A forty-four-year-old Chattooga County man has been charged with vehicular homicide in neighboring Walker County in connection with a deadly crash last September.
A traffic stop on Highway 27 near Harrell Street in Trion ended with the arrest of a Cedartown man after he admitted to smoking marijuana before driving.
The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of Superintendent Hosmer and school officials, is investigating the threats of violence that have been circulating on certain social media platforms.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (The sheriff’s office has been experiencing e-mail issues and WZQZ did not receive the report until this afternoon.)
On Tuesday, Chattooga Board of Education member Brad Hayes announced that he will not seek reelection to the seat he has held for one term.
Hayes was first elected to the seat representing the Pennville area in 2018. He defeated Democrat Alma Lewis in that race. Hayes was one of three Republicans elected that year, and the only one still in office. Sammy Ballard, who represented the Menlo area passed away and his seat was filled by Lynn Hall, who has announced that he will be running as a Democrat this year. Dr. Julia Houston, representing the Lyerly area, resigned abruptly last year and was replaced by Spencer Hogg who said this week he will not seek election. Bonnie Fletcher has announced her intentions to run as a Republican for that seat.
Mr. Hayes issued the following statement on Tuesday regarding his decision not to seek reelection:
I wish to thank the registered voters and all citizens of Chattooga County for allowing me the opportunity to serve on the Chattooga County School Board of Education. I qualified to seek the District 2 seat in March 2018. At that time, I appreciated the many years of service that Alma Lewis dedicated to education. She is still admired and appreciated by many people. It was an honor to receive the votes I received during the May 2018 Primary Election. I continued to center my campaign on my principles of life. I have always had a big and caring heart for the students that have crossed my path in life. As a lifelong citizen of Chattooga County, it was my desire to serve as a representative of the community on our school board. The support I received was overwhelming, and I thank all that elected me in November 2018.
While I am thanking so many, I would not be able to complete this note without giving God all of the glory and honor. I thank my loving wife, parents, sons, church family, and friends. I walked and worked alongside of many great men and women. A special thanks to Superintendent Jared Hosmer, John Turner, John Agnew, Julia Houston, Eddie Elsberry, Lynn Hall, B.J. Montgomery, Spencer Hogg, and the late Sammy Ballard. I wish happiness, good health, and much success to all employees and students of Chattooga County Schools. I am proud to be a Christian, an American, and a citizen of Chattooga County.
I have decided to not seek re-election to the seat I currently hold on the Chattooga County School Board of Education. I do promise to fulfill my elected duties through the year 2022.
Brad E. Hayes
March 1, 2022
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MR. SAMMY VICTOR HAMBY, SR., age 73, of Dowdy Drive, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Sunday in a LaFayette health care. A native of Trion, Georgia, Sammy was born to the late Frank and Hattie Forshee Hamby on June 29, 1948. He was retired from the construction industry and was preceded in death by wife, Ruth Matney Hamby.
Fire caused extensive damage to an unoccupied home at 404 Cavendar Street in LaFayette, early Sunday morning.
Georgia gas prices continue to increase at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.50 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 13 cents more than a week ago, 32 cents more than last month, and 94 cents more than this time last year.
If you have seen the picture on social media of a man with a tie and a tray of Chic-Fil-A with an offer of free food and claiming to be the new CEO of the restaurant chain based in Georgia, you are looking at a scam.