Last week, Chattooga County received word that Atrium Health Floyd is planning to build a new free-standing emergency room in Chattooga County. Atrium Health already operates seven free-standing emergency rooms in rural areas in North Carolina, but this will be the first in Georgia for the company.
The week following Thanksgiving isn’t just about shopping. Thanks to Giving Tuesday, it’s now a major time to support charity.
Times-Journal Inc., the company that publishes the Rome News-Tribune, has filed a lawsuit against Google and Facebook stating that the tech giants have violated federal antitrust and monopoly laws.
The City of Summerville mayor and city council will hold a Special Called Meeting coming up tomorrow, Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at 5:30, at City Hall. The purpose of the meeting will be to hold a planning session. The public is invited to attend.
Over 300 families in Chattooga County were able to have a better Thanksgiving Holiday after Chattooga Family Connection and their partners held a food distribution event earlier this month.
Numbers released for the month of October by the Georgia Department of Labor show that Chattooga County’s unemployment rate has dropped to historic lows.
Former longtime Summerville Mayor Sewell Cash passed away on Sunday.
Cash was a veteran of the Korean War and retired from G.E. in Rome. He served as Mayor of Summerville for 20 years, from 1978 to 1997.
Arrangements are pending and will be announced later by Earl Rainwater Funeral Home.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Sunday, November 28, 2021:
Two Cherokee County residents were arrested on various drug charges this weekend, by the Cedar Bluff Police Department.
The American Christmas Tree Association has warned that supply chain issues and weather problems will mean that trees will be in short supply, so they’re recommending that those hoping to secure a real tree to buy earlier and expect to pay more this year. The association added that artificial trees, as well as live ones, would be likely to cost more this year due to the shortages.
