Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton is reminding area residents that her office will be closed several days next week. Hampton says that she and her office staff will be attending training Tuesday, May 9th – Thursday, May 11th. If you have business to conduct at the tax and tag office you will have Monday and Friday of next week to get that done.
The Chattooga Young Farmers will have their May meeting on May 22nd and it will feature Bill Bryan as speaker. Mr. Bryan will be talking about maximizing cattle profit. A steak dinner will be served for $7. If you plan to attend, you should contact Chattooga County Young Farmer Director Lauren Jarrett at LJarrett@chattooga.k12.ga.us
LaFayette’s Honeybee Festival, a full day of music, food and fun for the whole family, will be held downtown on Saturday, June 3, beginning at 9 a.m. Country music stars Matt Stell and Drake Milligan will headline the event, with performances on the Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union Main Stage. Several local musicians will open for them. Music will grace the festival all day on numerous stages throughout the city. The festival will also include vendors, barbecue competition, steak competition, Honey Show (to show off artwork, confections, and sweets), bicycle ride, beauty pageant, car show, and kids’ zone (jumping inflatables, wall climbing, sandlots, and face painting, to name a few activities). For more information, go to www.myhoneybeefestival.com.
Coosa River Basin Initiative (CRBI) Executive Director Jesse Demonbreun-Chapman stood alongside Georgia Governor Brian Kemp earlier this week as Kemp signed House Bill 31 at the state capitol. Known as the Hazardous Waste Trust Fund, the bill is a major win for CRBI. CRBI worked for many years with state legislators to make this moment possible.
The U.S. Geological Survey says that two earthquakes struck just a few minutes apart in Northwest Georgia, near the Alabama state line. The epicenter of the first quake was just over the Chattooga County Georgia / DeKalb County line near Cloudland. The second quake’s epicenter was about 500 feet from the first quake. The first quake at 12:24 PM had a magnitude of 2.4 and struck from a depth of 6.15 miles (9.9km). Three minutes later, the second quake struck at 12:27 PM with a magnitude of 2.0 and a depth of 6.46 miles (10.4km). Generally, weak earthquakes impact Georgia from time to time with no other significant quakes occurring in the state over the last year. There has only been one other earthquake in Georgia in the last 30 days and a total of 12 earthquakes over the last 90 days. Six of those earthquakes, including the two that struck Friday, were rated a magnitude 2.0 or greater event. Friday’s magnitude 2.4 event was the strongest to hit the state since June 18, 2022.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, May 5, 2023:
There is plenty to do around Chattooga County this weekend, starting with a bake sale and yard sale at the Lawrence Center today in Menlo. Then, a Friday Night Live concert in downtown Summerville this evening. Local Christian country artist Michael Lee will performing at the open-air pavilion on East Washington Street starting at 6 PM.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger continues to lead the way against the financial exploitation of Georgia seniors after The Senior Protections from Exploitation Against Retirees (SPEAR) Act, SB84, was signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp on Wednesday.
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Hometown Headlines in Rome is reporting that Summerville businessman William Benefield has purchased the main building in what is known as the “Cotton Block” in downtown Rome. The building sale was listed at $3.3 million – the most expensive downtown Rome real estate deal on record.
