According to records released by the Chattooga County sheriff’s office, West Washington Street resident Dakota Finster reported that his golf clubs had been stolen.

Last Thursday around 8:30 PM, Mr. Finster told a county sheriff’s corporal that he had noticed his golf clubs and golf bag missing from the carport of his residence on Wednesday, the day before.

Mr. Finster informed the corporal that he had recently seen someone walking along the railroad tracks behind his home and that he believed that they may be the thief, but Finster did not know the identity of that individual.

Two young men have died after a fire broke out at a Rossville home Wednesday afternoon, according to Walker county coroner DeWayne Wilson.

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The Town of Trion Development Authority will have a meeting on Thursday, December 27.

The meeting will be in the Town Hall conference room and will begin at 5:30 PM.

Summerville resident Linda Lawrence told a city police officer that her application for government assistance was misplaced by state workers with the  Georgia’s Economic Opportunity Authority in Chattooga County.

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The statewide unemployment rate fell from 4.1% to a flat 4.0% for the month of November, and Cherokee County once again, posted a rate far below that – coming in at just 3.2%.

Neighboring DeKalb County matched that rate – while Etowah County and Cleburne County each posted a rate of 3.6% and Calhoun County came in at 4.0%.

Counties with the lowest unemployment rates were Shelby at 2.5%; Marshall, Madison and Cullman at 2.9% and Morgan, Limestone and Elmore at 3.0%; the counties with the highest unemployment rates were Wilcox at 7.9% and Clarke at 6.4% – with Dallas and Lowndes at 5.8% each.

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As of 6 PM Thursday evening, there have been 26 fatalities reported on Georgia’s roads, including one in Northwest Georgia Walker County on Christmas Eve.

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The partial government shutdown won’t affect Santa Claus! NORAD will still be tracking Santa Claus tonight and you can find a link to track Santa below:

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County man Charles Williams reported to the sheriff’s office on Tuesday that he had been the target of a financial scam.

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