Investigators for Georgia’s Attorney General shot down former President Donald Trump’s claim that ‘upwards of 5,000’ dead people cast absentee ballots in the key battleground state in 2020, saying the actual numbers was four. One of those cases was in Trion.
Providence Ministries announced in June that they will be opening a new thrift store in Chattooga County at the old Bi-Lo Building in Summerville. Now, they are looking for a store manager.
The Cherokee County, Alabama sheriff’s department says that a woman eluded law enforcement officials on Monday night after officers attempted to stop her in Cherokee County, just south of Menlo.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, December 28, 2021:
An attempted traffic stop on Jamestown Road just south of Menlo in Cherokee County, Alabama on Monday night, resulted in a police chase that wound up in Chattooga County, Georgia. Reports indicate that Cherokee County deputies attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver of a 2014 Dodge Avenger took off and at some point reached speeds near 100 miles per hour. The chase went up Highway 48 to Cloudland. Scanner information indicated that the woman driver of the vehicle ditched the car and fled from officers on foot on Mississippi Avenue at Cloudland. WZQZ will have more information on the chase as details become available.
The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture partnered with the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University to study the mental well-being, stressors, and coping mechanisms for Georgians in farm occupations. The results from the organizations’ pilot survey, conducted in May and June, were released in November. A broader statewide survey is planned for January 2022.
January is national radon action month. Many Georgians spend these cold months huddled inside waiting for a warmer spring. This makes it even more important that we test our homes for radon, a colorless, odorless gas that is the second leading cause of lung cancer.
As holiday celebrations continue, concern is rising for the nation’s blood supply, which has now dipped to concerning levels and could force hospitals to hold off on essential blood transfusions for patients.
More people are working in Georgia than ever before, that according to numbers released last week by the Georgia Department of Labor. Unemployment is also at an all-time low in the state and here in Chattooga County.
