For the second time this week, two Floyd County residents have been arrested for animal cruelty.
WHAT: All three lanes of I-75 southbound are shut down in Bartow County near milepost 292 due to a wreck involving three tractor-trailers. The wreck and resulting fire damaged the asphalt on all three lanes. Crews will resurface the damaged section this evening. All lanes should reopen early Friday morning.
WHEN: The lanes will be shut down until the lanes are resurfaced, which should be completed early Friday morning.
WHERE: Traffic detours from I-75 southbound at Exit 293/Cassville-White Road
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, June 30, 2022:
A fifty-year-old homeless woman was arrested this week on outstanding warrants after a domestic incident on Mable Wood Drive.
Georgia Power announced Wednesday, a landmark coal ash beneficial use project at Plant Bowen near Cartersville, Georgia, where millions of tons of stored ash will be excavated for use in concrete to construct bridges, roads, and buildings in Georgia – and throughout the Southeast. The project will be the single largest beneficial use project of its kind in the U.S., and the largest ever for Georgia Power.
Earlier this year, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed legislation that changes who will be eligible for unemployment benefits in the Peach State. The new classification takes affect starting tomorrow, July 1st.
A federal investigation into child labor violations at a Spartanburg Bojangles has led the franchisee to partner with the U.S. Department of Labor to make sweeping changes to enhance working conditions for minor-aged workers and compliance with labor laws at the operator’s 93 locations in six states.
A forty-one-year-old Gaylesville, Alabama man was arrested this week on drug charges after a traffic stop near Lyerly.
A forty-eight-year-old Armuchee man was arrested in Chattooga County after a traffic stop on Highway 27 after a deputy observed the vehicle he was driving had a headlight out. The 1986 Chevrolet Corvette had no tag and when asked, the man told the deputy that he had just purchased the vehicle. As the deputy was speaking with the driver, he noticed the smell of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle. The driver was found to have marijuana in his pocket and a glass pipe with suspected methamphetamine inside his shoe. Inside the vehicle, deputies found Oxycodone in the driver’s seat and on the floorboard. Brian Ezell was charged with methamphetamine possession and possession of drug related objects.
