State Representative Eddie Lumsden (R-Armuchee) released his weekly legislative report for the final week of the Georgia General Assembly’s 2022 session. Rep. Lumsden talks about the state budget and how it was adjusted for a record-breaking revenue year. Workforce development, mental health, law enforcement, Medicaid and education all benefited from the budget. Georgia’s teachers will be seeing a $2,000 raise thanks to the budget. You can read Rep. Lumsden’s complete report below:
The Chattooga High School FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) will be hosting the annual Miss Chattooga County Pageant on May 7th,2022 at 2 pm at Chattooga High School.
Mr. Kellett Monroe Murphy, age 93 of Gaylesville, Alabama passed away Monday, April 11, 2022 at his residence.
MRS. EDNA LEA SHIVER HELTON, age 87, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday morning, April 12, 2022, in the local nursing home. Born in Crossland, Georgia on October 31, 1934, She was a daughter of the late J. C. and Allie Mae Williams Shiver, wife of William Buck Helton. Mrs. Helton was a member of New Antioch Baptist Church and retired from Rebeaming Department of Mount Vernon Mills. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, the late Jack Austin Warren a brother, the late Otis Shiver and a step daughter, Becky Dean.
Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton has released information on properties that are to be auctioned on the Chattooga County Courthouse steps in the May tax auction.
Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry suspended a longtime employee of the Chattooga County Water District, apparently for comments she made on her personal social media page.
Things got a little tense at Monday night’s meeting of the Summerville City Council after a discussion about alcohol and an entertainment district in downtown Summerville.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, April 13, 2022:
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is referring over 1,600 cases of non-citizens registering to vote to local district attorneys, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the State Election Board.
Summerville Police were called after a domestic incident on Alred Street on Sunday. According to a report from the police department, a woman called police after she and her son got into a fight and two televisions were broken in the scuffle. When police talked with the complainant’s son, he said that a verbal argument did turn into an altercation when the complainant “came after him with a hammer.” The son also said that one of the damaged televisions was his. Police said that since both the complainant and the son’s property were damaged, they should take the matter up with magistrate court.
