Summerville Police arrested a thirty-three-year-old man on Monday of this week after receiving a report about a domestic incident on Allred Street. Police said that Justin Ray Dockery had been cursing and yelling at his girlfriend in front of his girlfriend’s fourteen-year-old daughter.  The juvenile was in fear for her and her mom’s safety and called 911 to report Dockery’s behavior. Police said that Dockery was heavily intoxicated when they arrived on the scene.  Also, Dockery had a warrant for his arrest on failure to appear charges.  Police also found a zip-lock bag with suspected marijuana in Dockery’s possession.  Dockery was charged with disorderly conduct, failure to appear and misdemeanor marijuana possession and was booked into the Chattooga County Jail.

Here are the latest health inspection scores from the Chattooga County Environmental Health Department for the last half of October, 2023:

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, November 1, 2023:

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The low-income home energy assistance program – LIHEAP – opens for homebound and elderly households on December 1, 2023.  To apply for assistance, you will need to contact the North Georgia Community Action Service Center in Summerville beginning December 1st.  At that time, you will be given instructions concerning an appointment time.  You can see more details below:

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The Salvation Army serving Floyd, Chattooga and Polk Counties will be taking applications for families wishing to receive assistance from the Angel Tree program. Registrations will be taken on Friday, November 10 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at Redemption Worship Center, 174 West 1^st Ave, Summerville. Please see the information below containing the specific documents that will be needed.

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The Chattooga County Commissioner’s office, in partnership with the UGA Extension office and the Chamber of Commerce, are excited to announce a new initiative called Home Grown Chattooga.

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A twenty-five-year-old man was arrested on Sunday after Walmart employees called the sheriff’s department because the man was sleeping on the store’s parking lot.  When a deputy approached the man he told the deputy that he had been walking, heading to his “tribe”, and had stopped to sleep.  Based on the man’s speech and behavior, the officer believed that he was under the influence of some sort of drug.  The man told the deputy he just wanted to be left alone so that he could sleep.  The deputy informed the man that Walmart did not want him on their property and that he was placing him under arrest for being a pedestrian under the influence.  At that point, the man began yelling at the deputy and repeatedly used racial slurs towards the deputy.  Austin Blake Holland was booked into the Chattooga County Jail on charges of being a pedestrian under the influence of drugs or alcohol.