On Monday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey officially signed Senate Bill 46 into law, making Alabama the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says that he is running for reelection next year, despite bearing the brunt of former President Donald Trump’s accusations that the election was “stolen” from him in Georgia.
Georgia Highlands College (GHC) has partnered with West End Pharmacy to provide community vaccine events throughout the summer.
Blood Assurance will be conducting a blood drive at the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office located at 35 West Washington Street in Summerville on Thursday, May 27, 2021 from 9:30 AM until 2:30 PM.
Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry says that he is still searching for a site for a county convenience center dump site in the Menlo area.
Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry says that a new recycling program that has been started by the county sanitation department will help to keep electronics with hazardous components out of landfills.
A sign posted in Mentone, Alabama warns truckers not to use Tutwiler Gap as an alternate route to get to I-59.
The Alabama Department of Transportation says that it will be sometime in June before Highway 117 going down Lookout Mountain reopens for traffic. The Georgia Department of Transportation, a the request of the Alabama DOT, has posted electronic signs telling commercial traffic to use Highway 114 as a detour around Mentone, but that hasn’t stopped some big trucks from winding up in Mentone.
The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a man found guilty of murdering a Floyd County couple.
Chattooga High School Graduation is planned for Friday, May 28th at 8 PM at the CHS Football Stadium. There will be no limit on the number of people allowed at the graduation at the stadium. However, in the case of inclement weather, the graduation ceremony would be moved to the CHS Gym and seniors would be given 10 tickets each for family and friends. Chattooga High School Principal Emily Mobbs says that the final decision regarding any changes due to inclement weather would be announced by 1 PM on Friday, May 28th.
A GBI Special Agent has been honored by NCMEC (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children) in their 2021 Heroes’ Spotlight for tracking down a sex trafficker & rescuing a 14 year-old girl.
After finding a suspicious advertisement on a website known for human trafficking, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Trisha Cannon knew she had to rescue the 14-year-old girl featured in the ad.