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September 1, 2026

Georgia Gas Prices Finally Ease After Weeks Of Increases

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Georgia motorists are getting at least a little relief at the pump heading into the Labor Day travel period, with the statewide average for regular gasoline falling after several weeks of increases.

AAA says the Georgia average is now about $3.78 per gallon, down roughly 3 cents from a week ago and 11 cents from a month ago. However, prices remain about 88 cents higher than this time last year. A typical 15-gallon fill-up at the current statewide average costs about $56.70.

September 1, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Georgia State Patrol Stepping Up Patrols For Labor Day Weekend

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With thousands of Georgians expected to travel for the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend, the Georgia Department of Public Safety is warning motorists to expect increased enforcement on highways and secondary roads across the state.

September 1, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

GNTC Nursing Program Posts 100% Pass Rate For Fourth Consecutive Year

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College is celebrating another major achievement for its nursing program, with every graduate in its latest Associate of Science in Nursing class passing the national licensing examination on the first attempt.

September 1, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Fair Season Continues Across Georgia And Northeast Alabama

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The Chattooga County Agricultural Fair has wrapped up for another year, but residents who enjoy the sights, sounds and food of a fall fair still have plenty of opportunities ahead.

August 31, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Fuller’s County Connections Program Changes Chattooga County Location

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Residents planning to meet with Congressman Clay Fuller’s staff in Chattooga County this Friday should be aware of a change in location for the congressman’s County Connections Program.

The event will now be held at Summerville City Hall, 120 Georgia Avenue in Summerville, on Friday, September 4, from 9 AM until noon.

The original location announced for the Chattooga County stop was the Hurley Community Development Center on Commerce Street.

Fuller’s office recently launched the County Connections Program, a rotating series of in-person office hours designed to make congressional constituent services more accessible in counties that do not have a permanent congressional field office.

Fuller maintains district offices in Rome, Dalton and Dallas, but Georgia’s 14th Congressional District covers a large portion of Northwest Georgia. Through County Connections, members of the congressman’s staff are visiting additional counties on a rotating basis.

The program can be particularly useful for residents who need assistance dealing with a federal agency. Congressional staff can help constituents communicate with federal agencies, check the status of cases and inquiries, and help ensure constituent concerns receive appropriate consideration.

Residents can also meet with Fuller’s staff to discuss issues affecting the community, ask questions or provide comments for the congressman’s office.

The County Connections rotation began August 28 in Walker County. Following Friday’s Chattooga County stop, visits are scheduled for Dade County on September 11, Murray County on September 18, Catoosa County on September 25, Polk County on October 2 and the City of Acworth in Cobb County on October 9.

Again, the location for Friday’s Chattooga County County Connections event has changed. Congressman Clay Fuller’s staff will be at Summerville City Hall, 120 Georgia Avenue, from 9 AM until noon Friday, September 4.

August 31, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Arrest Report – Monday – August 31, 2026

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, August 31, 2026:

August 31, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Hot, Mostly Dry Weather Expected Through The Week

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A hot and mostly dry stretch of late-summer weather is settling across northwest Georgia, with temperatures climbing into the 90s and heat index values approaching or exceeding 100 degrees at times this week.

August 31, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

South Carolina In Chattooga County? The History Behind An Unusual Local Name

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Motorists traveling Georgia Highway 100 between Summerville and the Floyd County line pass a place whose unusual name reaches deep into Chattooga County’s earliest history.

South Carolina Campground sits near the southern end of Taylor’s Ridge in the High Point area. To someone unfamiliar with the community, the name might seem out of place. After all, the South Carolina state line is many miles away.

But the name is a reminder of the families who settled this portion of Chattooga County during the 1800s — and of a time when a rural campground could serve not only as a place of worship, but as a school, meeting place, cemetery and center of community life.

Records indicate the history of South Carolina Campground stretches back to the 1840s, only a few years after Chattooga County itself was created in 1838.

August 31, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Local Libraries Expanding Services Beyond Books In Chattooga County

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The role of the public library continues to change, and residents in Chattooga County and Trion have access to services that go well beyond checking out a book.

August 31, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Congressman Clay Fuller Bringing “County Connections” Constituent Services To Chattooga County

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SEE UPDATED STORY – THE VENUE FOR CHATTOOGA COUNTY HAS CHANGED TO SUMMERVILLE CITY HALL

Residents of Chattooga County will have an opportunity this week to meet directly with a member of Congressman Clay Fuller’s staff as part of a new effort designed to make congressional constituent services more accessible throughout Georgia’s 14th Congressional District.