Thieves Take Summerville Woman’s Groceries

Summerville Police were called to the Summerville High Rise apartments about a theft that occurred the last part of February.

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Rock Spring Man Sentenced In Child Cruelty Case

A 35-year-old Rock Spring, Georgia man, Michael Neal Stewart, was given a 20-year sentence in the Superior Court of Catoosa County, with the first 18 years to be served in the Georgia Department of Corrections.

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Foul Ball Damages Rock Springs Man’s Vehicle

Summerville Police were called to the Summerville Recreation Center last weekend after a foul ball damaged the window of a Rock Springs man’s vehicle. A foul ball went through the roof of Michael Eric Edwards’ 2021 Toyota Highlander.  The man asked for a report to file for insurance purposes.

Huge Drug Bust In DeKalb County

Eight individuals were transported to the DeKalb County Detention Center, following a raid conducted by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday.

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Holland Switches Plea To Guilty In Assault Trial

On the third day of trial in Walker County Superior Court, Aaron Anthony Holland abruptly changed his not guilty pleas and admitted to the charges of Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

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Moore Qualifies For Senate District 53

Former State Representative Colton Moore has qualified to run for the Georgia State Senate to represent the 53rd District which covers Dade, Walker, Catoosa and Chattooga Counties.

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GNTC Graduate Named Early Childhood Educator of the Year

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) graduate Hannah Beth Reeves probably never dreamed her career teaching small children would lead to her recognition as Georgia’s Early Childhood Educator of the Year for preschool.

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Trion Mayor Says He Won’t Seek Senate Seat

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With the announcement by State Senator Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga) on Monday that he wouldn’t seek reelection, WZQZ News reached out to some of his former challengers to find out if they had plans to seek the now-open seat.  Trion Mayor Lanny Thomas opposed Mullis in the Republican Primary in 2016.  Mayor Thomas gave us the following statement:

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District Attorney Comments On Rowland’s Conviction

A Chattooga County jury returned a guilty verdict in a murder case on Friday, February 25, 2022, in Summerville, Georgia. Defendant Angela Rachelle Rowland, 54, was convicted in less than 20 minutes of Malice Murder, Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault, and two counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony.

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Hit & Run Suspect Taken Into Custody In Gordon County

A man being sought in connection with a deadly hit-and-run last month in the Plainville area was booked into the Gordon County Jail this week.

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