
Habitat for Humanity – Coosa Valley will host its second annual Hammer it Home for Habitat 5K and health walk on Saturday, April 30.

Habitat for Humanity – Coosa Valley will host its second annual Hammer it Home for Habitat 5K and health walk on Saturday, April 30.

Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry is seeking people willing to serve on a soon to be formed planning commission.

With Spring Break just around the corner and gas prices on the rise, Georgia’s State Parks and Historic Sites offer many ways for families to enjoy the outdoors for a fraction of the cost without having to sacrifice a fraction of the fun.

The unemployment rate for the Northwest Georgia region at the start of 2022 has seen a slight increase, but unemployment remains below the national average in the area, and across the state.

Crossover Day – the day when bills in the General Assembly must be approved to go to either the House or Senate – was last week. Two bills regarding the issuing of licenses to medical marijuana companies made it out of the Georgia House and Georgia Senate.

A Georgia judge has halted efforts by a suburban Atlanta prosecutor to enforce a ban on some cannabis extracts, in a case that could set a statewide precedent.

Last week, the Chattooga County Board of Education voted to adopt a four-day calendar for the 2022-2023 school year. The move was an about face from four years ago, when the local board of education was composed of different members who were swept into office following the ouster of several longtime board members in the 2018 election.

This is National Agriculture Awareness Week and the Georgia Department of Agriculture has named it Georgia Agricultural Awareness week. Chattooga County will be observing National Ag Day – which is tomorrow – at the Chattooga County Agricultural Building.

An inmate at the Cherokee County Alabama Detention Center was pronounced dead on Saturday from apparent suicide.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Sunday, March 20, 2022: