Georgia state senators are rejecting a bill that would let drivers use cellphones mounted to their windshield or dashboard while at traffic lights and stop signs.
Starting tonight and running through this Sunday, the Georgia DOT says that crews will be updating signs on I-75. The work on the overhead signs will take place at night and will affect portions of the right northbound lanes between mileposts 320 and 333. The exit ramps along the thirteen miles of interstate highway will still be accessible and will not be affected by the work on the signage. The work will take place between 8 PM and 6 AM each night.
Summerville Police arrested a passenger in a vehicle after a traffic stop on Highway 48. According to a report released late last week, police pulled over a vehicle that was driving erratically. Officers told the driver that they were concerned about her driving. The driver, identified as Bonnie Reynolds told officers her license was expired. As police were talking with the passenger, identified as Courtney Stallings, she admitted to having used methamphetamine that day. Stallings also turned over a clear plastic bag with suspected methamphetamine to officers. Stallings was arrested on drug possession charges and booked into the Chattooga County Jail.
After almost a year without a county convenience center for trash disposal, Menlo area residents will soon be getting a place to take their trash without having to drive all the way to Summerville.
A Summerville man was arrested after he reportedly walked into an apartment at Summerville Gardens without being invited in. Police say that the man was banned from being on the premises of the apartment complex.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Sunday, March 13, 2022:
Georgia’s popular Youth Birding Competition is returning to spring this year and offering in-person and virtual ways for teams to take part.
According to Centre, Alabama Chief Kirk Blankenship, police investigators arrested a Glencoe, Alabama man on Friday on Murder and Manslaughter charges.
Melissa Blevins, lead teacher and site manager for Adult Education in Gordon County, was named Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Adult Education Teacher of the Year for 2022.
The Summerville City Council will hold their regular monthly meeting for the month of March coming up tomorrow evening at 5 PM at Summerville City Hall. One of the items on the agenda is the discussion of a proposed bridge widening project by the Georgia Department of Transportation on Highway 48.
