With an arrest made in Tennessee Friday, the Walker County Sheriff’s Department and the GBI believe a twent-six-year-old murder case has finally been solved.
An economic forecaster says Georgia should expect to see substantial recovery of its tourism industry next year after hotels and other businesses that rely on travelers lost billions to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Chattooga County Library System is considering a merger with the Sarah Hightower Regional Library. The move has been discussed by the Chattooga County Library Board of Trustees for several months.
IRS scammers are up to their old tricks again! One of the most common phone scams every year happens when someone impersonating the IRS calls up and starts asking for money. Although the IRS will never contact you by phone to demand immediate payment, this scam continues to spread.
The Georgia State Patrol has been out in force this holiday weekend around Northwest Georgia. Here in Chattooga County, there have been quite a few traffic stops by state troopers and local law enforcement. While a focus of law enforcement on any holiday is looking for impaired drivers, all of us need to remember a few tips, according to the Georgia State Patrol:
Another major holiday weekend is bringing with it concerns of a COVID-19 surge as – even with many events canceled – crowds still gather.
Georgia Power is giving typical residential customers an estimated $17 reduction on their October power bill.
Over the next several days, the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) will be adding required reporting fields to hospital-based data to comply with recent federal reporting requirements.
Nearly 800,000 Georgians, or about one in nine active voters, have already requested an absentee ballot, as state officials encourage the use of early voting to minimize lines at the polls for the November election.
Georgia Farm Bureau members who grow Bermudagrass hay are encouraged to enter the 2020 GFB Quality Hay Contest.