Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Kristina Cook Graham took action on Monday to close the Walker County Courthouse after an increase in COVID-19 cases among employees and staff at the courthouse.
Gov. Brian Kemp’s office responded Monday to President Donald Trump’s demands to help him overturn Georgia’s election results with a reminder that state law “prohibits the governor from interfering in the election.”
The Northwest Georgia Department of Public Health announced on Monday that the drive-up testing for the coronavirus that was taking place at North Summerville Baptist Church has come to an end. In the future, residents will need to make an appointment with the Health Department in Summerville, or use testing sites in neighboring Walker or Floyd Counties.
Despite predictions for fewer Georgians to hit the road for Thanksgiving this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, traffic fatalities were dramatically higher compared to 2019.
Georgia gas prices increased slightly at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $1.96 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 1 cent more than a week ago, 1 cent less than last month, and 46 cents less than this time last year.
Chattooga County Sheriffs Office responded to a call of breaking and entering this past week.
Due to the possibility of winter weather on Tuesday, Chattooga County School Superintendent Jared Hosmer issued the following statement on Monday afternoon: “After consulting with our local EMA and looking at the latest forecast from the National Weather Service, the Chattooga County School System will have a distance learning day on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Weather permitting, all 12-month employees will report at 10:00 a.m.” You can see the short-term distance learning instructions below:
Trion United Methodist Church will have their Brunswick Stew available Saturday, December 5 at $7.00 per quart. It is on a first come first served bases. The stew will be ready around 10:30 a.m. Please pick the stew up from the fellowship hall (under the awning) before 1:00 p.m. We have taken special precautions to protect our special people that purchase our stew and our volunteer stew workers! Thank you to all who support our stew project.
The Trion United Methodist Men will have a Bake Sale beginning at 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. There will be a selection of cookies, brownies, fired pies, cakes, and other sweets.
