Trion Man Charged With Shoplifting At Walmart

Earlier this week, a Trion man was charged with shoplifting at Walmart in Trion after he allegedly skip-scanned several items and then grabbed a bag of ice and proceeded to walk out the door without paying.  A Walmart employee stopped the man after he was seen skip-scanning some bratwurst sausages and grabbing the ice from the cooler at the front of the store.  When a deputy arrived on the scene, the deputy saw video footage of the incident. Sixty-two-year-old James Brad Kay was transported to the Chattooga County Jail on shoplifting charges.

Floyd County Schools Recover All Stolen Money

Floyd County Schools has been able to recover the remaining funds that were stolen from an outside source as the result of a recent spearphishing incident.

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Unemployment Increased In Georgia

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Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that all Regional Commissions recorded a rise in unemployment rates in May.

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Rock Spring Man Charged With DUI In Chattooga County

A thirty-three-year-old Rock Spring man was charged with DUI in Chattooga County recently after he was seen changing lanes without a signal and nearly striking another vehicle.

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Arrest Report – Friday – June 24, 2022

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, June 24, 2022:

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Medication Stolen At Cloudland Home

A Cloudland woman reported stolen medication to the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office.

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Commissioner Seeking Bids On Wheel Loader

Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry is seeking bids on a new wheel loader.  The commissioner’s bid request says that the county is looking to purchase a “wheel loader equivalent to a WA270 Komatsu with cab and air conditioning, bucket, forks and a power broom.  According to online pricing, loaders like these are selling in excess of $150,000.  The commissioner’s bid request says that the commissioner can accept or reject any bid.  Bids are due at the commissioner’s office before 2 PM today.

GNTC Foundation Awards Over $16K In Scholarships

 

The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) awarded $16,500 in scholarships–including the Vernon and Gaynelle Grizzard Scholarship, Patrick D. Doyle Law Enforcement Scholarship and Gene Haas Scholarship–for summer semester 2022 to 31 students.

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Copper Wiring Stolen From Cell Phone Tower On Little Sand Mountain

The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office was called to a South Little Sand Mountain Road address on Tuesday of this week concerning the theft of copper wiring from a cell phone tower site.

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OSHA Caution Employers About Heat

Cartersville Man Crushed in Workplace Accident

Every year thousands of workers become sick from heat exposure and some cases are fatal. Dangerous heat exposure can occur indoors or outdoors, in any season.

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