Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, December 4, 2021:
MR. ROBERT L. “SONNY” REECE, age 81, of Congress Street, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 2, 2021, in a Rome hospital, following a brief illness. Born in Fort Payne, Alabama on March 10, 1940, He was a son of the late John Lee and Edith Odell Owens Reece. Sonny was an excellent painter by trade and an exceptional musician. He was a member of the United Christian Fellowship. In addition to Parents, He was preceded in death by a brother, the late Billy Reece.
Georgia’s highway system ranks 14th in the nation in overall cost-effectiveness and condition, according to a new study.
The Summerville Middle School 6th Grade Agriculture students wrote a Farm 2 School cookbook with over fifty of their favorite recipes from family and friends.
Sheriff’s deputies were called to Walmart in Trion recently after a Trion couple was accused of not paying for all of the items that they took after using the self checkout lanes.
Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry announced a public meeting to adopt the 2022 Chattooga County Fiscal Year Budget. The meeting will be held on Friday of next week at the commissioner’s office.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reduced population immunity due to lack of flu virus activity since March 2020 could result in a possibly severe flu season this year. Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the 10-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest District said it’s not too late to get a flu shot.
Christmas In The Park will be presented by the City of Summerville next Friday, December 10 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Santa will arrive at Dowdy Park at 6:00 p.m. to visit and offer free photos with children. There will be a Best Dressed Elf Contest, Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest, The Christmas Cookie Smack Down Contest and lots of fun scheduled for the evening.
A federal panel announced this week it has received more than 34,000 recommendations for renaming Fort Benning, Fort Gordon and other military installations, roads and vessels that are named after Confederate officers or that commemorate the Confederacy.
This holiday season, no need to go to the stores to get the perfect gift for the outdoors enthusiast on your list. You can gift them a hunting or fishing (or combo) license to help them enjoy the wild places they love, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.