
Republican candidate for Chattooga County Commissioner Andy Allen issued a statement this week about the land use ordinance recently adopted by Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry.

Republican candidate for Chattooga County Commissioner Andy Allen issued a statement this week about the land use ordinance recently adopted by Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry.

Lanny Thomas, Mayor of The Town of Trion, received the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute Certificate of Excellence during the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) Annual Cities United Summit in Atlanta on January 28.

The Internal Revenue Service successfully opened the 2024 tax season Monday by accepting and processing federal individual tax returns as the agency continues focusing on expanding options to help taxpayers.

January has seen heavy rain and Arctic air for Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama, but it looks as if we will be closing out the month with temperatures above average and a mainly dry forecast going into the first of February.

The Georgia Department of Public Safety confirmed on Monday morning that the state trooper who died in the line of duty on Sunday afternoon was attempting to stop a motorcycle for a traffic violation on Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County when the fatal crash occurred.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, January 29, 2024:

The new Waffle House is opening on Highway 27 in Summerville at 7 AM today. The iconic, Southern eatery is known for it’s famous waffles and breakfast foods. A ribbon cutting is being planned by the Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce and Summerville Main Street at noon today.

The Georgia Department of Transportation says that a long-planned interstate that would stretch across Georgia and go all the way to Texas is “not a good idea”. That was the wording in a report released last week by the Georgia DOT.

Earlier this month, North Georgia EMC received word of an imposter in the Calhoun area going door-to-door claiming to be an NGEMC employee. This individual told the member that they had high usage and claimed to be able to put the member on an NGEMC program.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College announced the students on its President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2023 fall semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, the student must maintain a GPA of 3.8 or higher during the semester with a course load of at least 12 credit hours. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, the student must maintain a GPA of 3.5 to 3.79 during the semester with a course load of at least 12 credit hours.