Arrest Report – Friday – November 19, 2021

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, released on Friday morning, November 19, 2021 at 9:08 AM:

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Mr. William Kelly Harris, Obit (Willis)

MR. WILLIAM KELLY HARRIS – AGE 62, – Of Menlo, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 in Rome, Georgia with his family at his bedside. He was born on June 16, 1959. He was a member of Lawrence Chapel United Methodist Church, graduated from Chattooga High School Class of 1977, and retired from Trion Waste Water Treatment Plant. He was preceded by his father William Arthur Harris and brother, Nathaniel Knowles.

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No Arrests On Booking Report

The latest booking report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, released at 5 AM on Friday morning, had no arrests reported over the past 24-hours.

Fire Safety Commissioner Urges Caution While Preparing Thanksgiving Meal

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is calling upon all Georgians to exercise caution in the kitchen on Thanksgiving, which is recognized as the peak day for home cooking fires. “I am immensely thankful for our firefighters and first responders,” said Commissioner King. “However, we’d prefer if Georgians didn’t have to call on these emergency officials this Thanksgiving, so please follow these simple fire safety tips as you prepare your family feast.”

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White Supremacists Pleads Guilty In Murder Plot In NW Georgia

One of three alleged white supremacists charged in a plot to murder a Bartow County couple has pleaded guilty

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Love Light Tree, Christmas Back Home Spotlight Heyman HospiceCare

With an effort to bring awareness to the medical, social and respite care it provides to patients and their families, Heyman HospiceCare at Floyd is honored to be the catalyst for the Love Light Tree atop Floyd Medical Center and to be the presenting sponsor of the Christmas Back Home concerts.

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Free COVID Testing Sites Will Be Closed Thanksgiving Day

From the Northwest Georgia Department of Public Health: The free COVID-19 test sites in Bartow, Catoosa, Floyd, and Paulding counties will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25, and on Friday, November 26. Regular days and hours of operation will resume Monday, November 29.

Georgia DOT Initiative To End Distracted Driving

The Lutzie 43 Foundation and Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) have agreed upon a two year partnership that will launch ahead of holiday travel. The partnership will promote the Lutzie 43 Foundation’s 43 Key Seconds safe driving initiative and the Georgia Department of Transportation’s Drive Alert Arrive Alive campaign in an effort to reduce the number of crashes and fatalities in Georgia caused by unsafe driving such as distracted and impaired driving, speeding and not wearing a seatbelt.

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Commissioner Elsberry Endorses Kemp For Governor

On Thursday the Committee to Reelect Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia issued a list of over 270 county commissioners that have endorsed the Republican governor’s reelection bid.

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Reward Being Offered For Information About Mount Vernon Fire

The Trion Fire Department says that a reward is being offered for information regarding the October 30th fire at Mount Vernon Mills.

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