Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, June 6, 2020:
Lookout Mountain Community Services (LMCS) reminds you that their Summerville Outpatient site is open and running for intakes, telehealth, in-person services and small group meetings in the location next to United Grocery Outlet in Summerville.
Georgia’s Agricultural Commissioner Gary Black says that he is “disappointed” with a Federal court ruling concerning a popular herbicide that is used by Georgia farmers. The ruling came down this week after a court found that the EPA approval of the herbicide “Dicamba” made by Bayer.
Weeks after filing for bankruptcy, JC Penney has announced it will close 154 locations nationwide, including the JC Penney Store at Mt. Berry Mall in Rome. The news came Thursday as company officials said the closings are part of its “store optimization strategy.”
A twenty-five-year-old Summerville woman was arrested early on Thursday morning after a complaint about someone “banging on (a) door with a large stick.”
Chattooga High School’s Teacher of the Year was recently named. Principal Emily Mobbs issued a statement regarding Mrs. Kayla Hartline on being named as Teacher of the Year:
By Jennifer Whittaker
Decatur County dairy farmers Matt, left, & Paul Johnson, were among farmers across the country asked to dump milk due to COVID-19 knocking the dairy supply chain off-kilter.
Photo by Laura Johnson
It wasn’t an April Fool’s joke when the Johnsons posted a video on their Providence Dairy Facebook page showing milk gushing down the drain. The April 1 post was a jarring image of how COVID-19 impacted Georgia farmers. Over two weeks, the Johnson family dumped five tanks of milk – 240,000 lbs.
Matt and Laura Johnson farm in partnership with his dad, Paul, milking about 1,200 cows three times a day on their Decatur County farm.
The Johnsons are among about 50 Georgia dairies that belong to the farmer-owned Dairy Farmers of America Co-op (DFA) according to Jon Bebermeyer, DFA Southeast Area chief operating officer.
Matt, who serves as a council member for the DFA Southeast Area, wasn’t alone in being asked to dump his milk.
From March 28 through April 17, DFA asked its Georgia and Florida producers to dump about 500,000 gallons of milk Bebermeyer said. The majority of the milk was dumped through April 3 with sporadic loads through April 17.
“I understand it’s a business decision that unfortunately has to be made,” Matt said April 2. “At the end of the day, I trust the people marketing my milk are making the best decisions they can.”
Knowing it’s what’s best for business didn’t make it easier.
Every summer the race is on to pick the first ripe tomato off the vine! It is a point of pride for many home gardeners to boast of that delicious first taste of summer. My dad, Thomas Brewer always took pride in having the first ripe tomato in Lyerly. Having a sliced tomato on fresh bread with bacon and homegrown lettuce is my favorite way to enjoy that first ripe tomato and makes a meal to remember. Of course, there are any number of ways to assemble a BLT, but a juicy tomato whether homegrown or “picked” from the grocery store or farm market takes center stage.
An employee with Berry College has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a memo that was sent out to other Berry employees on Friday afternoon. According to the memo, campus officials say that the employee was alerted to symptoms while undergoing screening at the college’s front gate. The college says that they are following all CDC recommendations at this time. You can see a copy of the memo obtained by WZQZ News below:
A worker at the Mohawk Plant in Summerville tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday. Mohawk has released the following statement regarding the positive Covid-19 test for an employee: