Trion Development Authority Meeting

The Town of Trion Development Authority will have a Meeting in the Town Hall Conference Room, Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 6 PM. If you have any questions or comments, you may contact the Authority Chairman, Bobby Ward, or the Town Hall Office.

Burn Ban Ending In Chattooga And Surrounding Counties

Georgia’s annual ban on outdoor burning will end today in Chattooga and 53 other counties, primarily in the northern half of the state.

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Former Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Passes Away

Former Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Kathy VanPelt Brown will be laid to rest tomorrow after passing away at her home in Tennessee over the weekend.

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Community Mourns Passing Of BOE Member Sam Ballard

Chattooga County Board of Education member Sam Ballard is being remembered after passing away from complication due to cancer over the weekend.

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Mr. Sammy Douglas Ballard, Obit (M)

Mr. Sammy Douglas Ballard, age 72, of Menlo, GA, died Sunday, September 27, 2020, at his residence.

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Lost Dog At Cloudland

A dog has wandered up on Highway 157 in Cloudland.  If anyone has lost a dog in that area, please call: 706-862-6520.

North Georgia Equipment

Round Table For Sale

For sale: round kitchen table with leaf and 3 chairs $50. Call – 706-857-7449

North Georgia Equipment

Judge Orders Paper “Pollbooks” At Every Precinct

A federal judge ruled Monday that every polling place in Georgia must have at least one updated paper backup of the electronic pollbooks that are used to check voters in.

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Catoosa County Fire Ruled Arson

The Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced on Monday that a fire in Catoosa County was intentionally set and has been ruled an arson. State investigators spent the weekend looking into this fire that occurred around midnight on Friday, September 25.

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Rome Woman Arrested For Threatening To “Blow Up” Wal-Mart Pharmacy

Floyd County Police say that a woman threatened damage to a retail store in Floyd County and was subsequently arrested.

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