It’s a Christmas tradition for many families across Chattooga County—and for visitors from Alabama and beyond—the live nativity at Alpine Community Church in Menlo.
The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has awarded the Georgia Department of Public Safety a Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic, or H.E.A.T., grant worth about $4.6 million to continue major traffic safety efforts across the state. The grant took effect October 1, 2025, and runs through September 30, 2026.
The City of Summerville says leaf pickup is underway, with City Utilities Street Department crews working through neighborhoods to keep streets tidy and safe during the fall and winter season.
New Echota–Cherokee Capital State Historic Site will host Mission Holiday: Traditional Cherokee Recipe on December 20th, 2025, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. The program will take place in the Middle-Class Cabin and marks the final installment of the Traditional Cherokee Recipe series for 2025.
At the request of the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Catoosa County, Georgia, involving officers from the East Ridge (Tennessee) Police Department. Authorities say no one was injured during the incident.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, December 17, 2025:
Chattooga County and the rest of Northwest Georgia will see a slow warm-up through midweek, with highs climbing back into the 50s and 60s as southerly flow increases.
With less than a week left until Christmas, the City of Summerville is encouraging families across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia to take advantage of extended shopping hours and a festive downtown atmosphere during “Sip, Shop, & Sleigh” in Downtown Summerville.
The Christmas season arrived with smiles and warm wishes in Chattooga County as the Sheriff’s Office delivered gift baskets to seniors at Oakview Health and Rehab in Summerville this week, along with dozens more to homebound residents across the county.
A workforce-focused recovery program aimed at helping residents rebuild their lives is expanding in Chattooga County and across the region after Highland Rivers Behavioral Health was awarded a $1 million grant to grow its recovery-to-work efforts into all 13 Northwest Georgia counties it serves.