
A man from Cherokee County, Georgia is accused of traveling to Floyd County to meet someone he thought was a minor for sex acts.

A man from Cherokee County, Georgia is accused of traveling to Floyd County to meet someone he thought was a minor for sex acts.


MRS. SARAH ELIZABETH COVINGTON WOOTEN – AGE 86, – Of Summerville, Georgia passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021. She was born on September 7, 1935 in Menlo, Georgia to the late Benjamin A. Covington, Sr., and Georgia Starr Covington. She was preceded by her husband, Charles Wooten, Sr., three brothers, Wilburn Starr, Bobby Lee Starr, Benjamin A. Covington, Jr., son, Larry Covington, stepson, Bobby London, grandsons, Carmen Wooten, and Blandon Marco Wooten.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, December 30, 2021:

A tree falling across a power line overnight caused a power outage in the Teloga Community. According to Georgia Power, about 10 houses are affected by the outage. The outage is in the area of Neal Gap Road and East Teloga Road. Georgia Power says that power should be restored around 10:45 AM.

Stolen anything lately? The Internal Revenue Service is telling taxpayers to report anything stolen this year as income on tax returns — unless they return it. In fact, any income derived from illegal activity must be reported; and we have illegal whiskey to thank for that.

Every new year comes with a new set of laws and Georgia has a few that are rolling out along with 2022.

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is urging residents to practice extreme caution this New Year’s Eve when celebrating with fireworks.

This month, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, along with several state agriculture departments and associations, announced a proposal that will benefit Georgia farmers and food banks.