Summerville Council Called Meeting This Evening

The Summerville City Council will hold a called meeting this evening at 5 PM at the Summerville Recreation Center.  The council will be voting on an alcohol license for a local business and will also be discussing Christmas events for this year, including the annual Christmas Parade in downtown Summerville.  You can see the complete agenda below:

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Mr. Danny Ross Timmons, Obit (ER)

MR. DANNY ROSS TIMMONS, age 76, of Union Street, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Friday afternoon, October 16, 2020, in a Rome hospital.

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Entire Bartow County Jail In Quarantine

The entire population at the Bartow County Jail is in quarantine after 30-plus positive cases of COVID-19 among inmates.

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Fuzzy Venomous Caterpillars Found In Georgia

The "hairs" of the puss caterpillar are venomous spines that cause a painful reaction if touched, according to the University of Georgia’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.

If you spot a harmless, even cute-looking long-haired caterpillar in your backyard in Georgia, stay away. They’re easy to spot. The caterpillars look like they are wearing a wig.

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Kemp Extends Statewide Restrictions

Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday extended the state’s coronavirus restrictions an additional two weeks, making no significant changes to broad rules that govern how Georgians should live, work and gather amid a pandemic.

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Coronavirus Surge Predicted

Infectious disease experts are warning the rise in COVID-19 cases across the United States should be cause for alarm in Georgia as well as elsewhere across the nation.

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Child Struck And Killed On Friday Evening In Summerville

The Georgia State Patrol continues to investigate an accident that happened on Friday evening in Summerville when a nineteen-month-old toddler walked into the path of an oncoming vehicle on Highway 27, across the road from Advance Auto.

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Mr. Juan Marichald “Chili” Evans, Obit (Willis)

MR. JUAN MARICHALD “CHILI” EVANS – AGE 53- Of Summerville, Georgia passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020 at a local Healthcare.

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Georgia Fifth Highest In Nation For COVID-19 Fraud

According to a new study by The Ascent, a personal finance company, Georgia residents have lost the fifth most to COVID-19 fraud in the nation, with losses topping over $4 million statewide.

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Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Rises In September

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Georgia’s unemployment rate rose to 6.4 percent in September… that’s 7/10ths of a point higher than August.

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