In the aftermath of complaints of racial harassment at Coosa High School, school system officials sat down for a discussion with the local NAACP on Wednesday.
Trion High School students were among the high school students who had a chance to explore various industrial career pathways and educational opportunities during Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Industrial Career Day on Friday, Oct. 29, at the Floyd County Campus in Rome.
A Chattooga County couple who were wanted by police in Indiana, were arrested this week by the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office.
The Chattooga County Library will be offering a “Hogwarts” Trivia Night for adults. The event will be held on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 from 6 – 8 PM. Registration is required. For more information, or to register, please call the Summerville Branch of the library at 706-857-2553.
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black said this week that he’s still trying to determine if some of his department’s employees are subject to an executive order by Democratic President Joe Biden requiring contractors to be vaccinated.
Menlo Elementary School will once again hold their annual Veterans Day ceremony at the school this coming Thursday. Veterans Day is held each year on November 11th. It marks the day World War One ended, at 11 AM on the 11th day of the 11th month, back in 1918.
Mrs. Lillian F. Daniel, 78, of Trion, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021. She was born in Floyd County, Georgia on February 25, 1943, daughter of the late Jessie Lee, Sr. and Leona Webb Shuman. Mrs. Daniel worked in the Bleaching Department of Riegel Textile. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.
Thomas Woodrow Kilgore, Jr. age 77 of Trion, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at the Floyd Medical Center.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has proclaimed today “Atlanta Braves Day” in honor of the Braves winning the 2021 World Series. Starting today and for years to come, November 5 in Georgia is officially Atlanta Braves Day.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, November 5, 2021: