Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, January 22, 2022:
Speaking to the Rome News-Tribune this week, Dr. Gary Voccio – head of the Northwest Georgia Department of Public Health – said that the area continues to see a large influx of the omicron variant of COVID-19 cases among residents, with the unvaccinated the most affected.
Mount Vernon Mills announced this week that they have agreed to a purchase of Wade Manufacturing Company, a yarn spinning and weaving facility, in Rockingham, North Carolina.
Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry spoke with WZQZ about the news that Try-Con is seeking to be annexed into the Town of Lyerly. The commissioner says he believes the annexation would be a “benefit” for Try-Con.
A Chattooga County man was arrested this week in neighboring Cherokee County, Alabama, according to arrest records from the Cherokee County Detention Center.
Two men from Atlanta were arrested by LaFayette Police as one attempted to pick up a fraudulent prescription from a LaFayette pharmacy.
Another month brought another all-time low for Georgia’s unemployment rate in December, as it dipped to 2.6%.
Georgia’s Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner John King said on Friday that with colder weather, he want to remind Georgia residents once again about using precautions and safety measures during the colder weather when people are heating their homes.
Chattooga County School Supt. Jared Hosmer released a statement on Friday about the hybrid schedule for Chattooga County Schools that starts on Monday, January 24th.
Students in the Chattooga County School System will be moving to a hybrid schedule with two virtual learning days each week, staring next Monday, January 24, 2022.