Many people are still waiting for their stimulus check and in some states, still navigating the unemployment system as they continue to look for work. To compound the situation, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning of the latest phishing scheme where con artists are pretending to be government officials offering grant money from a fund that doesn’t even exist.
Georgia gas prices are holding steady at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.00 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 11 cents more than last month, and 65 cents less than this time last year.
Students and families are encouraged to participate in the second annual Great Georgia Pollinator Census on August 21-22 coordinated by University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. About 4,500 participants documented more than 131,000 insect sightings as part of the inaugural census in 2019, and more than 100 events related to the project took place around the state.
According to a report from the Summerville Police Department a Wood Street, Summerville woman reported that her dog had been bitten by another dog, causing injury. The complainant told a responding officer that a dog approached her dog and bit him in the left eye area. The woman took her dog to the vet and said that the vet bill was $131.70. The owner of the dog was identified and was apologetic to the complainant about the incident. When police attempted to locate the owner of the dog that caused the injury, they found that the woman has since moved away and did not leave a forwarding address.
A Chattooga County, Georgia resident was jailed on a $7,900 bond on Friday afternoon after a police chase that ended in a crash.
The Chattooga Library’s Summer Reading Program is coming to a close this week. To find out all the details, see below:
Starting today, hours are changing for getting free, drive-up COVID-19 testing at the Chattooga County Health Department.
If you aren’t registered to vote and you would like to vote in the August 11th Republican Primary Runoff, today is the last day to register to vote. Thanks to a ruling by a Federal judge and instructions from Georgia’s Secretary of State, non-registered voters will be able to vote in the runoff election as long as they get registered by the end of the business day today. You can register online Here at the Secretary of State’s website. You can also register in person at the Chattooga County Registrar Office. Voters in Chattooga County will be deciding the Republican candidates for two local races – Chattooga County Commissioner and Chattooga County Probate Judge. Also, voters can cast a ballot in the hotly contested race for U.S. Congress between Marjorie Greene and John Cowan.
