The 2018 City of Summerville Christmas Parade, to be held on Monday, December 3, at 7:00 p.m. This year’s parade theme is “A Small Town Christmas”.
Reports released this week by the Summerville Police Department add details to Tuesday’s arrest of Lorraine Morris.
Mr. John Wade, Jr. – age 83, Of Summerville, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at the residence. John Wade, Jr. was born in Chattooga, County to the late John Wade Sr. and Fonnie Perry Wade on August 20, 1933 and received his education at Oak Hill School and graduated from Chattooga County Training School in Holland, Georgia and later enlisting in the United States Army four years.
The runoff election for two state offices is coming up on this Tuesday, December 4th. There are two offices that will be decided by voters.
For Secretary of State, voters will pick between Brad Raffensperger (R) and John Barrow (D) for Secretary of State. Raffensperger is a former state representative and John’s Creek City Councilman, and Barrow is a former U.S. Representative.
The runoff was triggered because neither major party candidate received 50% of the vote in the November General Election, with Raffensberger leading Barrow by just over 16,000 votes (%0.4). This occurred largely because Libertarian candidate Smythe Duvall received a larger portion enough portion of votes. Duvall, not qualifying for the runoff with just over 2% of the total vote, has endorsed Barrow in the runoff election; Duvall said that Barrow’s views on needed reforms in the Secretary of State’s office line up closely with his own .
The race for Public Service Commissioner is down to incumbent Public Service Commissioner Chuck Eaton (R) and Lindy Miller (D).
Early voting was held all last week, Monday through Friday, at the county Registrar’s office.
The National Weather Service has issued alerts of severe thunderstorms expected to make their way through Georgia this weekend. The worst parts of the storm will likely narrowly miss Chattooga County, but we should see at least an inch-and-a-half of rainfall and strong winds.
According to the most recent records from the Summerville Police Department, a 4th Street home was burglarized Thursday during the middle of the day.
The North Georgia Cruisers are selling raffle tickets for a 9mm Smith & Wesson pistol. The funds will benefit the children’s Christmas project they have done for so many years.
Tickets are $5 each; three for $10 and seven for $20.
They are available at Dirttown Deli, Morris Jewelers and Herb’s Pawn Shop.
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Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Northwest Georgia’s labor force grew in October.
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Summerville, GA: It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week, and public health officials with the Chattooga County Health Department encourage everyone six months of age and older to get a yearly flu vaccine. The flu shot takes two weeks to provide protection, so take this time and schedule an appointment with your health care provider or the health department to get your flu vaccine.
The Chattooga County Health Department,60 Farrar Drive, Summerville, offers flu vaccinations on a walk-in basis during regular business hours:
- Monday – Wednesday 8 am to 5 pm
- Thursday – 8 am to 6:30 pm
- Friday – 8 am to 2 pm
For more information, contact the health department at 706-857-3471 or visit https://nwgapublichealth.org/counties/chattooga or https://www.facebook.com/ChattoogaDPH.
Mrs. Doris G. Ford, age 78 of Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, November 30, 2018 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.