Mr. Kaden Daniel Brown, Obit (M)

Mr. Kaden Daniel Brown left this world in his sleep at his home in Summerville, GA on December 26, 2021.

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Arrest Report – Wednesday – December 29, 2021

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, December 29, 2021:

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Mr. Jimmy Lynn Maddux, Obit (C)

Mr. Jimmy Lynn Maddux, age 73 of the Waterville Community, Trion, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.

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Over 1600 NGEMC Customers Without Power Wednesday Morning

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NGEMC is reporting over 1,600 people without power in Chattooga County. The outage was reported at 4:22 AM and is affecting people from Ridgeway Drive in Trion to Fish Hatchery Road / Back Berryton Road in Summerville. A smaller outage is being reported in the Halls Valley Area that extends from just north of Stoleman Road into a small portion of Walker County.

Carr & Toomey Warn About COVID-19 Testing Scams

Attorney General Chris Carr and Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) Commissioner Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.PH, are warning Georgians to beware of potential scams related to the heightened demand for COVID-19 testing.

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Summerville Police Arrest Man After Fist Fight

A thirty-year-old James Street, Summerville man was arrested last week after he got into a fist fight with a Trion man and then attempted to get the victim to lie to police.

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Drug Task Force Arrests Three

The Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force made three arrests on Monday, including two accused of distributing illegal drugs.

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Inmate Damages Sprinklers At Jail

Report: Inmate damaged sprinklers at jail

An inmate at the Floyd County Jail is facing charges of interference with government property, unlawful acts of violence in a penal institution, and criminal damage to property following an incident Sunday morning.

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Over $39 Billion In Fraudulent COVID Unemployment Payments

 

A report out this month by a federal committee on pandemic relief oversight detailed the vulnerabilities of state workforce agencies that resulted in more than $39 billion in improper unemployment payments during the first year of the pandemic.

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Butler Says More Workers Are Needed

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One of the biggest challenges facing Georgia right now is finding more workers.  As of this month, there are more people working in the state than ever before.  Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says attracting more workers is Georgia’s biggest challenge.

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