GNTC Offering Free Vaccine Clinics At Their Campuses

Georgia Northwestern Technical college announced on Friday that they will be offering free vaccine clinics at all their campuses.  The first clinic will be held on Wednesday, August 25th at the Gordon County campus in Calhoun.  The clinics are open to all GNTC students, staff, faculty and the general public.  The clinics are being sponsored by GNTC and the Georgia Department of Public Health.  For more information you can e-mail Trish Wiggins with GNTC at twiggins@gntc.edu .

Nearly 95% Of Georgians Are Registered To Vote

Nearly 95% of Georgia citizens over 18 years old registered to vote, according to recently released federal election data, clinching a key victory for voting rights activists who hoped to increase turnout in the increasingly competitive state.

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Local WW II Veteran Turning 104 This October

One of Chattooga County’s remaining World War II veterans will celebrate her 104th birthday this October.  A local resident is asking members of the community to send cards to Mrs. Jackson.

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Former GA Farm Bureau President Passes Away

Former Georgia Farm Bureau President John Wayne Dollar was laid to rest in Thomas County, Georgia this weekend.

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Chattooga Indians Faced Tough Game Against Adairsville

The Chattooga Indians played a rough first-half of football against Adairsville on Friday night in a game that you heard here on WZQZ and on our Facebook Page.

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Local Paper and Chattooga Historical Society Partner With Historic Newspapers

Readers of the “Looking Back” column in The Summerville News have long realized what a gold mine of local and regional information could be found in back issues of the local paper. The Summerville News Editor and Publisher Gene Espy (whose family has been associated with the News since May of 1900) and the Chattooga County Historical Society recently came together in partnership with Georgia Public Library Service and the Digital Library of Georgia to help make that information more accessible.

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Chattooga County Fair Starts Thursday This Week

After a year off during 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chattooga County Agricultural Fair will be returning this week. The fair will take place Thursday, August 26 – Sunday, August 29 and will be held on the grounds of the Chattooga County Agricultural Center and Summerville Middle School.

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Mr. Charles W. Black, Obit (M)

Mr. Charles W. Black, age 69, of Summerville, GA, died Friday, August 20, 2021, at his residence.

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Mrs. Katherine Clark Ray, Obit (C)

Mrs. Katherine Clark Ray, age 66 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021 at the Floyd Medical Center.

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Mrs. Donna Morgan Long, Obit (ER)

MRS. DONNA MORGAN LONG, age 61, of Summerville, Georgia, passed away Friday afternoon, August 20, 2021, in a Rome Hospital. A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, she was born on September 6, 1959, to the late George Morgan, Sr. and Edith Morgan. She was a Homemaker and member of Life Purpose Church in Summerville. Mrs. Long was preceded in death by her Parents, and siblings, George Morgan, Jr., Linda Morgan, Jennifer Morgan, Jimmy Morgan, Archie Morgan, Mary Jo Hamilton, and Christine Morgan.

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