According to a report from the Summerville Police Department that was released this week, police responded to a domestic dispute at Coach Inn on July 16th involving a woman who claimed that a man had tried to choke her.
The Rossville Police Department has charged a man with seven counts of child molestation, along with aggravated sodomy. Thirty-six-year-old Joshua Lee Dollmont was arrested in Sequatchie County, Tennessee and then booked at the Walker County Jail. WQCH in LaFayette reported that Rossville Detective Captain Dave Scroggins is handling the investigation. He said his Department had identified two victims who were molested in Georgia “a couple of years ago”… when they were about age 6 at the time. The investigation is ongoing, according to Captain Scroggins.
The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of a three-wheeler from a resale shop in Trion. According to an incident report released by the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, on Monday of this week Charles Akery told a responding deputy that someone had stolen a custom-built three wheeler that had both rear tires and the carburetor missing. Mr. Akery believes that the three-wheeler was stolen sometime between July 13th and 14th. The incident was turned over to an investigator.
Heritage Auto Group – which included Honda, Nissan and Hyundai dealerships – has sold to new owners. Temporary signage went up earlier this week at the dealerships as Shottenkirk took over the new car lots. Heritage has been in Rome for over thirty years. The Shottenkirk Auto Group was founded in 1964 and has dealerships in Georgia, Texas, Alabama, Illinois, Iowa and California. Shottenkirk also owns dealerships in Dalton and Cartersville.
Oak Hill Methodist Church 3860 Oak Hill Road Lyerly will be having their Annual Homecoming on Sunday August 7, 2022. The guest singers will be the group Tried & True. Worship service will begin at 1045 with singing. Pastor Jason Willis invites everyone to come and receive a blessing.
Mrs. Sharon Jean Norton Stephens, age 70, of Summerville, GA, died Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Emory University Hospital.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, July 20, 2022:
A Chattooga County woman was arrested in Cherokee County, Alabama over the weekend on drug charges.
The Georgia State Patrol Post in Rome released a preliminary report on the fatal pedestrian accident that happened in Summerville on Monday night.
A twenty-year-old Summerville man was arrested over the weekend after he was accused of assaulting a twenty-one-year-old female with a broom handle and then punching the woman.