Georgia tax collections rose slightly last month, as a decline in individual income tax receipts was offset by gains in sales and corporate income tax revenue. The state Department of Revenue brought in nearly $3 billion in January, up 1.1% over January of last year.
A meeting for parents of middle school students interested in trying out for cheer leading will be held at the Leroy Massey Elementary School cafeteria on Monday, February 27, 2023 at 6 PM. Tryouts for middle school cheer leading will be held Monday, March 20 – Friday, March 24 from 4:30 – 6:30 PM. Students interested in cheer leading must have a current physical, 3 teacher recommendations and a copy of their insurance card. If you have questions you can contact Coach Lacie Lea at llea@chattooga.k12.ga.us
A thirty-eight-year-old Chattooga County man was jailed in Floyd County over the weekend. According to arrest records, Jarvis Jamal Johnson of a Peppermint Place, Summerville address was arrested by Floyd County Police on a felony probation violation and was booked into the Floyd County Jail.
On Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special 45-minute ranger-led program exploring the events of Cherokee Removal and the subsequent arrival of the railroads in Southeastern Tennessee and Northwestern Georgia.
The Northwest Georgia Center for Independent Living aims to engage locals in a conversation on mental health in a virtual Town Hall slated for Thursday, March 30th.
The Summerville City Council will hold a meeting this evening at 5 PM at Summerville City Hall. There will be a question and answer session with the mayor and city council at 4:30 PM and the regular meeting starts immediately thereafter. The public is welcome to attend. You can see the complete agenda for tonight’s meeting below:
The Sara Hightower Regional Library System, in partnership with the University of West Georgia’s Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy (CEEFL), has received a $50,000 grant from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Foundation. Grant funds will be used to create and present financial literacy resources and programming for Floyd, Polk, and Chattooga Counties.
Trion Police Chief David Gilleland is asking for the public’s help in identifying an automobile involved in multiple reports of automobiles that have been entered around Trion. If you have any information, please contact the Trion Police Department or Chattooga 911.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Sunday, February 12, 2023
