The City of Menlo wants water customers to know that they will be flushing fire hydrants coming up this Friday, June 3rd from 6 AM until 3 PM. Menlo water customers may experience low water pressure while the hydrants are being flushed. If you have any questions, you can contact Menlo City Hall at 706-862-2440.
An 81-year-old Walker County Georgia deputy has been arrested after he raped a woman while on duty, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Walker County Sheriff’s Deputy Jerry Glover, of Rock Spring, was arrested Tuesday for rape, violation of oath of office and false imprisonment. The investigation revealed that Walker had sex with a woman without her consent while he was on the job and wearing his uniform. Anyone with information is asked to contact the GBI at 706-624-1424. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
The Chattooga County GOP will meet Thursday, June 2nd at 6 pm at the Chattooga County Senior Center on Senior Drive. Area residents are invited and encouraged to attend.
Six Chattooga County residents were among several arrested recently on drug charges. On May 26th, 2022, Agents with the Lookout Mountain Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 106 Straub Street in Rossville. Agents located approximately five pounds of Methamphetamine and 15 grams of Fentanyl.
Trion Mayor Lanny Thomas issued a statement regarding the announcement that Dixie Specialty Fibers is shuttering their manufacturing facility in the Town of Trion’s Industrial Park. The mayor said that he realized that the decision to close the facility was a difficult one. The mayor said that the transition during the closing has been “very smooth”. The mayor added that Dixie is actively seeking a buyer to purchase the facility. You can read the full press release from Mayor Thomas below:
The first organized tropical system of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season could form as soon as Thursday, AccuWeather forecasters said. With the season officially getting underway on Wednesday, meteorologists said there was now a high chance of a depression or tropical storm forming over the warm waters anywhere from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula to around the Florida Peninsula.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, June 1, 2022:
A Back Berryton Road man was charged with assaulting his elderly mother after a deputy found the woman in her bedroom with multiple bruises.
A fifty-year-old Rome man was arrested after police say he entered a home and sexually assaulted a woman while she slept.
