The Georgia Professional Standards Commission voted unanimously Thursday to delete “woke” words including “equity” and “inclusion” from the state’s teacher preparation rules.
According to a report released this week, on May 20th, a thirty-six-year-old woman was arrested after she was found walking around a neighborhood in Summerville and walking through people’s yards. When police responded to a call about the woman, she was unable to tell officers who she was, where she was going or where she lived. Officers believed the woman to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The woman finally told an officer that she was “Elena Gilbert” – a character from “Vampire Diaries”. When asked by the officer if that was who she was claiming to be, the woman replied, “Yea, I am the main vampire”. Officers arrested the woman and were not able to establish an identity until they fingerprinted her at the Chattooga County Jail. They discovered the woman was Brittany Michelle Schrader. Officers also found drug paraphernalia inside the woman’s bra. She was charged with giving a false name to officers, public drunkenness and obstruction of law enforcement.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s surprise decision that could pave the way for a second majority-Black U.S. House district in Alabama may also bolster a legal challenge seeking to redraw the political boundaries in Georgia, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, June 9, 2023:
Georgia gas prices increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.28 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight).
When a mother lost her baby after 10 days in Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center’s NICU, she was devastated. Even so, the care and compassion she received from the staff left an impression on the grieving mom.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger released the following statement after the public release of MITRE’s Independent Technical Review: Security Analysis of Georgia’s ImageCast X Ballot Marking Devices.
The county-wide Fifth Sunday Singing is making a comeback. Organizers say that the event will be held next month at Chesterfield Baptist Church, located just south of the Menlo on Jamestown Road. The singing will take place on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Chesterfield Baptist Church will be celebrating the completion of their new fellowship hall. All churches are invited to attend and those attending are asked to bring a covered dish for the fellowship meal. For more information, or if you would like to sing that evening, call Gail at 706-859-1832.
A thirty-three-year-old Summerville man was arrested last last month and charged after an attack on his younger brother. According to a report released this week by the Summerville Police Department, Bobby Joe Durham was standing outside a Sidney Street residence when police arrived, and was obviously under the influence of alcohol. Police spoke with Durham, who said he just wanted a ride to leave the premises. They then spoke with Durham’s seventeen-year-old brother who told police his brother had thrown a cell phone at him and hit him in the chest. The two brothers were apparently arguing over a missing bottle of liquor. Police asked the younger brother if he wanted to press charges and he told officers he did because he was tired of his older brother beating up on him. Police arrested Bobby Joe Durham and charged him with battery and he was booked into the Chattooga County Jail.