Summerville Off “Safest City” List

For several years Summerville has been able to claim to be one of Georgia’s “Safest Cities” according to SafeWise comparisons and rankings. The City of Summerville has listed the designation of being the fifth safest city in Georgia in 2020 on its website.

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NW Georgia Man Denied Service At Centre Motel

A Northwest Georgia man says that he recorded an employee at a motel in Centre, Alabama telling him that the motel doesn’t “like wheelchairs.”

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Floyd MC Investing $3.9 Million In Robotic Surgery

Floyd Medical Center is investing $3.9 million to add two surgical robots to provide improved comfort and better results for orthopedic surgery patients.

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Arrest Report – Friday – July 9, 2021

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, July 9, 2021:

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Historical Society To Meet Sunday

Submitted by Gene McGinnis
Vintage record players, old records and live blue grass music with great fiddling are on the program as The Chattooga County Historical Society meets this Sunday at 2pm at the depot.  This will be our first in person meeting since before the pandemic. Everyone, members and all who are interested in our county’s history, is encouraged to attend this entertaining meeting and help us “reopen.”  If you have been enjoying our pictures on Facebook over the last year, now will be a good time to come and join us.

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Local Wins Georgia Foundation for Agriculture Scholarship

A crop of 24 Georgia students will receive a total of $65,000 in scholarships from the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture (GFA) for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Summerville Gas Dept. Holds Meeting About Expansion In Floyd County

Yesterday evening, the Summerville Gas Department held a meeting in the Armuchee area to gauge interest in expansion of gas lines serving northern Floyd County.

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Chattooga County Fair Gets $5K From City Of Summerville

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After a year off because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chattooga County Agricultural Fair is making a comeback in 2021.

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Motorcycle Stolen In Walker County

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The Walker County Sheriffs Office is investigating the theft of a motorcycle from a dealer’s lot in Noble, off Highway 27.  It happened early Sunday morning at Peach State Motors.

The bike is a Kawasaki Ninja with Georgia plate XCY 262.  Anyone with information on the theft or the whereabouts of the cycle should contact Detective Becky Beason at the Sheriffs Department.

Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Employing & Exploiting Illegal Aliens In The U.S.

Juan Antonio Perez, who has been residing in Northwest Georgia,  has pleaded guilty to the offense of harboring illegal aliens for financial gain.  Perez illegally encouraged and induced aliens illegally present in the United States to reside in the United States where they worked for him illegally for his own commercial advantage and private financial gain.

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