State Senator Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga) serves as the executive director of the Northwest Georgia Joint Development Authority . Senator Mullis said on Thursday that the announcement by Showa Glove to shutdown their production operations in Menlo, is “truly disappointing and disheartening.”
Traveler confidence is soaring, according to a new AAA Travel survey, fielded in late June. According to the data, three-quarters of Georgians (75%) feel more comfortable traveling now than they did three months ago.
The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission will meet today at the Walker County Civic Center in Rock Spring to issue a Notice of Intent to award contracts for medical cannabis production in the state. A company hoping to receive the nod from the commission has a facility in Chattooga County.
The Lookout Mountain Drug Task Force arrested a suspected drug dealer following a chase from Walker County into Chattanooga, and they recovered over 3 1/2 pounds of meth seen exiting the vehicle window as they followed.
The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a break-in on Farrar Drive in Summerville that happened earlier this week.
Golfers who visited Trion Golf Course on July 17 took to the links for a good cause. Trion High School’s (THS) Cheerleading program joined the group of 48 players in cheering for good weather, as the clouds held the rain just long enough for the course’s owners, Jana Bledsoe and Randy Henderson, to raise money towards this season’s expenses. These funds will help THS Cheerleading competition and sideline squads purchase new uniforms. And because of the community’s deep commitment to education and the betterment of children, all had a reason to yell, Go Bulldogs!
Northwest Georgia Regional Commission, Workforce Development Program, has received a grant that will provide job opportunities to residents of Chattooga and surrounding counties that have temporarily or permanently lost work due to COVID – 19. Eligibility requirements are as follows:
MRS. HELEN MARIE TUCKER, age 78, of March Lane, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at Her residence. A Trion native, She was born to the late Thomas Franklin and Edith Marie Campbell Ingram. She was a member of the Harold Street Church of God and formerly worked for Mt. Vernon Mills in the bleaching department. In addition to Parents, She was preceded in death by sisters, Hazel Ingram and Janie Roberts.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, July 23, 2021:
