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September 28, 2026

School Leaders Explain What E-SPLOST Renewal Means For Chattooga County Voters

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When Chattooga County voters go to the polls in November, one of the local questions they will encounter concerns the continuation of a one-percent sales tax that has helped finance school construction, renovations, technology, security and other capital needs for nearly three decades.

September 28, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Chattooga County CERT Adds 16 New Members Following Training

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The Chattooga County Community Emergency Response Team has added 16 new members following a training class held recently in Summerville.

September 28, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Chattooga County Millage Rate Drops As Tax Digest Climbs Above $912 Million

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Chattooga County’s tax digest has grown by more than $133 million over the past year, but county government is expected to levy nearly $933,000 less in maintenance and operations property taxes for 2026.

September 28, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Man Arrested On DUI-Drugs Charge After Medical Call On Silver Hill Road

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A 49-year-old man was arrested on a DUI-drugs charge after a Chattooga County deputy responded to a report of a possible vehicle fire in the Silver Hill Road and Jenkins Gap Road area.

September 28, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Chattooga Schools Gain National Attention For Dramatic Drop In Chronic Absenteeism

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Chattooga County Schools are receiving national attention for dramatically reducing chronic absenteeism, bringing the district’s rate below where it stood before the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 28, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

When The Railroad Redrew The Map Of Chattooga County

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The communities we know today as Summerville, Lyerly and Menlo might look very different had railroad tracks been laid just a few miles in another direction.

When railroads finally arrived in Chattooga County during the late 1800s, they did much more than provide transportation. They determined where businesses opened, where people settled, which communities grew and, in some cases, which communities disappeared.

And at one point, the railroad nearly bypassed Summerville altogether.

September 28, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Driver Charged With DUI And Child Endangerment On Highway 27

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A 44-year-old man was arrested on DUI and child endangerment charges after a Chattooga County deputy stopped a vehicle that had reportedly been the subject of a lookout for a reckless driver.

September 28, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Two USDA Deadlines Approaching For Chattooga County Farmers And Landowners

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Chattooga County farmers, cattle producers and landowners have two important USDA deadlines approaching, including a September 30 deadline for disaster assistance and an October 9 deadline for several conservation programs.

September 28, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

New Modular Housing Units Added At Hays State Prison

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New modular housing units are now in place at Hays State Prison in Chattooga County, part of a Georgia Department of Corrections project designed to provide additional prison beds while maintenance and infrastructure improvements are carried out at state facilities.

September 28, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Two Arrested After Domestic Dispute On Mountain View Road

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Two people were arrested on disorderly house charges after a Chattooga County deputy responded to a reported physical domestic dispute on Mountain View Road.