Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by members of the Broadband Infrastructure Committee and state leaders, today announced almost $408 million in preliminary awards which will provide communities, households, and businesses in 70 Georgia counties access to faster and more reliable broadband. These 49 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant projects represent an investment of more than $738 million in Georgia when matching funds are contributed.
Update: Trion Mayor Lanny Thomas says that water has been restored after someone hit a 10″ line on Tuesday. The water outage affected a large portion of Town of Trion Water Customers. Trion Water Department workers were able to isolate the problem and restore water quickly. The water line was located near the wrestling room at the former Triangle Shopping Center.
Trion Mayor Lanny Thomas says that about half of Trion’s water customers are without water this (Tuesday) afternoon after someone hit a main water line. Thomas said that the incident happened near Trion City Schools. The Trion Water Department is on the scene and hopes to have the water line repaired and water restored to affected residents by 7 PM.
Mrs. Betty Joyce Hudson, age 84 of Menlo, Georgia passed away Monday, January 31, 2022 at her residence.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) announced Drafting Technology student William Robert Rutledge as its 2022 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner and Crista Resch, director of Ultrasound programs and instructor of Vascular Sonography, as the college’s 2022 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year.
Every month is a great month to show a little bit of love for our local small businesses, but Summerville Main Street has declared the month of February as “Live, Love, Local Month” for Downtown Summerville. Messages of sentiment, thanks, and positive encouragement can be found all over town during this month-long celebration.
Chattooga County DFCS has a job opening for an Administrative Support Specialist 3, TANF ES position.
Redmond EMS has been providing free ambulance service to Chattooga County but Commissioner Blake Elsberry may be looking to re-bid that contract.
Trion United Methodist Church will have their Brunswick Stew available Saturday, February 5. It is $8 per quart. It is on a first come first served basis. You may pick the stew up around 10:30 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. Also, The United Methodist Men will have a Bake Sale beginning around 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. There will be a selection of cookies, brownies, fried pies, cakes and other sweets.
