
A Chattooga County church is offering a hot meal, and a little extra kindness happening today, Christmas Day, by inviting the community to a free Christmas lunch in Trion.

A Chattooga County church is offering a hot meal, and a little extra kindness happening today, Christmas Day, by inviting the community to a free Christmas lunch in Trion.

Visitors to the Georgia National Fairgrounds can now stay overnight on site for the first time.

Energy assistance is available now in Chattooga County through the federally funded Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), with applications currently open for priority households and wider sign-ups set to begin right after New Year’s.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun the final phase of its 2025 Agricultural Resource Management Survey, a nationwide effort to collect detailed economic information from farmers and ranchers to help guide agricultural policy and decision-making.

Chattooga County officials say the county’s Remote Dump sites and the Transfer Station will be closed for the holiday on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The facilities are scheduled to reopen Friday and Saturday during normal operating hours.
Residents are encouraged to plan ahead for household waste and disposal needs around the closure.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, December 24, 2025:

Chattooga County and the rest of Northwest Georgia are in for an unusually warm stretch through Christmas and into the weekend, with afternoon temperatures running well above normal and flirting with record to near-record levels.

The Chattooga County Chamber is shining a spotlight on the Leadership Chattooga Class of 2025, recognizing a group of local professionals who represent a wide range of organizations serving Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia.


The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office recently celebrated the Christmas season with its annual Christmas dinner and awards night, recognizing employees for outstanding performance and lifesaving actions.

More information has been released from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office about an Atlanta-area woman who was arrested on December 21st after a report of a package being dropped in the woods near Hays State Prison.