Dr. Phil Williams, Superintendent of Trion City Schools, has announced his retirement. Williams has served as superintendent for 13 years. Below is an official announcement from the Trion Board of Education:
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, June 7, 2022:
Paradise Garden Foundation presents the 5th Outsider Art Trail Tour on Saturday, June 18, 2022, offering a great road trip deep into the heart of southern small-town charm and quirk. Wander down some rural byways, and celebrate summer amid the leafy beauty of Northwest Georgia.
A LaFayette man was arrested while driving drunk on Commerce Street in Summerville around 6:30 on Sunday morning.
A thirty-year-old Cherokee County, Alabama man was arrested in Northwest Georgia and charged with burglary.
The Friendship Capital of The World Project is inclusive of all races, ages, socio-economic status, and abilities. Summerville’s promotion of friendship and acts of kindness are an equal opportunity to all persons who choose to participate. It requires no money, special qualifications, or abilities to show acts of friendship, and kindness to others. The last week in July is now declared Friendship Week in Summerville, which concludes with a Friendship Festival in J.R. “Dick” Dowdy Park.
A former pastor of a Chattooga County church passed away over the past weekend. Rev. Lee Byrd was a native of Rock Spring, Georgia and spent many years as pastor of Perennial Springs Baptist Church in Chattooga County.
Georgia gas prices increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $4.27 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average was 14 cents more than a week ago, 51 cents more than last month, and $1.37 more than this time last year.
The North Georgia Cruisers are planning a car show in September of this year. The group that raises money for Christmas gifts for Chattooga County children has been sidelined over the past couple of years due to the pandemic, but they are back and planning a car and truck show.