After three fentanyl- related deaths in Walker County earlier this week that involved a woman from Menlo, the Northwest Georgia Department of Public Health and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation launched an investigation into what has been called a “drug cluster” to identify potential victims of fentanyl overdose. But what is fentanyl and why are drug dealers lacing their products with the deadly substance?
A Chattooga County native and resident, U.S. Army veteran and longtime law enforcement officer, and onetime candidate for Chattooga County Sheriff, “Jesse” Jerome Adams, passed away last week and will be laid to rest at the Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Two people with active warrants in Alabama were arrested in Summerville this week after they were accused of entering an automobile to commit theft and later stealing a bag of potato chips at a local supermarket.
The Rome Police Department has retrieved video footage detailing the circumstances of a fatal wreck involving a wheelchair-bound pedestrian Monday night on Second Avenue near the Shrimp Boat Restaurant, reports state.
The Chattooga County FFA will be hosting the 2023 Chattooga County Dairy Heifer Show coming up tomorrow at the Chattooga County Agricultural Building, located on Middle School Drive, just off Highway 100 in Summerville. The Ag Center will open at 7 AM on Saturday for early arrivals and check-in will be from 9 AM – 10 AM. The dairy show gets underway at 11 AM. There will be full concessions for breakfast and lunch starting at 8 AM.
A sixty-seven-year-old Summerville man was arrested on Tuesday evening of this week after he entered a residence on Highland Avenue without permission. When police arrived, the intoxicated man had left the residence and was found behind another residence, also without permission. Police arrested Halbert Laurence Robinson of a Seventh Avenue, Summerville address and booked him into the Chattooga County Jail on public drunk charges.
In the latest round of numbers from the Georgia Department of Public Health, the number of COVID-19 cases in Chattooga County was down sharply, but there was also one COVID-19 death reported for the county. The Georgia Department of Public Health releases new numbers on Wednesdays of each week. According to those numbers, there were only four new cases of COVID-19 reported in Chattooga County this past week. That’s down from fifteen cases the previous week. Statewide, the number of COVID-19 fatalities was up from 113 to 125. That is the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in Georgia since September of last year.
State Senator Colton Moore, who represents Chattooga, Walker, Dade and Catoosa Counties in the Georgia Senate has released his weekly legislative report. In the report, Moore takes aim at Georgia’s film tax credits and illegal immigration and talks about the Second Amendment Preservation Act.
The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Calhoun, GA. On Thursday, February 2, 2023, the Calhoun Police Department asked the GBI to investigate.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, February 2, 2023:
