Drunk Man Arrested After Damaging His Home

A twenty-four-year-old Dry Creek Road man was arrested on Friday after punching holes in the wall and destroying a bathroom door in his home.  Deputies were alerted by the man’s in-laws who were in fear for their daughter who had fled the residence with the couple’s nine-month-old son.  Deputies traveled to Dry Creek Road and found the subject, Charles Eugene Portwood who admitted to doing the damage to his own home and said that he and his wife had gotten into a heated argument.  Portwood was arrested and booked into the Chattooga County Jail on charges of Disorderly Conduct.

Arrest Report – Tuesday – September 12, 2023

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, September 12, 2023:

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Trion Will Celebrate On Halloween

Halloween falls on a Tuesday this year and the Optimist Club Halloween walk has been set for the Saturday before the holiday in Summerville.  Several have reached out to WZQZ News asking about Halloween in Trion.  WZQZ put the question to Trion Mayor Lanny Thomas.

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Chattooga Quail Forever Startup Meeting

Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever make up the nation’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to upland habitat conservation. This community of more than 400,000 members, supporters and partners is dedicated to the protection of our uplands through habitat improvement, public access, education and advocacy.

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Georgia Gas Prices Decline Again

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Georgia gas prices have seen a steady decline for the past 2 weeks. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.56 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight).

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GNTC Fall Mum Sale

The Horticulture program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will hold a Fall Mum Sale Monday, Sept. 18, through Thursday, Sept. 21, outside of Building L, located across from GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome.

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O’Reilly Auto Parts Opening In New Store Today

The new O’Reilly store on Commerce Street in Summerville will be open for business today.

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Georgia Parks Leaf Watch Travel Trips

The cooler temperatures, the smell of pumpkin-spiced lattes, and waves of red and gold leaves spark the start of fall. Knowing that the fall colors will soon make their appearance, and the trees will transform into a kaleidoscope of color, many leaf peepers find themselves planning their autumn escapes to get a front-row view. Although Mother Nature is in charge of when peak leaf season will hit, Georgia State Parks has launched “Leaf Watch 2023” to help leaf lookers track fall color as it moves across the Peach State. Found at GaStateParks.org/LeafWatch, the travel planner is filled with top trails and overlooks, mountain cabins and campsites, fall events and safe hiking tips.

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Governor Announces Rural Housing Grant Recipients

Last Friday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced the first grant recipients of the Rural Workforce Housing Initiative announced earlier this year in his State of the State address.

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Arrest Report – Monday – September 11, 2023

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, September 11, 2023:

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