Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced Friday that Jessica Delli, 25, of Calhoun, is being charged with Arson in the 1st Degree, Possession of Tools for the Commission of a Crime, Criminal Damage to Property, and Reckless Conduct in connection with a Whitfield County fire.
According to the booking report released at 5:22 AM on Friday morning, October 8, 2021, there were no arrests to report over the past 24 hours.
Summerville Police received a report from a woman who said that while walking at Dowdy Park on Tuesday of this week, a man threatened to shoot her dog.
Each week WZQZ News updates you on the price of gas in Chattooga and surrounding counties. Gas prices in neighboring Alabama counties is always cheaper than it is in Georgia, but the price will be going up slightly starting this weekend.
As of Sept. 21, an invasive and dangerous pest, the Asian longhorned tick, has been confirmed in north Georgia. Experts are warning livestock producers and the public to be on the lookout, as the ticks can kill an animal by attaching to a host by the hundreds.
On Friday, October 1st, Gordon County deputy sheriffs were dispatched to the local hospital in response to a report of a critically injured toddler in suspicious circumstances.
A Chattooga County resident reported a case of debit card fraud to the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office earlier this week.
According to an incident report, Kenneth Hobson Stewart came into the sheriff’s department and told a deputy that a woman in Chattanooga had borrowed his car and then used his debit card.
According to Stewart, the woman had withdrawn $253.30 without permission, but then a credit of $330.78 appeared on his card.
The complainant canceled his card through his bank, but wanted a report filed about the incident. The case was turned over to an investigator.
Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden hosts its annual Finster Fest art and music extravaganza October 9 & 10 in Summerville, Georgia in historic Paradise Garden. Finster Fest will feature more than 60 folk and fine artists and craftspeople, live music performances, a spoken word performance, and special guest presentations. In addition, patrons will experience the finest southern fare, a children’s art activity area, and, of course, the chance to tour Howard Finster’s famous folk art environment.
A convicted child molester has been arrested again on child molestation charges, according to records from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office.
