Just over a week after President Biden designated Hurricane Idalia a major disaster in Georgia, FEMA and its federal partner, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), have approved more than $1.7 million in disaster assistance to help residents of Cook, Glynn and Lowndes counties recover from the hurricane.
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Friday that she is co-sponsoring House Resolution 3413, also known as “AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act”. Rep. Greene says that AM radio is vital in times of emergency. Greene says, “When all other services are unavailable, and the power is out, a car’s AM radio is a lifeline. There is no alternative that has the reach and resiliency of AM radio stations, a service that is free to all listeners and doesn’t require a subscription, data plan, or other fees. More than 80 million Americans regularly listen to AM radio and six in 10 radio fans even cited the lack of cost as one of the top two drivers for tuning in”. Rep. Greene said that when Hurricane Ian hit Florida last year, AM radio listenership spiked 123%. You can read Rep. Greene’s complete comments below:
On Thursday of last week, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced that Colonel Chris Wright, Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety (DPS), is retiring following many years of distinguished service in state law enforcement.
Rome Police Chief Denise Downer-McKinney announce that Captain Trixie Morgan of the Rome Police Department has graduated as a member of the 287th session of the FBI National Academy. The graduation took place at the National Academy in Quantico, Virginia on September 14th, 2023.
Congratulations to the Chattooga High School 2023-24 Homecoming Court: Queen-Kaylan Moseley; 1st- Savannah Greene; 2nd- Kendra Heroch; Junior Princess-Libby Mobbs; Sophomore Princess- Allee Humphrey; Freshmen Princess- Daysa Martin. Joined by 22-23 Homecoming Queen-Bailey Thomas and Flower Girl- Ellie Pate.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, September 16, 2023:
AdventHealth Redmond is hosting the AdventHealth AngioScreen bus on Monday, Sept. 25 from 10:30 am to 2 pm. The AngioScreen bus will be parked in front of main entrance of AdventHealth Redmond. An AngioScreen is a noninvasive, 10-minute vascular screening designed to assess your risk of heart disease and stroke.
Trion – 31
Model – 12
Murray County – 28
Chattooga – 21
Click the link below to listen to a recap of both games from WZQZ:
The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum double-engine steam passenger train will be rolling into the Summerville Depot today, and the City of Summerville has a full day of events planned. The city is hosting a chili and Brunswick stew cook-off. The public can purchase $5 wristbands and sample all of the stew and chili, and vote for the Peoples Choice Awards. The teams of stew and chili makers will be competing for a top prize of $500. Also, the Chattooga County Historical Society will have the historic Couey House open for visitors today for a look back into the history of some of Chattooga County’s earliest settlers. Music will be a part of today’s activities as well, with Nashville-based Jaycee Lynne performing. You can read more about Jaycee Lynne’s music below:
