Chattooga County State Court Judge Jon Dennis notified WZQZ News on Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Judge Dennis’ office released the following press release on Thursday:
According to a report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, a man with a Lindale, Georgia was stopped by an officer on patrol and subsequently arrested for driving without a valid drivers license after he presented a drivers license from Uganda to the officer.
As summer temperatures reach scorching highs, the inside of a hot car can become a death trap for children. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic may cause people to drive less and work from home more, AAA says the risk of hot car deaths remains high.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Board of Directors has elected a new board chair and vice chair for the 2020-21 Academic Year. Dr. Michele Taylor of Calhoun was selected as chair out of the 13-person board and Cassandra Wheeler of Rome was selected to serve as vice chair. GNTC’s Board of Directors is comprised up of representatives from its nine-county service area.
If you shop at Ingles Supermarket in Summerville, you probably know by now that masks are being required for all customers and employees.
United Community Banks Inc. (UCBI) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $24.9 million. The Blairsville, Georgia-based bank said it had earnings of 32 cents per share.
A Menlo, Georgia man was one of over fifty people arrested last week in a narcotic offender “round-up” conducted by the DeKalb County, Alabama Sheriff’s Office, along with several other law enforcement agencies.
While the number of positive COVID-19 cases continues to rise in the Georgia Prison System, Hays State Prison in Chattooga County is not reporting any inmate cases of COVID-19.
The Georgia Lottery Corp. recently announced that fiscal year 2020 profits transferred to the State Treasury’s Lottery for Education Account amount to a record $1,237,345,246. This brings the total raised for education in the Georgia Lottery’s 27-year history to more than $22.3 billion.
Summerville City Hall staff will be available Thursday, July 23 and Friday, July 24 to assist with payments and services by phone or night drop. According to Summerville City Hall, “Our staff will be limited, so please keep this in mind when calling for assistance.”