An Electrical Systems Technology student and Chattooga County resident at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is energized about the career he will start at Georgia Power after graduation.
An ethics committee that included Summerville Mayor Harry Harvey has decided there is enough evidence to move forward with a full hearing concerning alleged ethics violations by Rome City Commissioner Mark Cochran.
The Chattooga Young Farmers are gearing up for the 2023 Pig Project. This youth agricultural project is supported and coordinated by the Chattooga County Young Farmer’s Association to give local youth a taste of raising and showing livestock. The ag students will receive their pigs in June. They then show their pigs at the Chattooga County Agricultural Fair in August and have a pig auction in November. An informational meeting about this year’s pig project is coming up next week on Wednesday, May 10th at the Chattooga County Ag Center on Middle School Drive in Summerville. The meeting will get underway at 5 PM.
This week, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed Senate Bill 56 into law. Sponsored by Senator Chuck Hufstetler (R – Rome), this measure would require the State Revenue Commissioner to contract with the board of the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia to offer certain county tax commissioners the option to participate in a state-administered deferred compensation plan.
AdventHealth Redmond is celebrating National Nurses Week from May 6 to May 12 to show appreciation for their nurses and the invaluable contributions they make in health care every day.
The Menlo City Council met on Tuesday evening of this week and discussed the Alpine well project and plans for the Independence Day Celebration in Menlo.
Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton sold five properties on the courthouse steps on Tuesday of this week. Originally, there were thirty-two properties slated for this month’s tax sale, but 27 property owners worked out arrangements with the tax commissioner to get their taxes paid. The ones that sold are listed below:
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, May 3, 2023:
The Summerville Police Department heard about a domestic incident on Sunday when a complainant came to the police station about a domestic altercation. The complainant, identified as Cynthia Martin, said that her niece had came from Cartersville and made accusations about the way Martin was caring for her parents. The situation escalated into a physical confrontation and Martin said that her niece grabbed her by the neck and damaged a pair of progressive lens glasses. Martin said that her niece’s husband intervened and that the couple had already left the county and gone back to Cartersville. Martin said she didn’t want to file charges, but did want her niece to pay for the glasses. A police officer said that a report would be filed and advised the complainant about magistrate procedures.