State Representative Eddie Lumsden says that he is not aware of any pending legislation in the Georgia General Assembly regarding building regulations. The comments came after Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry told a local news blog that lobbyists in Atlanta were pushing legislation that would take away local control of building regulations.
The Chattooga County Board of Education will have a called board meeting on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the called meeting is Personnel. The meeting will be held at the Chattooga County Education Center, located at 206 Penn Street in Summerville.
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia has issued a Wind Chill Warning for Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia. The National Weather Service issues a wind chill warning when dangerously cold wind chill values are expected or occurring. If you are in an area with a wind chill warning, avoid going outside during the coldest parts of the day. See the complete details about the warning below:
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, December 21, 2022:
Customers in the Fish Hatchery Rd. area may experience low water pressure. Customers in the Sunnydale Rd, Peach Orchard Rd, Hwy 48, and surrounding areas may have no water due to an 8-inch water main break. We expect the repairs to take between two and four hours. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Local author David Hartline is retiring. Mr. Hartline spoke with WZQZ News this week and said that he has made an arrangement with DIRT in Summerville to sell the remaining books he has, and that the books are at a reduced price. Hartline said that he wants the books to be available to anyone that wants a copy for their home library.
Ten Cub Scouts from Pack 38 and 2 Troop 7 members traveled to Chattanooga National Cemetery Sat Dec 17 to participate in the Wreaths Across Chattanooga Ceremony and placement of Remembrance Wreaths for Wreaths Across America Day. Scouts attended the ceremony and then participated placing the Remembrance Wreaths on many graves. As the wreaths were placed scouts stated the veterans name to remember the life they lived.
A twenty-four-year-old Douglasville, Georgia man was arrested in Summerville this week after he was found to be in possession of marijuana. According to a report from the Summerville Police Department, Charisma Rashaun Lindley was booked into the Chattooga County Jail after police found a small amount of marijuana in his possession. While searching Lindley’s vehicle, police found a “half-smoked marijuana cigarette and 3.4 grams of green marijuana” in a backpack inside the vehicle. Lindley was booked into jail Monday morning shortly after 10 AM.
Multi-platinum selling country rock group ALABAMA has announced an all new 2023 tour “ROLL ON 2 NORTH AMERICA.” The tour will include a stop in Atlanta, Georgia, at the award-winning State Farm Arena on Saturday, April 1, 2023. The show will feature very special guest, The Marshall Tucker Band. This will mark the second “Roll On” Tour in the band’s 50+ year history since 1984.
