Mrs. Mary Magdalene Sims Crane, age 89, of Summerville, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.
The Chattooga Shrine Club made the decision to cancel this year’s telethon due to the number of COVID cases in our area. The annual Shrine Telethon raises thousands of dollars each year to support the Shrine Hospitals where children get medical care totally free of charge. Normally, when the telethon is happening, Shriners will stand along the road at major intersections throughout the county to collect money. While the telethon won’t be happening, Shriners say that they still plan to “bucket” collect this weekend. If you see a Shriner this weekend, please make a donation to the Shriners Hospitals.
NOTE: This is the portion of Highway 157 on Lookout Mountain between Highway 136 and the Tennessee State Line. It does not affect traffic on Highway 157 in Chattooga County or from the Walker / Chattooga line to Highway 136.
WHAT: Weather permitting, crews will be repairing a portion of State Route 157 in Walker County next week. The repairs will require the road to be closed, and a detour will be installed. The work is expected to take about a week, depending on weather.
WHEN: Beginning Monday, September 13 at 9 a.m.
WHERE: State Route 157 will be closed near the Tennessee state line and traffic will be detoured along state routes. Traffic headed northbound will take SR 157 to SR 136 eastbound and turn north on to SR 193 to go into Tennessee where they can return to SR 157/SR 58 in Tennessee.
Southbound traffic will follow SR 193 south to SR 136 westbound to reach SR 157.
The Chattooga County Commissioners Office will be providing lunch for first responders in honor of 9/11 on Friday at the Chattooga County Ag Building. You can read a release from Commissioner Blake Elsberry below:
Mr. John Walter Jackson, age 43, of Trion, GA, died Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday (5:07 AM), September 9, 2021:
According to a report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, a Dalton, Georgia woman’s car was crushed by a fallen tree while she was camping on Dry Creek over the holiday weekend.
Since the pandemic, there have been a lot of jobs that have not been filled in our area. The labor shortage has been blamed on a lot of factors, but at least one factor is that there are fewer child care workers available in Georgia. That has made it difficult for parents who are looking to enter the workforce.
Walker County will consider a number of proposed amendments to the land development codes catering to the new “Tiny Home” trend.
Georgia gas prices increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.98 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average was 2 cents more than a week ago, 1 cent more than last month, and 95 cents more than this time last year.