94th Georgia FFA Convention Held In Macon

Hundreds of teens wearing blue corduroy jackets were gathered in Macon, Georgia for the state’s 94th FFA Convention over the past weekend.

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Outdoor Burning Is Restricted During Annual “Summer Burn Ban”

Saturday was the last day you could legally burn yard debris until the end of the summer.  The annual “summer burn ban” in Northwest Georgia is designed to improve air quality, according to the EPA and the Georgia Forestry Commission.

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Landfill That Takes Chattooga County’s Garbage Fined By State Officials

The landfill used by Chattooga County to dump waste has been fined for violations that date back to September of 2020. 

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Tribe Anglers Participate In Nickajack Tournament

All five teams of Chattooga Tribe Anglers weighed in fish at Nickajack in the Mountain Valley Youth Anglers Tournament Trail. Four of the teams were in the top ten.

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Health Inspection Scores – Last Half Of April, 2022

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Here are the latest health inspection scores for the last half of April, 2022 from the Chattooga County Environmental Health Department:

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Former Alabama Judicial Candidate Jailed

Jail records show a former DeKalb County, Alabama attorney is facing multiple theft charges for the second time in three years.

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New Hospital Coming To Ringgold

Residents of Northwest Georgia will have another option when it comes to hospitals since the Georgia Department of Community Health approved plans for CHI Memorial to build a brand-new facility in Ringgold.

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Country Music Mourns The Loss Of Naomi Judd

The country music community was rocked Saturday with the tragic news of the sudden passing of country music giant Naomi Judd.

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Arrest Report – Sunday – May 1, 2022

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Sunday, May 1, 2022:

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LaFayette Police Make Drug Arrest

LaFayette Police made a drug arrest following a traffic stop on a motorcycle, Wednesday. The officer believed the rider he observed on Gordon Pond Road had a suspended license, which proved to be true.

On fifty-one-year-old Byron Axle Baker of LaFayette, they located pills identified as oxycodone and hydrocodone. They also found a baggie that tested positive for meth.

Baker was taken to jail on charges including possession of meth and schedule two controlled substances, and for driving with a suspended license.

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