Man Attempts To Flee From Police In Armuchee

A Carrollton man is accused of fleeing from police in the area of the Armuchee Connector and Three Mile Road Saturday.

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Vehicle Hits Downed Power Line

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Chattooga County Sheriff’s Deputies along with the Gore Fire Department responded to an accident on Silver Hill Road on Sunday morning involving a vehicle that collided with a downed power pole and became entangled in the electric lines.

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Chattooga Historical Society Meeting This Sunday

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The next meeting of the Historical Society will be next Sunday at 2 PM at the historic Summerville Depot in downtown Summerville.

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Four Taken Into Federal Custody On Drug Charges In Alabama

Four men are in federal custody  after being indicted and arrested on charges related to trafficking narcotics in neighboring DeKalb County, Alabama.

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Jail Inmates Pick Up Over 2,400 LBS Of Garbage In March

Inmates from the Chattooga County Jail picked up over 2,400 pounds of garbage last month off Chattooga County roadways, according to a report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office.

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Insurance Commissioner King Statement On Georgia Mental Health Parity Act

On Monday, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King  released the following statement on Governor Brian Kemp’s signing of House Bill 1013, the Georgia Mental Health Parity Act:

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Dalton Woman Convicted For Murder Of Husband

On March 31, 2022, a Catoosa County jury convicted Belinda Lopez for the murder of her husband after a four day trial before Chief Judge Kristina Cook Graham. Lopez, 43, was convicted of one count of malice murder, one count of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of possession of firearm during the commission of a felony, after less than 3 hours of deliberations by the jury.

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Possibility Of Severe Weather Tuesday & Wednesday

Arrest Report – Monday – April 4, 2022

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, April 4, 2022:

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Northwest Georgia Unemployment Rate Down

Georgia’s Northwest Regional reports unemployment was 3.0 percent in February, down one-tenth of a point over the month.  According to the numbers released last Thursday by the Georgia Department of Labor, there are now more people working in Northwest Georgia than any other time since employment numbers have been kept by the state.

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