Central Avenue Baptist Church and There’s Hope for the Hungry will provide free groceries Thursday, November 11, from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. Please come. No ID is required.
The Trion Veterans Day ceremony will be held today at Trion Veterans Park at the track field in Trion. The ceremony will get underway at 1 PM with Master of Ceremonies Probate Judge Gary Woods. Mayor Larry Stansell will welcome the crowd and the Trion Fire Department will present the colors. The national anthem will be performed by Ally Croy. Trion Police Chief David Gilliland will give the keynote address. The public is encouraged to attend.
The Gordon Lee Trojans were no match for the Trion Bulldogs on Friday night as the Bulldogs rolled past Gordon Lee with a final score of 43-7. Rob Brown scored the first touchdown of the game in the first quarter with a 44-yard touchdown run. The Trojans were never able to recover and scored only once during the game. Ben Groce and Jeremy Burke have a recap of last night’s game below:
Even though 7 out of 10 Americans don’t want to change the time twice each year, it continues to be what we do – at least for now. Tonight before you go to bed, you need to set your clock back by one hour. Officially, time changes at 2 AM on Sunday morning, November 7th.
Less than a week remains until the ’21 Rome International Film Festival gets underway. The 18th annual festival will be held November 11th through 14th. It will be mostly in-person this year, asserts Mark Van Leuven, the President of the RIFF Board of Directors.
Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson is encouraging all motorcycle riders and clubs to participate in the 2021 Dino Richardson Memorial Toy Run coming up tomorrow. The proceeds from the ride will benefit the Al Millard Memorial Stocking Full of Love program that provides toys to needy kids at Christmas. Sheriff Wilson says that you need to bring a new unwrapped toy, or cash donation to participate in the ride that is happening tomorrow. The ride will start at Ridgeland High School at 2 PM on Sunday, November 7th.
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.