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.
Caleb Wells, known to friends and family as “Corey” hasn’t been in contact with his family since July of last year. Wells was last seen on July 2, 2021 at the Atlanta Airport.
Did you know you could access your PINES account from home? The Chattooga Library says that with your PINES online account, you can view your check out history, search the PINES catalog, place holds on items, and so much more.
It is good to report that over the past week, there have been no positive COVID-19 cases in either the Trion City or the Chattooga County School Systems. This is the second week in a row that Trion has reported zero cases. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that as of last week, omicron cases have dropped by 93% over last month. According to a CDC map presented Friday, all of metro Atlanta and much of the rest of the state is in a “low” or “medium” transmission category based on the new formula, meaning masks are optional. For areas that are classified as “high” transmission, CDC recommends people wear a mask in public indoor settings, including schools. The recommendations apply to everyone, regardless of whether they are vaccinated or boosted.
Local Chattooga County photographer Chad Bierkamp has been voted “Best of the Best” for photography in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press’s “Northwest Georgia Best of the Best Awards.”
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a coalition of 16 other States in urging the U.S. Department of State to strengthen its efforts to fight back against the influx of deadly fentanyl.