Summerville Man Arrested In Rome

A Chattooga County man was arrested by police in Floyd County this week after they say he was trying to enter vehicles at a mobile home community.

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CHS SkillsUSA Team Competes

This month the Chatooga High School SkillsUSA team competed at the  Polk County College and Career Academy in Cedartown and competed in the Northwest Georgia Skills Challenge.

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Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Continues Today

The Georgia State Patrol said AAA estimated 1.6 million Georgians are going to be returning home from the Thanksgiving Holiday. Troopers says the number tragedies suffered on those roads this time last year was disheartening.

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Hufstetler Pre-Files Bill For Upcoming Legislative Session

The Rome News-Tribune reported this week that State Senator Chuck Hufstetler (R-Rome) introduced Senate Bill 317 on the 39th day of the regular session — a practice he’s used in the past to give the affected parties time to review the proposal.

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Rome Woman Charged With Trafficking Heroin

A Rome woman has been arrested on a felony warrant charging her with trafficking heroin,

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BBB: Shop Safe On Cyber Monday

The Monday following Black Friday, known as Cyber Monday, has become one of the top shopping days of the year. But like so much else in 2021, not all deals will be just on Cyber Monday. Retail experts predicted that many online shopping activities and special holiday sales started as early as Halloween and may continue throughout the holiday season.

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Mrs. Betty Jo Smith Dooley, Obit (ER)

MRS. BETTY JO SMITH DOOLEY, age 88, of Hair Lake Road, Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday morning, November 26, 2021, in a Rome hospital. A native Chattooga Countian, She was born to the late James Stone Teague and the late Jessie Estel Ray Teague on June 11, 1933. She was retired sales person from Richie’s Department Store. Mrs. Dooley was preceded in death by her husbands, the late Milton Smith and the late Rev. Sidney Dooley. She was a member of New Antioch Baptist Church.

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Arrest Report – Saturday – November 27, 2021

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, November 21, 2021:

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US Labor Dept. Recovers Over $2 Billion

The U.S. Department of Labor announced this week that enforcements by its Employee Benefits Security Administration recovered more than $2.4 billion in direct payments to plans, participants and beneficiaries in fiscal year 2021.

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Business Owners Want To Be Annexed Into Trion Town Limits

A group of business owners have petitioned the Trion Town Council to annex their retail locations into the Trion Town Limits.

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