Mr. Archie Ross Sibert, age 84, of Trion, GA, died Thursday, October 21, 2021, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Martha Ann Martin McCollum, age 63 of Summerville, GA passed away Friday- October 22, 2021 at her residence.
Mr. Charles “Preston” Boyd Rosson of Summerville, GA passed away Friday- October 22, 2021 at a Rome Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Mason Funeral Home.
Halloween is a peak time of year for spooky celebrations and activities, but it also presents some truly scary fire safety hazards. As the holiday nears, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is encouraging everyone to take simple precautions that can help ensure the holiday remains festively fun.
On Friday, Governor Brian P. Kemp applauded Georgia’s unemployment rate dropping for the seventeenth straight month to 3.2% for September, an all-time low. Additionally, the number of employed Georgians rose above 5 million for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, and the number of unemployed Georgians was reported at the lowest level since June 2001 (161,786).
It’s Fall in Northwest Georgia and Chattooga County residents have plenty of opportunities to get out and enjoy this time of year this weekend.
Residents of Trion, Summerville and Menlo can take advantage of early voting today. Voters will need to go the polling places in their municipalities to cast votes in the upcoming November election. Lyerly is not having an election this year because none of the candidates had any opposition. In the other three municipalities there are contested mayoral and city council races. Early voting will continue through October 29th, with Election Day being held on Tuesday, November 2nd.
On Friday, friends, family and government officials gathered at the Chattooga County Courthouse Annex to dedicate the building in memory of former Chattooga County Probate Judge Jon Payne.
New research from AAA finds that moderate to heavy rain affects a vehicle safety system’s ability to “see”, which may result in performance issues.
A search of a vehicle on Shorter Avenue at Marigold in Rome this week turned up a quantity of synthetic marijuana and a “trafficking” amount of heroin.