Please be advised that a Municipal Election for the Town of Trion will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. The offices to be filled are: City Council Seat 4, City Council Seat 5, School Board Seat 4, and School Board Seat 5. Each of said offices shall have a four (4) year term.
The City of Menlo will be hosting a Blood Assurance Blood Drive coming up on Monday, July 31st from Noon until 4 PM. Each donor will receive a t-shirt. The blood donor bus will be located at the parking lot across from Menlo City Hall at Best Manufacturing. Blood Assurance says that one blood donation can save up to three lives. If you plan to donate, you can call ahead for an appointment at 1-800-962-0628. Remember to eat a good meal, avoid energy drinks, drink extra water and bring your ID when you come to donate blood.
As 1.6 million children across Georgia begin heading back to school, AAA urges motorists to slow down, stay alert in neighborhoods, and school zones. Also, to be especially vigilant for pedestrians during before- and after-school hours. Children are particularly vulnerable during the afternoon hours following their school day. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 64 percent of child pedestrians killed in traffic crashes occurred during the weekday (6 a.m. Monday to 6:00 p.m. Friday) in 2021 (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts). The goal is to always look out for all pedestrians on Georgia roadways everywhere.
Chattooga Curtain Call will present Annie Jr. and Annie Kids this coming weekend. Chattooga Curtain Call (CCC) is in its eleventh season and back to the show that started it all, Annie. Students Kindergarten through 12th grade have been practicing all summer to bring you the show about a little orphan who captured America’s hearts. Fall in love all over again with Annie, Sandy, Mr. Warbucks and Grace Ferrell.
This past week, the Georgia State Patrol Post in Rome released a report about the arrest of a Menlo man who was charged with driving under the influence on July 8th.
Georgia’s seaports had their second-busiest year in fiscal 2023 despite a decline in the volume of consumer goods moving across their docks as retailers with full inventories cut back their orders, officials said this past week.
We know it is summertime now – but hunting season will be here before you know it.
To get you ready, the new 2023-2024 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations Guide is now available online, on the Go Outdoors GA app, and in print, announces the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.
Rome-Floyd Metro Task Force Officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Spring Creek Street in East Rome and arrested a man on drug charges.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, July 29, 2023:
A twenty-six-year-old Summerville woman was arrested on Thursday after she was accused of biting her grandmother on the wrist and arm. According to a report from the Summerville Police Department, the woman was riding in the car with her grandmother when she became irate and bit her. Police arrested Josie Laine Barker and charged her with disorderly conduct. She was booked into the Chattooga County Jail on Thursday afternoon.
