This week the Georgia Senate unanimously passed a $29.9 billion mid-year state budget Thursday that includes raises for teachers and state employees.
U.S Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is hosting a rally today at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds in Rome to support “constitutional carry”.
Earlier this week, WZQZ News reported about a forty-four-year-old Summerville man who was charged with vehicular homicide in Walker County. That case stemmed from a fatal accident in 2021 that took the life of Eden Muina at the intersection of Highway 27 and Highway 337. In addition to that vehicular homicide case, a twenty-four-year-old Rossville man was also charge after two people died in a wreck in August of 2020. Law enforcement officials say that the victims in that accident were Theresa King and Jame McGill. Austin Lee Cooper is charged with homicide by vehicle in connection with that accident and also charged with driving too fast for conditions.
It’s been a busy week for local politics here in Chattooga County. Two county board of education members announced that they would not be running in the upcoming election and several candidates have declared their intentions to run. Qualifying for the three school board seats on this year’s ballots starts on Monday of next week.
School students today are faced with a lot of pressure and that combined with forms of communication not imaginable just a few years ago has led to an increase in the number of school threats like the one this week at Summerville Middle School and Chattooga High School.
The University of Georgia is offering a free webinar for Georgia residents to understand more about Ukraine. The event will be hosted via Zoom on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at Noon. The event will be moderated by Dean Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge, the Dean and Herman E. Talmadge Chair of Law of the School of Law of the University of Georgia. If you would like to learn more about Ukraine, you can take part in this free webinar on March 17th.
An alarming increase in the number of wildfires is happening in Georgia and fire officials are warning everyone to be hyper-aware of weather conditions before doing any type of outdoor burning. The Georgia Forestry Commission reports 577 wildfires in the past month, which burned some 3,500 acres, and 229 of those fires happened in just the past five days.
Anglers, the weather will eventually warm up so be sure to start planning those upcoming fishing trips.
The Chattooga County 4-H program is in need of a full-time program assistant. The job includes assisting 4-H’ers in preparation for 4-H competitive events.
MR. LEWIS LEE TIMMONS, age 70, of Jenkins Gap Road, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Friday morning, March 4, 2022, at his residence. A native of Chattooga County, Georgia, Mr. Timmons was born to the late Thomas Lee and Aquilla Allene Rash Timmons; he was self employed in the construction industry.