A thirty-seven-year-old Trion man was arrested in Cherokee County, Alabama over the weekend and held for another law enforcement agency. According to docket records from the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, Jeffery Baldwin was arrested on Sunday afternoon and booked into the Cherokee County Detention Center.
Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office investigators are looking for leads to identify those responsible for the damage to many grave markers this weekend. According to Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader, the damage occurred in the Alexander cemetery off of Spring Creek Road. Anyone with any information about the damage at the cemetery is asked to call an investigator with the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office at 706-857-3411. Tips can remain anonymous. A $500 reward is being offered.
A man being sought in connection with the murder of a Rome man earlier this month is now in custody.
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MRS. EFFIE MAE RAY, age 74, of Summerville, Georgia, passed away July 5, 2022, at Her residence. She was born in LaFayette, Georgia on February 2, 1947, a daughter of the late Charlie Lee and Virginia Turner Crawford. Mrs. Ray was retired from the sewing department of Best Mfg. Company and was preceded in death by her husband, the late Walter Clay (W.C.) Ray on June 15, 2018.
The Town of Trion will have a regular Workshop / Council Meeting in the Town Hall Conference Room, Thursday, July 28, 2022. The Workshop will begin at 6:00p.m. and the Regular Meeting will follow shortly after. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Mayor Lanny Thomas or the Town Hall Office.
Traffic was stalled on Highway 27 near Wal-Mart in Trion on Tuesday afternoon after an accident involving a van and a tractor trailer. Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader told WZQZ News that a vehicle ran under the rear of a tractor trailer. The driver of the vehicle was not seriously injured and was sitting up talking to EMS workers as they prepared to transport him. WZQZ will have more information on the accident as it is released. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating.
On Tuesday (July 26), Georgia Highlands College was alerted by local law enforcement about threats specific to multiple GHC sites. In an abundance of caution, all GHC locations ceased operations for July 26 to allow local law enforcement to investigate.
Georgia Highlands College has been cleared by local law enforcement to reopen all sites on Wednesday (July 27) to resume normal operations.
The source of the threat is currently under investigation by local law enforcement.
Previously reported: On Tuesday afternoon, Georgia Highlands College issued the following statement:
“We have received a threat specific to GHC sites.
In an abundance of caution, we are ceasing operations for the day as the investigation continues.
Please exit all campuses at this time.
Check highlands.edu as updates become available.”
The Chattooga County Board of Education will have a called board meeting on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the FY ’23 millage rate and approve a board policy. The meeting will be held at the Chattooga County Education Center, located at 206 Penn Street in Summerville.
