Leadership Chattooga is calling on the community to support a vital Toiletry Drive throughout the month of September, aimed at providing essential hygiene and household products to underserved families in Chattooga County. The initiative highlights a critical and often overlooked gap: federal assistance programs like Food Stamps/EBT do not cover these necessary items, leaving many families struggling to afford basic necessities.
The Georgia gas price average increased by a single cent ahead of Labor Day; the slight rise has a minimal impact on the overall cost of filling up at the pump. Georgians now pay an average price of $2.90 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which can change overnight.
Over the past decade, attitudes toward marijuana in Georgia have undergone a seismic shift, transforming from widespread opposition to overwhelming support for legalization, particularly for medical use. Yet, despite this dramatic change in public sentiment, the state’s cannabis laws largely remain conservative, creating a complex and often contradictory legal landscape.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced the second year of Outdoors Beyond Barriers (OBB) adaptive hunting opportunities. There are eight hunts lined up and ready to go, but don’t wait, the deadline is Sept. 10 to get your application in!
A new report released in July by Invigor Medical reveals a concerning public health trend in Georgia, placing the state fourth nationwide for sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates. The analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention shows Georgia recorded 112,143 new STD cases in 2023, averaging approximately 1,020 per 100,000 residents. Notably, Georgia also holds the top spot nationally for new HIV diagnoses.
Residents of Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia can expect a mixed bag of weather this week, starting with isolated showers and gradually increasing temperatures, before transitioning to a largely dry and warmer weekend.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, September 2, 2025:
Chattooga County recorded 92 DUI suspensions and convictions in 2024, placing it in the latter half of Georgia counties when ranked by per capita rates. New state data reveals that while Chattooga manages its impaired driving incidents, smaller rural areas across the state grapple with disproportionately higher rates of DUIs relative to their population.
A new state law signed earlier this year is set to significantly impact the paychecks and lives of workers with disabilities across Northwest Georgia, marking a historic shift toward economic fairness and inclusion.
The recent arrest of Joel “Chris” Wooten, a former Trion Police Officer and agent with the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force, on felony charges of Aggravated Battery and Violation of Oath by a Public Officer, has sent ripples through the local legal system. Legal experts indicate that the charges could significantly jeopardize a multitude of court cases in which Wooten was involved, potentially leading to challenges to evidence, witness credibility, and even the reversal of past convictions.
