There will be a Special Called Meeting of the Summerville City Council Monday 02/28/22 at 5PM. You can find instruction to attend the meeting virtually below:
The Town of Trion Development Authority will have a Meeting in the Town Hall Conference Room, Thursday, March 03, 2022 at 6:00p.m. Trion Mayor Lanny Thomas says, “If you have any questions or comments, please contact me or the Town Hall Office and we will try to get the information you request.”
A Trion man was convicted for the July 2019 statutory rape of a 15-year-old girl. With dozens of potential jurors waiting outside the courtroom in Chattooga County Superior Court, Tommy Lee Prince, 36, entered a last-minute guilty plea just prior to jury selection.
Mr. Ben Cox, age 84, of Summerville, GA, died Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Etowah Landing.
Mr. James Thomas “Jim” Hunter, age 80 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at his residence.
Chattooga County BOE member Lynn Hall has announced that he will be running for a full term on the Chattooga Board of Education.
Deacon Joseph Cruess Eustace, age 65, of Summerville, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.
Deacon Joe was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on March 4, 1956, son of the late Robert Eustace and the late Florence Cruess Eustace. He was also preceded in death by a son, Sean Patrick Eustace. Prior to retirement, he worked for many years as a computer consultant with DED, HP, Sun Micro Systems, GMAC, IBM and Wipro. He was a Deacon of the Archdiocese of Atlanta and was currently serving at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Rome. His current ministry was working at Hays State Prison as a Chaplain. Through that ministry, he saw a number of converts receiving baptisms and confirmations. He served at the prison offering Communion Service weekly and Eucharistic Adoration monthly. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 4410 where he was a Fourth Degree Knight.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Anne Frances O’Connor Eustace; a son, Thomas Joseph Eustace (Autumn), Jonesboro, AR; a daughter, Shannon Maureen Pannell (Mike), Douglasville; four grandchildren, Carter Pannell, Lily Pannell, Anniston Eustace, and Alexis Eustace; two brothers, Robert Eustace (Annette) and Thomas Eustace (Cely); a sister, Charlotte Kelly; many nieces and nephews.
The Funeral Mass for Deacon Joe will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 10am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 901 N. Broad Street, Rome. The Funeral Mass will be concelebrated by Fr. Valery Akoh and Fr. Rafael Carballo. Masks are required for all attendees. A private committal service will be held later in St. Mary’s Memorial Garden.
The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, North Chapel, 4900 Martha Berry Highway, Rome, on Wednesday from 4 until 7pm.
Mike Pannell, Carter Pannell, Joe Otnisky, as well as Fourth Degree Knights and Brother Knights of Council 4410 will serve as active and honorary pallbearers and are asked to assemble at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Thursday at 9:45am.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital at www.stjude.org, or to the St. Joseph Cafasso Prison Ministries, 12460 Crabapple Road, Ste 202-213, Alpharetta, GA 30004.
Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, North Chapel, has charge of the arrangements.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, February 28, 2022:
The Summerville City Council will hold a called meeting this evening at 5 PM at Summerville City Hall. The council is expected to discuss the cost of moving utilities on the bridge on Highway 48 (the Menlo Highway) due to bridge widening. The city will be responsible for 80% of the cost and the Georgia D.O.T. would be responsible for the remaining 20%. Also on the agenda, the council will discuss the city’s alcohol ordinance. You can see the complete agenda for tonight’s meeting below:
The announcement by Spencer Hogg last week that he would not be seeking reelection to the Chattooga County Board of Education has prompted local radio personality and small-business owner Bonnie Fletcher to announce that she plans to qualify in the Republican Primary to run for Seat Four – the Lyerly seat – on the Board of Education.