Late last year, the Judicial Council of Georgia Ad Hoc Committee on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)Funding Committee has awarded grants totaling $20,712,972 to be distributed among 39 judicial circuits that applied for calendar year 2024 – 2025 funding.
A forty-nine-year-old Cedartown man has been arrested by the GBI on charges of felony possession of material depicting a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Abraham Flores Galvan is accused of having a video tape depicting the child sex crime. Galvan was arrested in 2017 while he was serving as a part-time police officer in Tunnel Hill, Georgia. At that time, Galvan was accused of travelling to the Atlanta metro-area to have sex with an underage female. Galvan was immediately terminated from his position with the Tunnel Hill Police Department. Galvan was arrested on the most recent charges in Floyd County.
The Summerville City Council will hold their regular monthly meeting for February coming up this evening at 5 PM at Summerville City Hall. The meeting will be preceded by a question and answer session with the mayor and city council. The public is invited to attend. You can see a complete agenda for tonight’s meeting below:
A Flood Watch is in effect from 7 PM Sunday through Monday evening for much of Georgia, including Chattooga and surrounding counties.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Sunday, February 11, 2024:
Athens-Clarke County Unified Government (ACCGov) Manager Blaine Williams has named Laura Welch to serve as Interim Human Resources Director as of February 9, 2024 while a national search takes place for the permanent position.
A Savannah man is accused of having drugs and other contraband while on a prison work detail in Lindale, in Floyd County back in November of 2022.
If you are not registered to vote and would like to cast a ballot in the Georgia Presidential Preference Primary, the registration deadline is tomorrow, Monday, February 12, 2024.
This past Friday, Habitat for Humanity – Coosa Valley launched the celebration of its 40th anniversary. Habitat will celebrate the organization’s commitment to transforming generations through home ownership all year long. The Coosa Valley Chapter serves residents of Chattooga, Floyd and Polk Counties in Northwest Georgia.
Northwest Georgia Hunger Ministries requests financial contributions and helping hands from around the community to support its mission to feed the hungry.
