Railroad crossing repairs will begin this Friday in Summerville, that according to the Chattooga & Chickamauga Railway.   The repairs will be made at the crossing on Highway 27 near the intersection of Highland Avenue.  The work will begin on September 8th around 7 PM and will be completed by Monday, September 11th around 7 PM.  All lanes of Highway 27 will be closed during the repairs at the tracks.  Detour signs will be installed that will guide traffic northbound passing through Chattooga County.  The detour route will be Highway 48 (the Menlo Highway) and take northbound traffic to Highway 337 in Menlo.  From there the traffic will go to Walker County and be directed back to Highway 27.  Detour signs will be installed to make through-traffic aware of the detour.

It’s that time of year again.  The Tillotson Menlo Charitable Foundation will now begin accepting grant applications for 2023.  The Foundation began in 2005 with a $1,000,000 donation from Tillotson Corporation and over the next five years the Tillotson Corporation contributed an additional $9,000,000 to the Foundation.  The amount of grant money is generally determined by the amount of interest accrued each year on the principal amount in the foundation account.

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New playground equipment is coming to J.R. “Dick” Dowdy Park.  The City of Summerville said that installation of the new playground equipment will begin today, September 6th.   While the work is going on, the city is asking people to use extra caution at the park.  Also, the playground area will be closed until the installation is complete.

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Summerville is home to one of only a few operating train turntables in the southeastern United States, and is truly a step back in time for train and history buffs alike. The City of Summerville is proud to announce the return of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Steam Engines to the Historic Summerville Depot on Saturday, September 16. The Summerville Turntable will work again for the first time since 2019. A double steam engine arrival and a Chili & Brunswick Stew Cook-Off, celebrating with live music and vendors will be a highlight for the welcome back return on September 16th.

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The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary that took place on Tuesday of last week on Highway 48 in Summerville.  Police responded to a call from Nathan Plant who said that when he arrived from work he noticed that his front door had been broken open.  Plant said that once inside, he discovered that three firearms, a tactical box and $500 in cash was missing from his residence.  The complainant told the responding deputy that no one ever used his front door, so he didn’t believe it was someone he knows that stole the items.  The incident has been turned over to an investigator.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, September 5, 2023:

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According to the weekly report from AAA, Gas prices in Georgia increased ahead of Labor Day, with an average price of $3.60 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline.

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The Chattooga and Chickamauga Railroad will begin repairs on the railroad crossing located near Advanced Auto and Farrar Drive on Friday of this week.

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