A forty-five-year-old woman was arrested on Monday of this week after she was warned by sheriff’s deputies to leave an area around Azalea Drive.  According to a report from the sheriff’s office, Sandy Wilson told a responding deputy that she was in the area looking for someone who was selling some clothes online.  The deputy told the woman to leave because she was making residents uncomfortable.  The deputy returned a short time later and found Wilson attempting to look in the windows of a residence.  The deputy said that Wilson had her hand on the door knob of the residence when he approached her.  One resident in the neighborhood told the deputy that Wilson had been peering into windows and trying to come inside residences.  Wilson was arrested and charged with criminal trespass and booked into the Chattooga County Jail.

A Romanian national traveling through Chattooga County was arrested after he was found speeding, doing 91 in a 65 MPH zone. 

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Reckitt, a British consumer goods company, said it would recall two batches of plant-based infant formula they produce due to “a possibility of cross-contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii.”

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The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $20,107 in back wages for a Georgia bank employee who suffered wrongful retaliation and termination after the financial institution violated their rights under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.

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A Calhoun man has been found guilty of murder in Bartow County after selling drugs to a teenager.

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Rep. Eddie Lumsden (R-Armuchee) released his weekly legislative report.  Lumsden says that the Georgia House passed a bill that would expand eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) that would benefit extremely low-income pregnant women.  He says that the bill would help move women and families toward self-sufficiency by providing monthly cash assistance.  Also, the House passed a bill that would require glucose monitors to be provided for Medicaid recipients.  There were also bills passed that would impact education in the state.  You can see Rep. Lumsden’s complete report below:

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The Coke Bottle Art in downtown Summerville has a new addition, and this one highlights disability awareness.

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, February 21, 2023:

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The Georgia State Patrol Post 38 in Rome will be hosting a recruiting event at Post 38 coming up on February 28, 2023 from 10 AM until 2 PM.  GSP recruiters will be on hand to explain opportunities within the Georgia State Patrol. Applicants will be able to gain a greater understanding of the application process, fitness requirements, elements of the job, and pay and benefit information. If you have any questions please contact SFC Chris Harris at 706-295-6002.