The Trion City School System released their weekly COVID-19 report on Friday.
MR. ROY ELLIOTT “PETE” HUGGINS, age 34, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday evening, December 8, 2020, in a Rome hospital from injuries received in an auto accident, earlier Tuesday. Born in Floyd County, Georgia on December 8, 1986, a son of the late Elliott Jude Huggins and Debra Marlene Durham Smith, who survives. Mr. Huggins was employed by Chattanooga Wilbert Vault Company.
MS. SHIRLEY STRICKLIN WILLINGHAM journeyed across the River Jordan to her Heavenly Home, where she joined her parents, Sam and Francis Stricklin, brothers and sister, Grant Stricklin, Molly Ragan, Sammy Stricklin, Jimmy Stricklin, Sr., and infant William D. Stricklin; the father of her children, John Ed Willingham, daughter-in-law, Patti Thompson Willingham, and long time companion, Ray Hall.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, December 12, 2020:
Georgia tax collections rose in November for the second consecutive month, the state Department of Revenue reported earlier this week.
In following with this weeks’ Winter Weather Preparedness series put out by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King issued the following statement encouraging fire safety during the winter weather months.
Since 2017 Trion School System has participated in the REACH program that selects several 8th grade students each year to receive a $10,000 scholarship for college.
A Polk County Grand Jury has returned indictments against State Representative, Trey Kelly and Ryan Dover in connection with the death of a bicyclist over a year ago.
Two Georgia residents were arrested in DeKalb County, Alabama during an apparent burglary in progress earlier this week.
The Georgia DOT (GDOT) has posted a proposed plan for public input about a new bypass for Summerville that will include 3 roundabouts. The bypass would run from Highway 48 near Hunt St. to Highway 27 just west of the Chattooga River Crossing, near Wildlife lake Rd, and would include a bridge over Town Branch.