On June 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Army announced their intent to revise the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS).
On Thursday of this week, the Georgia Department of Labor released the unemployment numbers for the month of May. Chattooga County’s rate dropped slightly from April to last month.
Chattooga County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be offering a free class for future volunteers. The dates for the in person training are July 10th & July 17th from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The classes are no longer offered online.
If you are a Summerville City water customer, you will be paying more for your water starting next month.
UPDATE: According to Chattooga EMA / 911 U.S. Highway 27 at Taylor’s Ridge had reopened.
The Georgia DOT says Highway 27, the Summerville side of Taylor’s Ridge is down to one lane while GADOT clears a small landslide in the area of Butler Dairy Road.
GADOT says that they cannot estimate a time when the ridge will be fully open again.
In the mean time, you may want to find a route around Taylor’s Ridge until further notice.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, June 24, 2021:
From July 15 through Dec. 2021, if you qualify for payments through the American Rescue Plan Act, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced sending monthly payments through direct deposit, paper check, or debit cards. These payments are an advance on the child tax credit, which means eligible people will get up to half of their child tax credit in these monthly payments and the other half when they file their 2021 taxes. You can go to IRS.gov to see who qualifies, how much you may receive, and how to address any problems. Consumers will also have the option of unenrolling from the Advance payments program.
WHAT: Weather permitting, crews will continue to repair the roadway at Taylor Ridge on Highway 27. The work next week will require occasional lane closures with traffic being led by a pilot car.
The Georgia’s Rome Gift Shop and Welcome Center and Rome Area History Center are excited to host a Pop-Up Art Show featuring local artist Morgan Reynolds, who will begin teaching this year in the Trion City School System.
The Canada goose thrives in a variety of habitats, often near areas close to people, such as neighborhood ponds, office complexes, parks and other developed areas. This closeness can become a frustration for homeowners and landowners when geese begin to molt in the summer, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD).