A 21-year-old line operator at a LaFayette, Georgia, insulation manufacturer suffered severe head trauma after being caught in a machine’s roller. A U.S. Department of Labor investigation determined that the employer willfully ignored federal workplace safety standards.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, March 6, 2023:
Over the past weekend, the Georgia Department of Corrections announced that eight prison inmates at Walker State Prison in Rock Spring earned on the job training certificates in Animal Care Taking as Animal Trainers. A ceremony was held at the correctional facility to recognize the offenders for their achievement.
Better Business Bureau (BBB) is partnering with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promote National Consumer Protection Week, March 5-11.
State Rep. Eddie Lumsden (R-Armuchee) has worked closely with Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King on a bill that would close a loophole in a Georgia law that has allowed some car insurance companies to bypass the insurance commissioner’s office and hike rates as much as 40%.
A thirty-two-year-old Chattooga County woman was arrested last week in Walker County on an outstanding warrant. According to the Walker County Sheriff’s Office, Pamela Michelle Simpson of Summerville, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with the outstanding warrant for theft by deception.
The former Georgia police officer charged with the murder and kidnapping of a 16-year-old girl who went missing in July is facing new charges in connection with the alleged stalking and burglary of another woman.
Local farmers and agricultural producers who were adversely affected by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are eligible to apply for a local farm grant, and farmers are urged to apply as the deadline is coming up at the end of March.
The Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force is comprised of several law enforcement agencies in Northwest Georgia, including law enforcement in Chattooga County. The Drug Task Force says that fentanyl is one of the deadliest illegal substances that poses a threat to our area.
The Summerville City Council will hold a called meeting on Monday evening at 5:30 PM at Summerville City Hall. The main item on the agenda for the meeting is to conduct interviews with the three finalists for the City Manager position. The three being interviewed will be the interim city manager, Andrea Surratt along with Philip Robinett, who has worked as city manager in Charleston, Missouri and former Chattooga County Commissioner Jason Winters. The public is welcome to attend Monday night’s meeting.
