The Chattooga County School System released an updated 2022-2023 school calendar this week.  The calendar reflects the new four-day school week for the next school year.  The school board voted to go back to a four-day calendar at the March Board of Education Meeting.  The new schedule released shows the hours for students.  Children from kindergarten to eighth grade will be in school from 8 AM until 3:30 PM.  Students at Chattooga High School will start their school day at 7:45 AM and will be released at 3:30 PM on Tuesday – Friday.  You can see the full calendar below:

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Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney Chris A. Arnt testified at the Georgia Legislature before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday of this week to strengthen the law to protect children against child sexual predators.

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, March 22, 2022:

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Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton is reminding mobile home owners in the county that mobile home taxes are due on April 1, 2022.  While property taxes are due in December each year, mobile home taxes are due on the first day of April.  Every mobile home in the county, no matter what it is being used for, must pay the mobile home tax.  You can pay your mobile home taxes online by visiting the tax commissioner’s web site which can be found here. Also, the tax office has a twenty-four-hour drop box located on the side of the building where you can pay your taxes anytime.

The familiar sight of passenger trains bringing tourists to Summerville has been missing for quite sometime due to a bridge that is out of commission.  That bridge, located just outside Chattanooga is owned by Norfolk-Southern Railway and is in need of repair before passenger train excursions can continue.

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Today marks the 49th anniversary of National Ag Day.  The celebration is held in conjunction with National Ag Week which runs from March 21-25 this year.  The day is set aside to highlight agriculture and to celebrate the farmers, ranchers and others in the agriculture industry that keep America – and the world – clothed and fed.

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The State Elections Board met recently behind closed doors to discuss pending litigation related to “ballot harvesting” in the 2020 General Election.

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