After flooding in downtown Summerville earlier this year, Summerville City Councilman Joe Money stated that he was determined to see something done about the problem that has happened time and time again over the past two decades.
Georgia’s Medical Cannabis Committee met last week and one of the questions that lawmakers are dealing with is what role the Georgia Department of Agriculture should play in cannabis production in Georgia.
Georgia still lags behind most of the nation for the number of people being vaccinated against COVID-19, but there have been some gains in the past few days. Here in Northwest Georgia, the past week has seen more than 4,000 people receive the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Georgia Power’s Board of Directors has elected Doug Jenkins as vice president for the company’s West Region, effective immediately. In this role, he will lead external activities for 415,000 customers in a 40-county area that includes Chattooga and surrounding counties. In addition, he will provide leadership and support for power delivery, customer service, sales and community and economic development efforts in the region.
Rev. Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden invites the public this Wednesday, September 22 from 5 PM-7 PM to celebrate the Grand Opening of Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden Art & Learning Center in Summerville, Georgia. The Paradise Garden Art & Learning Center is the first art center in Chattooga County. In addition to touring the new Art & Learning Center, visitors can tour the entire 4-acre campus of the historic art environment including three artist residency lodgings and the art exhibit, Summer Collects: Local Treasures by Howard Finster, in the Museum & Visitor Center. Ribbon cutting at 5:30pm, tour the campus 5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. , Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden Art & Learning Center, 84 Knox Street, Summerville, GA 30747.
Two cases of rabies were found in Chattooga County last week. Earlier this year, Walker County had a confirmed rabies case. Public health officials are urging pet owners to make sure that pets are up to date with rabies shots.
Public health officials with the Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District are urging Northwest Georgians to protect themselves, their families, and those around them by getting vaccinated against influenza as the state enters flu season while experiencing a surge of COVID-19 caused by the Delta variant.
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A man fishing on Weiss Lake fell off a concrete wall and drowned near the spillway in Leesburg, Alabama on Friday of last week.
Jack Sparks, 60 of Tunnel Hill passed away Thursday September 16, 2021 at Advent Health in Calhoun, GA.
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia has issued a Flash Flood Watch from 8 AM EDT this morning through Monday morning. Multiple rounds of heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms are possible today and tonight. Widespread rainfall totals within the watch of one to two inches are possible; locally higher amounts up to three inches area possible especially across the higher terrain of northwest Georgia and metro Atlanta. This rain will fall onto already wet ground resulting in the potential for flash flooding and quick rises on rivers and creeks. Additional heavy rainfall is possible on Monday and the Flash Flood Watch may have to be expanded in time and area.