Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, September 20, 2023:
A sheriff’s deputy responded to a call about a single-vehicle accident on South Little Sand Mountain Road late last Friday night. When the deputy arrived on the scene and spoke with the driver, the driver said that a car had crossed over into his lane and caused him to run off into the ditch. After entering the ditch, the front tire of the vehicle blew out and there was slight damage to the driver’s front bumper. The Gore Fire Department had responded to the scene and was helping the driver change his tire. The man was able to drive his vehicle away from the scene of the accident and there were no injuries reported.
Newsweek has once again partnered with respected global data research firm Statista to create their annual ranking of America’s Best Nursing Homes. Oakview Nursing Home in Summerville made the list.
A Chattooga County Sheriff’s deputy was alerted about a strange vehicle last Thursday on Brooks Road in Summerville. A nearby resident had spotted the Ford Mustang was located, about fifty yards off the roadway. The windows were all down on the car and the tires and wheels had been taken off. Also, the vehicle had been spray-painted green. The deputy reported that he could tell the original color of the Mustang was black. The vehicle registration revealed that the car had been reported stolen in Floyd County, but was registered to a Summerville resident. The incident was turned over to an investigator with the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office.
Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden in Summerville will host its annual two-day art festival, Finster Fest, this Saturday and Sunday, September 23rd and 24th.
On Sunday (9/17/23) at 2:03 p.m., Georgia State Patrol Troopers responded to a hit-and-run crash with multiple injuries on GA 61 (US 411) within the city limits of Fairmount.
Alliee Howell was in just the right spot when a mother with a baby boy being cared for in Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was struggling to breastfeed.
A sixty-seven-year-old man was charged with driving under the influence after he was seen speeding on Highway 27. According to a report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy clocked the man driving 78 mph on Highway 27 coming into Summerville. The deputy performed a traffic stop inside the city limits and called for assistance from Summerville Police. The driver admitted to the deputy that he had a “shot of bourbon” before he left Rockmart. Joel Edward Ozment was charged with DUI for alcohol, speeding, no proof of insurance and failure to change license within 60 days of moving. He was booked into the Chattooga County Jail on the charges last Friday.
GRAMMY® Award-winning and Country Music Hall of Fame members, The Oak Ridge Boys are officially celebrating their 50th Anniversary this October. With this celebration, The Oak Ridge Boys are announcing their American Made: Farewell Tour! The group, Duane Allen (1966), Joe Bonsall (1973), William Lee Golden (1965), and Richard Sterban (1972) are excited to celebrate both milestones with fans with the announcement of this tour.
Once again, U.S. News has ranked Berry College the No. 1 best value among regional universities in the South which consists of 13 states and territories. Berry rose in nearly all the 2024 U.S. News & World Reports’ Best Colleges rankings. It ranked 1st for “best undergraduate teaching”, 5th for “most innovative” and 5th overall in the South.