Weather permitting, GDOT Maintenance crews will be resurfacing a portion of I-75, which will close two left northbound lanes and the left shoulder in the Cartersville area.
Chattooga County Government along with the four municipalities will receive $7 million in COVID-19 Federal stimulus funds over a period of two years.
Photo Credit: Hannah Leeper in Mentone, Alabama
Springtime in Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama means it is time for residents to be “bear aware.” Black bears are native to the area and have seen an increase in population and activity in recent years. Hannah Leeper is a research associate at Auburn University and is an expert on bears in the area.
Mr. Curtis L. Ramey, age 87, of Trion, GA, passed away Thursday- April 22, 2021, at a Chattanooga Hospital.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, April 24, 2021:
It’s been a good year for the Trion Varsity Bulldog Soccer team. The Bulldogs recently finished in first place in the Region playoffs and will host the state playoffs at Sam R. McCain Stadium next Tuesday, April 27th. The Bulldogs were able to secure the Region 6A championship without a single goal being scored against them. Good luck to the Trion Bulldogs Varsity Soccer Team as they head into state playoffs next week.
At the first of April, the Georgia Department of Transportation received a call from the Alabama Department of Transportation asking Georgia officials to help re-route commercial traffic off of Georgia Highway 48 in Chattooga County because Alabama Highway 117 was closed going down Lookout Mountain between Mentone and Valley Head.
Hometown Headlines in Rome reported on Friday that the Floyd County Coroner says that drowsy driving could have been a factor in Thursday’s fatal crash near Berry College on Martha Berry Highway.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has singed an income-tax credit to recruit and retain teachers for high-need subjects in under-served Georgia public schools.
LaFayette Police have charged an elderly Walnut Grove area man on sexual misconduct charges after several women filed complaints about incidents that allegedly took place at Wal-Mart in LaFayette.