The next meeting of the Chattooga County Democratic Party will take place on Monday, May 22. The meeting will take place at the Senior Center in Summerville and begin at 6pm.
Addressing the meeting will be Bart Bryant, a resident of Cloudland, who will discuss his candidacy for U. S. Congress representing the 14th District, the seat currently held by Marjorie Taylor Greene.
All interested Democrats are invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served.
Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader confirmed to WZQZ News that a person died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Monday evening in the parking lot at Walmart in Trion. The sheriff’s office responded to a call about a gun going off inside a vehicle in the parking lot at Walmart. At 6:53 PM, the sheriff confirmed that someone had shot themselves inside a vehicle. The gunshot victim was transported to a hospital, but was later pronounced dead. After the family was notified, the sheriff said at 8:20 PM, “The victim from the earlier call at Walmart has passed”.
There’s Hope For The Hungry will be distributing food at the South Summerville Baptist Church this Wednesday May 17th from 10:00 a.m. until1:00 p.m.
The Summerville police department has charged a 52-year-old woman with stealing from a man who was deceased. You can read a press release from the Summerville Police Department below:
National Senior Fraud Awareness Day is observed on May 15 every year. Its objective is to raise awareness of fraudulent schemes older adults often fall prey to, as they lose approximately $36.5 billion annually due to financial fraud. Due to this alarming statistic, the U.S. Congress declared the establishment of National Senior Fraud Awareness Day to promote awareness about and improvement of methods to ensure the safety of elderly U.S. residents. National Senior Fraud Awareness Day was established in 2018 and has remained an annual occurrence.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, May 15, 2023:
It’s a tradition that continues in Chattooga County, the Lowry 4L Ranch Rodeo – happening this weekend in Chattooga County.
Summerville Police are investigating the theft of money from an elderly woman who reported that a forty-six-year-old man has stolen money from her cash app twice in recent days. The woman told a responding officer that she allowed the man to use her cell phone to “check his Facebook” and the man sent $110 to his girlfriend, using the complainant’s cash app. A second time, the man asked to borrow her phone to check his social media, and again stole $110 – this time sending it to himself. The woman said she asked the man why he would steal her last little bit of money and now the suspect is refusing to take her calls. Police advised the woman that they would have a report completed so she could attempt to get her money back and also that the incident would be turned over to an investigator with the police department.
Berry College awarded $25,500 to top student entrepreneurs at the recent PITCH competition. Students pitched business ideas, Shark Tank style, to a panel of judges and a crowd of students, faculty and staff.
Summerville Police responded to a call at George’s Kwik Stop in reference to a theft. When they arrived at the store and spoke with the clerk, they were told that a white female came into the store and made a purchase with a debit card and then stole a stack of lottery tickets. The value of the tickets was around $900. The clerk gave the responding officer a copy of the debit card receipt with the woman’s information printed on it. Police say that the woman left the store in a sliver Toyota Prius. The incident was turned over to an investigator with the Summerville Police Department.
