State Court Judge Jon Dennis issued a statement on Wednesday concerning upcoming State Court proceedings.  Judge Dennis says that both arraignments and trials will be continued until June of this year.  Judge Dennis told WZQZ News that the most important thing for those coming to State Court to remember is that proceedings will be held in the main courtroom at the Chattooga County Courthouse, instead of the Courthouse Annex.  Judge Dennis said that Judge Kristina Graham offered the use of the main courtroom so that better social-distancing practices could be observed during State Court proceedings.  You can read Judge Dennis’ complete statement below:

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The Georgia Department of Labor has processed 1.3-million unemployment claims since the middle of March.  The Department has issued more payments in the past six weeks than in the past four years combined.

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CHATTOOGA COUNTY OPERATIONS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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A well-attended, annual event has been canceled due to the City of Summerville’s decision to cancel all activities for the foreseeable future.  Lyerly United Methodist Church has held a car show in Summerville for over a decade, but the decision has been made to cancel this year’s event. 

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A Sixth Street, Summerville woman told police that someone had stolen the tag off her vehicle while it was parked in front of her residence.  The complainant told police that this is the second time someone has stolen a tag from her vehicle in recent days.  The woman was unable to provide the name of any possible suspects to police.  The tag that was stolen is license number “AIU 7020”.  The complainant said that tag was stolen sometime between April 28th and May 2nd.