As many Georgians plan summer vacations across the state, Georgia Power reminds visitors and customers of the recreational opportunities the company offers across Georgia right near home. As part of the company’s commitment to conservation and the outdoors, Georgia Power remains the largest non-governmental provider of public recreation in Georgia, maintaining and operating approximately 100,000 acres of land, 60,000 surface acres of water and more than 15 lake properties for years.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Sunday, July 4, 2021:
Plant conservation in Georgia just got a lot more promising.
A partnership led by the state Department of Natural Resources has been awarded nearly $780,000 to sample, grow and save 14 imperiled plant species. The federal grant will also boost capacity to preserve the plants at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Atlanta Botanical Garden and the Chattahoochee Nature Center, while spreading that expertise and support to others in the nationally recognized Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance.
Chattooga County deputies are patrolling county roadways alongside the Georgia State Patrol in an effort to catch impaired drivers. There have been at least two DUI arrests in the county since the beginning of the July 4th Holiday travel period.
Although we celebrate independence from Great Britain on July 4, the Continental Congress actually declared the United States free on July 2, 1776. The fourth was the day that Congress sent the approved Declaration of Independence to printer John Dunlap to make 200 copies, according to constitutioncenter.com. The Fourth of July wasn’t made a federal holiday until June 28, 1870.
An inmate at the Floyd County Prison is facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting corrections officers back on June 28.
In 1995 the World Friendship Flag project, promoting world friendship, began in Summerville. It was spearheaded by local art teacher John Turner, who also served as a Rotary Interact Club advisor. This special project went worldwide and attracted much attention through all forms of medias. It was even highlighted during the 1996 Olympics.
