Dr. Phil Williams, Superintendent of Trion City Schools has announced that Trion Schools will dismiss early on Friday, November 16th in order for students, staff, and families to have time to travel to the football playoff game in Schley County.
The newly-elected memebers of the Chattooga County Board of Education will be sworn in at the Board Meeting in January.
The meeting will be held on January 17th, 2019 at the Chattooga County Education Center, located at 206 Penn Street, Summerville, GA 30747.
The new board-members are Brad Hayes, Julia Houston, and Sammy Ballard. They are replacing outgoing board-members Alma Lewis, Larry Weesner, and Eddie Massey, respectively.
Friends of the Lafayette-Walker Library will sponsor “Cocoa with Santa” on Tuesday, November 27th.
Kids can have pictures made with Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus while enjoying cookies, candy canes, and cocoa, all from 4-6 PM.
The event is $5, and all proceeds will benefit the public library. Be sure to bring your camera.
Brent Smith was the winner of last week’s WZQZ Birthday & Anniversary Club. Here are this week’s names:
The City of Summerville’s “Trains, Live Demonstrations & Interactive Family Fun” will conclude “Steam Into Summerville Railroad Days” today. Hosted by Summerville Main Street, the Trains & Tracks Expo will be at the Historic Summerville Depot from 11:00am-3:00pm.Admission is free to the public.
The expo is a great way to spend the day whether you’re an avid modeler or just looking for a fun and interesting day out with the family. The Trains & Tracks Expo is designed for children of all ages; for modelers, collectors, and enthusiasts; for families in search of good old-fashioned fun; and for the simply curious.
The Living with Vision Loss Support Group will be meeting next week on Thursday, November 15, 2018. The meeting is for everyone of any age whose vision loss cannot be corrected with typical glasses as well as Seniors or anyone who has Age Related Macular Degeneration , Diabetes, or Glaucoma. The meeting will take place at 2:30 PM at Oak View Health and Rehabilitation. There will be fun, fellowship and resources to assist people with vision loss. If you need more information about vision loss and services, please phone Marsha Farrow 706-859-2624 or Oakview at 706-857-4761 for directions
The City of Summerville’s annual Christmas in the Park celebration will be held Thursday, December 6th from 6 PM until 9 PM. The public is invited to visit Dowdy Park for this free even to see the park come alive with holiday cheer.
Santa will arrive at the Summerville Depot at 6:30 PM to visit and offer free photos with children. The tree-lighting ceremony is scheduled for 7 PM.
Live entertainment, contests, free food, hayrides and a bonfire will highlight the event. Free tours of the Couey House will be given by members of the Chattooga County Historical Society.
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”.
This quarter our meeting will be held at the Chattooga County Civic Center in Summerville at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
LEPC composition and responsibilities according to GEMA and the Emergency Planning and Community Right‐to‐Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA, also known as Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act):
Membership (Reference: EPCRA Section 301 (42 USC §11001c))
Each Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) shall include, at a minimum, representatives from each of the following entities:
Elected state and local officials, Law enforcement, Emergency management, Fire fighting, First aid, Health, Local environmental, Hospital, Transportation, Broadcast and print media, Community groups, and Owners and operators of covered facilities.
All current members are encouraged to attend or send a representative to the quarterly meeting.
Rainee Henderson was last week’s Birthday & Anniversary Club weekly winner. Here are this week’s names: