The execution of a search warrant Wednesday at a residence on Nixon Avenue ended with the arrest of three Rome men on drug trafficking charges.
LaFayette Police made a drug bust following a traffic stop on South Chattanooga Street. They observed the occupants were not wearing seat belts.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that two monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatments for COVID-19 are currently not authorized for use due to their limited effectiveness against the Omicron variant. Omicron is still circulating widely in the U.S., including Georgia.
Guy Bruce Jr., 92, of LaFayette, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. He passed away at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He attended Fairview South Baptist Church. Mr. Bruce was a Korean War veteran who served in the Army Medical Corp. as a sergeant. He was a retired civil engineer with the Georgia State Highway Department.
The former facilities director for the Chattooga County School System has taken a position with the Floyd County School System. According to the Floyd County School System, John Worsham has been named the Executive Director of Facilities for Floyd County Schools (FCS).
Mrs. Peggy Sue Walters Tucker, age 86, of Savannah, GA (formerly of Gaylesville, AL) passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022, at her residence.
On January 25th, 2022, Officers with the Trion Police Department, Agents with the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force, and Agents with the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search warrant at an address on Deforest Avenue in Trion. Agents located over three ounces of Methamphetamine in a vehicle on the property. Located inside the residence were approximately 58 pills identified as Amphetamine and various other controlled pills. The Walker County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the investigation.
As arctic air is anticipated to blast Georgia and with the weather forecast calling for some of the coldest temperatures of the year thus far, AAA is issuing a Georgia statewide Arctic Air Advisory.
MR. JAMES LAMAR LAWRENCE – Age 49, of Cartersville, GA formerly Summerville, GA passed away Friday, January 21, 2022. He was a member of New Spirit and Truth Assembly of Jesus Church. He was the owner of Man of Vision Trucking. He was preceded in death by his father, James Lawrence, mother, Nona Adams, and brother, Charles Johnson.