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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.