A traffic stop on Lake Wanda Reita Road resulted in the arrest of a 24-year-old man on multiple driving violations, according to a report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office.
The Salvation Army of Rome officially kicked off its annual Red Kettle Campaign on Friday, November 21, at noon outside Hobby Lobby on Shorter Avenue. The storied Christmas campaign is the organization’s largest fundraising effort of the year, powering programs that provide critical support to families and individuals in Floyd, Polk, and Chattooga County.
The Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce announced the Top 10 finalists selected to advance to Round 2 of the Chattooga FLEX Program, a local entrepreneurial development initiative that helps students build, strengthen, and launch their own businesses.
Dry Valley Baptist Church in Summerville will host a Thanksgiving Dinner-in-a-Box Drive-Thru this Sunday, November 23rd. The church will provide ready-to-take-home Thanksgiving meals for families in the community, and volunteers will be on hand to place the boxed dinners directly into each vehicle. Participants will not need to get out of their cars. The drive-thru distribution will take place in the side parking lot of Dry Valley Baptist Church, located at 451 Dry Valley Church Road in Summerville. The event begins at 1:30 p.m. Church organizers say the goal is to offer a simple, convenient way to help families prepare for the holiday.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, November 21, 2025:
Unseasonably warm weather continues to dominate the pattern across Chattooga County and the rest of Northwest Georgia, and this trend shows no signs of breaking anytime soon. Temperatures, already well above what is typical for late November, are expected to remain elevated through at least the middle of next week. In fact, several days may come close to setting new record highs as the region remains locked under stubbornly warm air.
West Berryton Faith Temple Holiness Church, under the leadership of Pastor John Mann, is set to bless the Summerville community this Thanksgiving season by distributing 171 meal boxes to families in need. The initiative, aimed at providing homes with the fixings for a traditional holiday feast, will take place tomorrow, Saturday, November 22, 2025, starting at 10:00 AM.
A powerful new community effort has formed in Chattooga County after a heartbreaking weekend left families and friends grieving the loss of local youth. Instead of letting tragedy pass in silence, Coach Blaine Woody and Michael Farmer came together with a simple but urgent message: “This has to change.”
Blood Assurance is hosting a holiday-themed blood drive today, Friday, November 21, 2025, in Chattooga County, and residents are encouraged to take part in the lifesaving event.
As Thanksgiving approaches, many Georgia households are bracing for a holiday meal that, while offering some relief on the centerpiece, continues to strain their budgets. Despite a welcome dip in wholesale turkey prices, the overall cost of putting together a traditional feast remains a significant balancing act for families across the state, squeezed by persistent inflation on many other grocery staples.
