With the City of Summerville’s cancellation of the Celebrate Independence festivities, Chattooga County residents will have to drive to LaFayette or Rome to see a professional fireworks display. That means there may be more folks setting off fireworks on their own this Fourth of July.
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
459 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2020
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Walker County in northwestern Georgia...
Northern Chattooga County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 459 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cloudland, or
11 miles west of Summerville, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Lafayette, Summerville, Trion, Menlo, Naomi, Center Post, Linwood,
Subligna, Suttles Mill and Cloudland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If you see wind damage...hail or flooding...wait until the storm has
passed...and then call the National Weather Service toll free
at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA.
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LAT...LON 3467 8549 3470 8549 3476 8543 3476 8520
3455 8515 3442 8549 3462 8554
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 230DEG 20KT 3453 8553
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60 mph
The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has awarded a $500 scholarship to one qualified student at each of the 26 high schools and five college and career academies in the northwest Georgia region. Two students at Trion High School received a scholarship of $250 each.
The Town of Trion Business Office, Gas Department, Recreation Department, and Maintenance Department will be closed on Friday, July 3rd in observance of July 4th Holiday.
Garbage normally picked up on Friday will be picked up on Thursday, July 2nd. All other days will be on regular schedule.
For any emergency calls for the Police or Gas Department, please get in touch with 911 and they will contact the proper person.
Georgia businesses making personal protective equipment like gloves, masks, gowns and hand sanitizer will be eligible for a new tax credit under legislation that passed the General Assembly Friday.
The Summerville City Council is having another called meeting this evening to deal with the ongoing water crisis. The city council has been having meetings just about every week for the past month as the city grapples with solutions to the city’s water quality and the cost associated with a solution. Despite public outcries, the city has adopted a budget that will raise utility rates for the city’s water customers. Two council members, Dana Mosely and Joe Money voted against the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year Budget because of the rate increases. The meeting gets underway at 5 PM this evening, and you can “attend” the meeting virtually. You can see the agenda for tonight’s meeting and instructions for virtual attendance below:
Summerville Police received a complaint about stolen plants last week. According to a report from the police department, a Union Street woman said that someone had stolen the plants off her porch. The woman told police that she believed the plants were stolen as retaliation for her calling animal control about her neighbor’s dogs. The woman said that she had to call about the animal problems multiple times. The responding officer took the report and said that it would be turned over to an investigator with the Summerville Police Department.
A small earthquake struck the area on Saturday morning. The earthquake’s epicenter was located 2.3 miles west of Menlo, just across the state line in Cherokee County, Alabama.
Chattooga County’s librarian with the county library system is retiring after twenty-seven years.