On Friday May 20, 2022, Kyla Ann Padgett, a 25-year-old woman from LaFayette, Georgia was convicted by a Walker County jury of Involuntary Manslaughter for the death of her 22-month-old daughter, Ryleigh Padgett.
On May 26th at 4:13 AM, Georgia State Patrol Officers responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash in Chattooga County on GA 1 at Rossville Boulevard.
Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry announced on Thursday that he had awarded the county’s EMS bid to Atrium Health Floyd.
Mrs. Carolyn Eubanks Holmes, age 87, of Summerville, GA, died Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Oakview Health and Rehabilitation.
Mr. Ben Wesley Hege, age 82 of the Dry Creek Community in Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at a Rome hospital.
Mary Elizabeth “Ebbie” Stephenson, age 83, of Rome, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022.
Mr. William Frankie Hughes, age 64, of Summerville, GA, died Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at his residence.
A pedestrian was struck and killed in the early morning hours of Thursday according to Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader.
Col. Terry R. Tillis, center, commander of the “Spartan Brigade,” 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, passes the “Gila Battalion,” 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion’s colors to Lt. Col. Clinton Brown, left, incoming commander of the 9th BEB, 2nd ABCT, 3rd ID, during a change of command ceremony on Cottrell Field at Fort Stewart, Georgia, May 19, 2022. The passing of the colors signifies the transfer of command and with it the responsibility for the readiness and welfare of the 9th BEB’s Soldiers and Families. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Justin McClarran)
The “Spartan Brigade,” 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, kicked off one of several leadership changes happening in the brigade this summer on May 19 with Lt. Col. Brian T. Looney, outgoing commander of the “Gila Battalion,” 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd ABCT, 3rd ID, relinquishing command to incoming commander and Chattooga County native, Lt. Col. Clinton W. Brown during a change of command ceremony on Cottrell Field at Fort Stewart.
A Summerville woman called police this week after she found out that her child’s father had taken pictures of her social security card and driver’s license. The complainant told police that a woman who was a former girlfriend of the man in question had shown her an email from the suspect showing he had taken pictures of her private information. Police attempted to locate Malcomb Shockley at the Houston London Drive address to question him about the incident. Shockley has outstanding warrants, and when he saw police he fled the scene. Police were unable to locate Shockley to question him about the alleged fraud and serve the outstanding warrants.