MR. DANIEL SHAWN “BROTHER LOVE” LANEY, age 48, of Summerville, Georgia, passed away Sunday morning, June 19, 2022, in a Rome hospital following an illness. Mr. Laney was born in Rome, Georgia on October 18, 1973 to the late Walter Thomas and Pauline Rose McGuire Laney. He was employed at Mount Vernon Mills in the preparation department for the last 30 years.
Mrs. Joyce Jones Winters, age 75, of Gaylesville, AL, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Dekalb Regional Medical Center.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, June 20, 2022:
A Tennessee man accused of making fraudulent claims about an injury from a vodka bottle is facing felony charges. The man is accused of trying to defraud Pinnacle Vodka and said he received medical treatment at Floyd Medical Center in Rome – but records indicated that was not true.
Starting last week, Chattooga County property owners began receiving their annual tax assessments in the mail. Those assessments come from the Chattooga Board of Tax Assessors. WZQZ News received several questions about the assessments from property owners thinking that what they received in the mail was their tax bill.
Filming starts today in downtown Rome for a new FX television series. “Kindred” is a TV adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s novel by the same name.
A Chattooga County woman is accused of pumping gas and driving off without paying for it several times. The thefts of gas all took place at Murphy USA in Trion.
A forty-one-year-old Chattooga County woman was arrested in Cherokee County, Alabama late last week.
The Georgia State Patrol says an Alabama man lost his life in Georgia on Saturday morning as the result of a motorcycle accident.
The Trion Fire Department is looking for new firefighters to join them who are willing to serve their community. Trion Fire Chief Justin Lowe told WZQZ News, “We are currently accepting applications for a Driver Engineer. Join a department with the options to advance in rank. We are looking for individuals to help ensure the future of the fire service in our community.” If you are interested in applying, contact Chief Lowe at 706-591-9637.