Summerville Police received a report about a thief on Elm Street in Summerville.   The complainant said that they were reviewing video surveillance from their home security camera and saw a man who appeared to be wearing a mask – but no shirt – rummaging through some items outside the residence.  The man then apparently stole the camera that was recording him along with several outside cooking products and a power tool.   The complainant identified a possible suspect as someone who rides a bicycle through the community on a regular basis.  Police located the suspect, identified as thirty-five-year-old Billy Joe Stephens and arrested him.  Stephens was charged with criminal trespass, theft by taking, and wearing a mask during the commission of a crime.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, June 3, 2022:

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On Wednesday of this week, a Summerville man reported damage to his 1999 Ford F-150.  The complainant showed a responding deputy where someone had damaged both tail lights and scratched the paint on the tailgate.  There were also scratches on the hood.  The complainant told the deputy that he thought he knew who had done the damage, but couldn’t prove it.  A report was placed on file at the sheriff’s office.

The Honeybee Festival is returning to downtown LaFayette this weekend.  A good portion of the downtown area will be closed starting at 5:30 PM this evening for vendors to set up.  LaFayette Public Safety Director Stacey Meeks said that Honeybee Festival-goers may take small, portable coolers and lawn chairs to the various music events, Saturday.  If you do need to travel through LaFayette on Saturday, you will want to detour to Duke Street which will remain open throughout the festival.  Parking during the event will be available at the South Main Street Recreation Center and shuttle service will be available to the downtown festival area.

A forty-three-year-old Rome man was jailed Tuesday on charges of aggravated assault, aggravated battery, kidnapping, and theft by taking.

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According to a press release, Cedar Bluff Police have made an arrest in connection with an attempted robbery at The County Store service station that occurred on May 6th, 2022.

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The Chattooga County Board of Assessors is notifying property owners that annual notice of assessments will be mailed out next week on June 9, 2022.  Property owners will start seeing the assessments in their mailboxes beginning Saturday, June 11, 2022.

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To bolster community colleges’ and other institutions’ efforts to deliver more equitable education and training, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the availability of a $50 million funding opportunity to help people in marginalized and underrepresented populations overcome barriers to the career and technical education programs they need to be connected to good-paying jobs.

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