The Chattooga County Board of Education will hold their first meeting of the new year, with three new board members, tonight at 6 PM. The meeting will be held at the Chattooga County Education Center on Penn Street in Summerville. The meeting is open to the public. You can see the agenda for tonight’s meeting below:
Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader says that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is still gathering information about an inmate death at the Chattooga County Jail in December of last year.
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:
