
Another Northwest Georgia municipality is one step closer to having a liquor store inside the city limits.

Another Northwest Georgia municipality is one step closer to having a liquor store inside the city limits.

This year’s March of Dimes Report Card on Premature Births offers a comprehensive overview of the health of moms and babies across the U.S. The report grades the U.S., states, Puerto Rico and 100 cities on preterm birth rates, and includes other information such as infant death, states’ efforts on Medicaid expansion and extension, health insurance status, inadequate prenatal care, among other factors and outlines important policy solutions that can make a difference.

Two Rome residents are facing charges in connection with what police say was a conspiracy to commit murder.

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing families to make difficult decisions about their 2020 Thanksgiving celebrations. The Georgia Department of Public Health urges all Georgians to plan ahead and take steps to reduce risk of exposure to COVID-19 and the flu.

A Blood Assurance blood drive will be held today at the Chattooga County Farm Bureau office on Commerce Street in Summerville.

Chattooga County law enforcement was busy over the weekend taking drunk drivers off the roadways. A high-speed chase from Highway 48 to Fish Hatchery Road resulted in a rollover crash that landed one man in jail. Also one man was charged with bringing drugs across guard lines after being arrested for DUI.

The Chattooga Indians last regular season game against Model was on Tuesday of last week, and that game didn’t end well for the Indians. The Blue Devils pulverized the Indians 49-7 – but thanks to Model’s win on Saturday – the Chattooga Indians are headed to the playoffs in the 7AA Region.