On Tuesday, the Northwest Georgia Department of Public Health released weekly COVID-19 numbers for the fifteen counties that they serve.
Starting Thursday, Walker County Schools will go on a temporary hybrid schedule, due to the spread of COVID-19 in local schools.
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Chattooga County Health Department staff will be at the Chattooga County Agricultural Fair Thursday, August 26, and Friday, August 27, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday, August 28, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., providing free Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for individuals aged 12 and older. Availability on Sunday, August 29, will depend on previous days’ demand.
UPDATE: MISSING GIRL HAS BEEN FOUND.
Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing teen:
Missing juvenile – Please share: 16 year old Kamren Olivia England 5’5″ 125lbs blonde with blue eyes. Last seen on 8/21/2021 at 1400 hours. If you know of her whereabouts or have any info please call 911.
Update: Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader says that the teen was last seen at her home on James Street in Summerville.
A Gaylesville, Alabama woman was killed in a single-vehicle wreck on Livingston Road between Coosa and Cave Spring Monday afternoon.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, August 24, 2021:
Mr. Michael Lynn Jones, age 69, of Summerville, GA, passed away Friday, August 20, 2021, at Halifax Hospice Center in Orange City, FL.
Washington state Congressman Dan Newhouse wants to limit China’s purchases of U.S. farmland. He introduced an amendment to the ag appropriations bill that would also keep Chinese-owned ag land from qualifying for government programs.
Gordon County Commissioners voted last Friday voted to temporarily halt any new zonings or permits relating to poultry operations.