Summerville Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects that are believed to have scammed two local businesses in recent days.
A suspect fired shots on law enforcement striking a Georgia State Patrol trooper during an operation Wednesday morning to remove people from the area near “Cop City,” a public safety training facility being built in southeast Atlanta, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation director said.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, January 23, 2023:
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia has issued a dense fog advisory for our area until 11 AM:
The Trion Fire Department and Hays Correctional Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire early on Tuesday morning. According to a post on social media, the car was sitting next to a mobile home. The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire without damage to the mobile home.
We have all seen it while scrolling Facebook, the “To regain friends and get rid of ads” posts. While there are plenty of predators who want to scam you on Facebook and other forms of social media, these aren’t really a scam – but according to Facebook, they are a hoax.
Newly elected State Senator Colton Moore is producing a weekly podcast which serves as his legislative report for constituents in Walker, Dade, Catoosa and Chattooga Counties. In the podcast, Senator Moore attacked Democrats in the state senate for opposing the rules package that was voted on last week. Moore also lauded the changes to the power given to the Senate Rules Committee and the Senate Rules Committee Chairman – a post that was held by Moore’s predecessor Jeff Mullis. The changes to the rules will mean that the committee will no longer be able to strip legislation and replace it with alternate bills. You can hear Senator Moore’s complete podcast below:
State Rep. Eddie Lumsden (R-Armuchee) who represents Chattooga and a portion of Floyd County in the Georgia House has released his weekly legislative report. In the report, Rep. Lumsden talks about the election of a new house speaker and the calendar that was set for the General Assembly. Also, Lumsden discusses the inauguration of Governor Brian Kemp for a second term and congratulates the Georgia Bulldogs for their National Championship. You can read the complete report below:
Last Friday, a twenty-seven-year-old woman was arrested after being accused of shoplifting at Walmart in Trion. According to a report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to Walmart after the woman was seen leaving the store with a jacket that she had not paid for. When deputies arrived on the scene, they saw the woman getting in a pickup truck near the Murphy gas station. Deputies stopped the driver who said the woman had just walked up to his truck and asked for a ride. However, witnesses said that the woman had arrived at Walmart in the same truck. Carry Meranda Trapp was arrested and charged with shoplifting. Walmart employees said that they believed that the driver of the truck had been involved in a separate shoplifting incident earlier that day, but didn’t have enough evidence to press charges.
A Rome man died after he was struck by a train in East Rome on Sunday. According to a Rome Police Department report: The trainmaster told police that he sounded the train horn when he saw 61-year-old Craig Dykes Rogers lying on the tracks. Rogers lifted his head and covered his ears, but did not move. The train was unable to stop and it struck Rogers. He was pronounced dead at 3:02 p.m.