As temperatures and the risk of heat illness rise in Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers and workers not to ignore the dangers of working in hot weather – indoors and out. Incorporating water, rest and shade can be the difference between ending the workday safely or suffering serious injuries or worse.
The American Red Cross and Discovery are partnering for Shark Week and invite people to dive in to help save lives by giving blood or platelets in July. The Red Cross saw a steep drop in blood and platelet donations last month, and donors are asked to make appointments now to prevent a blood shortage this summer.
The Chattooga County Historical Society will hold their quarterly meeting coming up tomorrow, Sunday, July 10th at the Historic Summerville Depot in downtown Summerville.
The Song Farmers will hold a good old-fashioned music event at Dowdy Park today from 4 PM to 7 PM. Come out to the park and bring your lawn chairs and gather under the shade trees for some good gospel, country and bluegrass music. All musicians are welcome to attend the event. There will be food vendors on site including Reita’s Fried Pies and Homemade Ice Cream and Small Town BBQ. The event is held at the park during the summer and will be moved to Fairway Recreation in the winter months.
Corrections officers at one Hays State Prison were able to stop a large amount of drugs from coming into the prison. The Georgia Department of Corrections say they received a vacuum-sealed package of books at the Hays State Prison in Chattooga County.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, July 8, 2022:
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) released a report that puts Chattooga County in the lowest tier of counties in the commission’s 423 coverage area.
Floyd County authorities continue their search for a man who they say shot three people at a popular county-owned campground over the Fourth of July weekend.
More information has been released about the arrest of the son of a man who was fatally shot earlier this week in Rome. The charges against nineteen-year-old Derricus Ramon Whatley, Jr. came after authorities say he pulled a gun on another during an altercation at 200 South Broad Street.
