The AMI Cemetery in Menlo is asking the community for donations for the upkeep of the cemetery, located on Jamestown Road just outside the city limits of Menlo. The cemetery is maintained by volunteers and donations. Anyone wishing to donate can mail contributions to Sue Gilley at PO Box 25, Menlo, GA 30731. Also, people with loved ones buried at AMI Cemetery are being asked to not use glass flower vases or glass containers of any kind in the cemetery.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, May 21, 2022:
Mrs. Sandra Lee “Sandy” Phillips, age 60 of Trion, Georgia passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 19, 2022 in a Rome Hospital.
A LaFayette man was arrested by Chattooga County deputies this week after he was found driving in the wrong lane on Highway 27.
Amid allegations of elder abuse and drugging patients, an assisted living facility in Rock Spring has been shut down by the Georgia Department of Human Resources.
A $20 million investment in production facilities in Georgia by the parent company of TYM-USA and Branson Tractors will include a new 142,500-square-foot facility off Cedartown Highway in Floyd County, according to a report from the Rome News Tribune on Friday.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger secured $400,000 in additional investment in care and maintenance by StoneMor Inc, a company that operates several cemeteries around Georgia, to better protect and honor Georgia’s deceased loved ones. After receiving complaints about several of StoneMor’s cemeteries around the state, Secretary Raffensperger investigated and has put the 4 named cemeteries on conditional registration with heightened supervision for two years and required them to put an additional $400,000 into direct upkeep of the cemeteries. 3 additional StoneMor cemeteries were investigated but remedied relevant issues.
A Cherokee County (Alabama) man was jailed in northwest Georgia after he allegedly “exposed” himself at a Walmart store. Garbiel Lance Moore, age 31 of Cedar Bluff, was arrested around 8:00pm Thursday at the West Rome Walmart and charged with Public Indecency – after exposing himself, and reportedly wearing a sexual device in public.
State Route 157 will remain closed until June 6 near the Georgia/Tennessee state line on Lookout Mountain. Crews are stabilizing the slope near the route and repairing a section of the road. The road closure was extended due to supply issues and additional work needed on the project.
A Summerville family is asking for help from the public in finding a man who has been missing since mid-week.
