerville News reported this week that Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry plans to spend $300,000 in renovating the Chattooga County Courthouse. The local paper also said that the commissioner has spent $30,000 in county funds to fund the Chattooga River Group.
A former Georgia State Representative and founder of All on Georgia was convicted of stalking, criminal trespass and harassing communications in Bulloch County this week. Forty-five-year-old Delvis W. Dutton represented the 157th District in the Georgia General Assembly from 2011-2015.
The Summerville Friendship Festival will be held today at Dowdy Park in Summerville. The event is presented by Summerville Main Street and there will be activities at the park starting at 10 AM and going until 4 PM. In addition to free events for kids, the festival will feature live music from the Soulshine Band.
Mr. Eric Daniel Bone, age 34 of Gaylesville, AL passed away unexpectedly July 21, 2022.