GBI Arrests Northwest Georgia Man For Murder

This week, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation released the following statement regarding the search for missing woman, Monisha Sharae Leath:

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World’s Friendship Flag In Trussville, Alabama

Photo Credit: Trussville Tribune

Summerville resident, former Chattooga High School art teacher and former member of the Board of Education John Turner spends a lot of time promoting the World Friendship Flag Project.  This week he was in Trussville, Alabama.

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Rome Man Charged With Murdering Grandmother & Putting Body In Freezer

A Rome man has been charged with the death of his grandmother after locking his injured grandmother in a freezer, while she was still alive.

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Victim Of House Fire Identified

Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader has confirmed the identity of a Lyerly man who lost his life in a house fire off of Highway 114 on Thursday evening.  The victim has been identified as sixty-eight-year-old Danny Ray Millican.  Sheriff Schrader said that deputies, firefighters and Redmond EMS were dispatched to Millican’s residence around 7:35 PM Thursday.  The sheriff says that public safety personnel made very effort to rescue Millican, but were unable to do so.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Dry Valley / North Summerville / Wayside Holding Sunrise Service

Dry Valley Baptist Church, Wayside Baptist Church and North Summerville Baptist Church are joining together for a Sunrise Service.  The service will be held in the parking lot of North Summerville Baptist Church Sunday morning at 7:00 AM.   Coffee and pastry will be available.  Everyone is invited to attend this joint service.

Arrest Report – Friday – April 15, 2022

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, April 15, 2022:

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Fatal House Fire In Lyerly

A person lost their life in a house fire on Ragland Road in Lyerly on Thursday evening.  The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement:

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ATV Stolen On Lookout Mountain

The Dade County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information from the public about an ATV that was stolen in the Head River Community of Cloudland last week.  The Cub Cadet “side-by-side” was stolen and sheriff’s investigators believe the theft could be connected to theft of another off-road vehicle at another location.  If you have any information about the theft, you are asked to contact the Dade County Sheriff’s Office at 706-657-3233.  You can also contact the Dade County Sheriff’s Office on their Facebook page or email info@dadesheriff.com. As always, tips can remain confidential.

Tax Deadline Extended To Monday

The deadline to file your tax return is inching closer.  Typically, today is the day that Federal income taxes would be due, but because of a holiday in the District of Columbia, tax day will be on Monday, April 18th.

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Work On Doughetry Gap Road At Cloudland To Begin

A road on Lookout Mountain that has been closed for several months is scheduled for repair.

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