For the first time in thirty-eight years, there was no Chattooga County Shrine Telethon. The event, which normally raises thousands of dollars for the Shriner’s Hospitals for burned and crippled children, had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It’s that time of year again. The Tillotson Menlo Charitable Foundation will now begin accepting grant applications for 2020. The Foundation began in 2005 with a $1,000,000 donation from Tillotson Corporation and over the next five years the Tillotson Corporation contributed an additional $9,000,000 to the Foundation. The amount of grant money is generally determined by the amount of interest accrued each year on the principle amount in the foundation account.
Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton says that property tax bills went out in the mail on Thursday.
MRS. DOROTHY MCCARY ROBERTSON, age 81, of Saratoga Way, Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday morning, September 22, 2020, in a Rome hospital.
Mr. William Randall “Randy” Finster, age 54 of Summerville, Georgia passed away suddenly Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Finster was born in Rome, Georgia on July 17, 1966 son of Roy Eugene Finster and the late Gloria Jean Farmer Pickle. He was a member of the Berryton Baptist Church and prior to retirement, was employed with Mohawk Industries. In addition to his mother, Mr. Finster was preceded in death by his stepfather, Frank Pickle; grandparents, Howard and Pauline Finster; anda grandmother, Fanny Farmer.
Mr. Finster is survived by his son, Dakota Finster; step-daughter, Jessica Phillips; father and step-mother, Roy Eugene and Sharon Finster; brothers and sister-in-law, Frankie and Christina Pickle and Michael Finster; grandchildren, Callen Phillips and Myra Phillips, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services for Mr. Finster will be held Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 3:00 P.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Mickey Skates officiating. Interment will follow in the Silver Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Frankie Pickle, Jeff Phillips, Brian Dover, Eddie Wilson, Tommy Wilson, Chuck Cox and Adam Jenkins.
Mr. Finster will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Thursday from 1:00 until the hour of service.
The family of Mr. Finster, as well as the staff of Coffman Funeral Home, advise anyone that plans to attend the services for Mr. Finster, to please follow the CDC recommendations as it pertains to Social distancing and social gatherings. Facemasks are not required, but are recommended.
Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mr. William Randall “Randy” Finster.
A homeowner on Ridgewood Circle called for sheriff’s deputies on Monday night of this week regarding someone prowling outside his home.
This week, President Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced up to an additional $14 billion dollars for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19.
The Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced Tuesday that a Whitfield County woman died in a fire on Sunday, September 20.
The Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce has announced the guest for its next “Virtual Lunch & Learn.” The virtual meeting will take place next Tuesday, September 29th at Noon. Grant Waldrop with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will be speaking with the Chamber members about ongoing and upcoming highway projects, including the project on Highway 27 at Taylor’s Ridge. The webinar is free, but registration is required. To register, click the link below:
Georgia Highlands College (GHC) is celebrating its 50th anniversary year this fall after opening in 1970 as Floyd Junior College.
