Favorable conditions will allow the National Park Service (NPS) to conduct two prescribed burns at Little River Canyon National Preserve this Thursday through Sunday, March 4th – 7th, along the CR 861 Unit and the Kral’s Complex Unit (see map below).
After the Georgia National Fair was canceled last year due to the pandemic, officials have announced that it will be returning this year.
Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry is looking for some help at the convenience centers in the county. The centers are the remote dump sites that are located around the county for residents to bring their trash in for disposal. Elsberry says that the jobs are part-time and applications can be picked up at the Chattooga County Commissioner’s Office at 10102 Commerce Street in Summerville. If you have questions, you can call the commissioner’s office at 706-857-0700.
Chattooga County Kindergarten Registration for the 2021-2022 school year will take place later this month.
We have all seen it – litter along the roadways in Chattooga County. If you think it seems like the litter problem has gotten worse since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be right according to Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader.
– Photo Credit: Remedium Life Sciences of GeorgiaThe Northwest Georgia Joint Development Authority (NWGJDA) says that the partnership between the Town of Trion, Chattooga County, the NWGJDA and Remedium Life Sciences of Georgia could spur additional economic development and industry as plans move forward for Remedium to build a low-THC oil producing facility in Trion.
The Calhoun Police Department is asking the public’s help in identifying two suspects who they believe have been breaking into automobiles. The two men in these photos located below are wanted for questioning in connection with entering auto’s on W.C. Bryant Parkway. The suspects are driving a small, black SUV, make, model and tag number is unknown.
With an increase of electric vehicles (EVs) on Georgia roads every day, Georgia Power is committed to assisting customers with access to efficient and reliable charging options. Southern Company, the utility’s corporate parent, today announced plans to join other utilities across the South, Midwest, Gulf Coast, Central Plains and mid-Atlantic to enable EV drivers’ seamless travel through a coordinated network of Direct Current (DC) Fast Chargers.
State Senator Jeff Mullis, who represents several counties in Northwest Georgia -including the largest portion of Chattooga County – signed on to sponsor Senate Bill 241 this week. The bill would severely limit who is eligible to vote by mail, require applications to be made under oath with additional ID requirements and require some ballots to have a witness signature and include a photocopy of ID to be counted.
AAA is proud to celebrate its School Safety Patrol program’s centennial anniversary. For 100 years, Patrollers around the world have provided school-aged children an extra sense of safety and security when going to and from school. The program and its more than 440 Lifesaving Award recipients have contributed to the steady decline of U.S. student pedestrian (ages 5–14) deaths—a 24% decrease since 2010.
