Join the Wayside Baptist Church Family celebrate the birth of our Savior in a special Candle Light Service Sunday December 19th at 5PM … A Chili supper will follow in the fellowship hall after the service…The Pastor is Lloyd Gilreath and the Congregation invites everyone to attend…The church is located on Sloppy Floyd Lake Road in Summerville….
Lyerly United Methodist Church will have a candlelight Christmas Eve service coming up on Friday, December 24th at 6 PM. Pastor Marshal Bryan and the congregation invite everyone to attend.
Ms. Thelma Faye “Jane” Reed, age 78, of Summerville, GA, died Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Oakview Health and Rehabilitation.
MR. KENNETH WADE BROWN, age 75, of Greeson Street, Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday evening, December 11, 2021, at his residence, following an extended illness. A native of Jackson County, Alabama, He was born to the late Thomas Jasper and Virginia Suggs Brown on April 19, 1946; he was a Logger by trade.
The Chattooga County Water District will be replacing several old water lines thanks to a Community Development Block Grant from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
The City of Summerville needs employees in several different departments. Many municipalities in the area are facing the same situation. As wages rise and unemployment is at an all-time low, many small towns across the state and the nation are having a difficult time attracting enough workers.
A candidate running for Sheriff in neighboring DeKalb County, Alabama stands charged with impersonating an officer, according to court records.
A fire in October at Mount Vernon Mills in Trion is still under investigation by local and state authorities. The fire on October 30th brought in over 100 firefighters from Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. State Insurance and Fire Commissioner John King is offering a $10,000 reward for information regarding the suspicious fire. Meanwhile, cleanup has begun at the mill. Last week professional fire recovery teams were at the mill. According to the state fire marshal, the fire was arson and caused millions of dollars worth of damage to the mill which has been in operation for one hundred-eighty-one years. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-282-5804.
Georgia’s COVID-19 caseload is trending upward as state health officials detected a sign that the omicron variant of the virus is spreading locally.
For the past several years, the Chattooga County Historical Society has sold Christmas ornaments that feature historic buildings in the county. This year, the 2021 ornament featured Alpine Church, located just south of Menlo.