New unemployment figures show Georgia’s recovery from the economic shock of the pandemic is slowing.
The Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce and Summerville Main Street teamed up to put on a Downtown Summerville Scavenger Hunt on Friday. There were ten downtown businesses that participated. Scavenger Hunt participants had to visit each of the downtown retail establishments displaying the Smithsonian Museum Women’s Voting Rights poster exhibition and fill out the forms that were available at local businesses. Brialle Walker won the $100 first-place prize and Efren Foceca won the $50 second-place prize. Businesses participating were: Blissful Daze (formally Duff’s Flowers & Gifts), DIRT, Jefferson’s, Los MaGuey, Merle Norman/GaGa’s Boutique, Morris Jewelers, Thatcher’s Barbeque & Grille, The Fix Health Bar, The Furniture Shoppe and The Ruby Slippers.
The Chattooga Boy’s Basketball Team is having a “Cow Patty Bingo” fundraiser coming up next month.
The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture is seeking applicants for a part time hauler to drive its Georgia Ag Experience mobile classroom around the state, primarily middle to south Georgia and set it up for school visits. The hauler will coordinate with schools, county Farm Bureau offices or the foundation executive director to arrange delivery of the mobile classroom trailer.
Assistant Chattooga County School Superintendent Jeff Martin released a letter on Friday asking parents of students in the Chattooga County School System to help combat the spread of flu.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College is proud to announce the students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2020 summer semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, the student must maintain a GPA of 3.8 or higher during the semester with a course load of at least 12 credit hours. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, the student must maintain a GPA of 3.5 to 3.79 during the semester with a course load of at least 12 credit hours.
An East Georgia man who had apparently made himself a home inside a Floyd County property owners barn was arrested Thursday afternoon on a felony obstruction of law enforcement charge, reports stated.
The Northwest Georgia job market is improving but we still have a way to go to get back to where we were before COVID-19 hit.
Trion City Schools released the latest COVID-19 Infection Report on Friday afternoon. According to the numbers from the school system, there are no active cases of COVID-19 at Trion City Schools.
Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic is driving many retailers out of business. What’s bad for businesses often means sales for shoppers, but before you jump on deals, make sure you aren’t falling for a con. BBB Scam Tracker has gotten many reports about online “going-out-of-business” sales that either don’t exist or don’t live up to the hype.