Summerville Police responded to a dog complaint on Martin Street this past Saturday.   According to a police report, when they arrived on the scene they found the victim, identified as forty-seven-year-old Holly Marshall, who had been attacked and had several bite marks.  Police said that she had multiple wounds and was transported to a Rome hospital due to her injuries.  Animal control took one pit bull from the scene at the request of Marshall.  Police said that there were several more pit bulls inside the residence at the time of the incident.  A man, identified as Buddy Rooker in the police report, who lives with Marshall also had a bite from a pit bull on the back of his neck but refused medical treatment.  Rooker said that he was bitten while trying to get the aggressive animal off Marshall.  Police said that they would be returning to the residence to discuss the living conditions of the aggressive animals living inside the residence.

In a disturbing trend seen by federal workplace safety inspectors, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has again found one of the nation’s largest retail discount chains allowing blocked exit routes and boxes to be stacked unsafely.

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Habitat for Humanity – Coosa Valley continues to seek volunteers to assist with area home builds.  The Coosa Valley Chapter serves Floyd, Polk and Chattooga Counties in Northwest Georgia.

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According to a report released yesterday, last Tuesday, a call from a woman in the Haywood Valley area sent deputies to the scene of a domestic incident where a woman said her daughter had attacked her with a machete and fired shots into her residence.  When a deputy arrived on the scene and spoke with the victim, she said that her daughter was inside the house at the time and that there were two firearms inside the residence.  Deputies called out over the patrol car’s loud speaker and the daughter came out without incident.  Forty-one-year-old Christa Leeann McWilliams was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, false imprisonment, terroristic threats and acts, felony possession of a firearm or knife in the commission of a crime, criminal trespass and interfering with a call for emergency assistance.

On Monday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation released a statement about the ongoing investigation into the officer-involved shooting death of Mauel Teran at the future Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.  You can see the complete statement below:

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Chattooga County Democrats will hold a meeting coming up next month to elect officers for the upcoming term. 

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Before February 1993, many workers faced with circumstances that demanded time away from work also worried about keeping their jobs and health insurance. That changed with the bipartisan passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act.

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Yesterday, State Senator Chuck Hufstetler (R-Rome) held a press conference along with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to introduce Senate Bill 84. SB 84 would provide for financial protections, delay in disbursements and liability protections for elder and disabled adults who may be victims of financial exploitation. This bill would protect citizens who are mentally or physically disabled and citizens 65 and over.

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, February 7, 2023:

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Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Heyman Hospice Care will sponsor a free support group in Summerville that will last six weeks.

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