Summerville Police received a call about a misplaced debit card and were called to investigate.  An officer met with the complainant on January 31st.  The complainant said that he discovered that he had left his debit card at the Pure Stop on Highway 114.  The complainant canceled the debit card, but not before someone charged $177.82 at Dos Maguey Restaurant in Summerville.  The complainant went to the restaurant and workers there told them that the card had been used by Levi Ragland.  Ragland was arrested on Monday of this week and charged with transaction card fraud, transaction card theft and theft of mislaid property and was booked into the Chattooga County Jail.

Only about half of the people who have a heart attack experience warning signs beforehand. That is why preventing heart disease in the first place is so important, said Dr. Michael Land, who treats patients at Atrium Health Floyd Primary Care Family Medicine.

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Becky Duke celebrated 48 years at the Chattooga County Probate Office on Tuesday.  She came to work at the office in 1976 for Judge Jon Payne.  She has continued to serve the residents of Chattooga County for nearly five decades.

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NBC Radio News is reporting country music icon Toby Keith has died, his official website and social media accounts said early Tuesday, 18 months after he revealed he had stomach cancer. He was 62. The “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” singer died Monday night surrounded by his family, a short statement said. “He fought his fight with grace and courage,” it added.

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, February 6, 2024:

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The Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition will participate in Cancer Prevention Day at Georgia’s State Capitol in Atlanta next Monday, February 12^th.

Erin Hernandez, President and CEO, says that the purpose is to let legislators know about the work currently underway towards cancer prevention and how they can help.

February is observed each year as National Cancer Prevention Month. Learn more about cancer prevention and support offered by the Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition by calling (706) 291-9198 or emailing Hernandez at ehernandez@nwgacancer.org.