The Miss Chattooga County Pageant will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023. The deadline to enter the pageant is May 5th by 7 PM. Practice will be held on May 5th from 4:30 PM – 7 PM. You can scan the QR code above for registration. If you have questions you can call the Chattooga High School office at 706-857-2402.
After taking down thousands of phishing websites, and tipping off the police on hundreds of threat actors, Amazon shared three key tips that can help both businesses and consumers stay safe online.
On Thursday, Chattooga County Superior Court Judge Kristina Graham charged an attorney with contempt of court. WZQZ News has confirmed with the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office that the charges were brought against attorney Jim Oxford. Oxford was reportedly representing clients in Chattooga County Superior Court and his behavior in the courtroom caused concerns for Judge Graham which prompted the charges of contempt of court. Oxford was jailed for five days, according to sources.
A twenty-five-year-old Griffin, Georgia woman had been arrested for allegedly stealing a Kubota excavator valued at $28,000 from the Home Depot on Hicks Drive in Rome.
According to Cherokee County, Alabama Sheriff Jeff Shaver, deputies responded to a residence on County Road 585 in Cedar Bluff on Wednesday evening, after receiving a 911 call regarding a domestic altercation.
UPDATE 2:14 PM – From Sheriff Mark Schrader: The victim from the earlier call in Oakhill has been identified as Jeremy Shane Deberry, age 39 of a Mosely Spring Road, Lyerly address. It appears that Mr. Deberry was trimming grass around a body of water, when he collapsed into the water. He was found by the property owner.
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Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader said this morning that emergency workers are on the scene in the Oakhill Road, Lyerly area due to a drowning accident. The sheriff says that an unidentified male was doing yard work and has been confirmed as the victim. More information will be released, pending family notification, according to the sheriff.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, April 14, 2023:
Once again this year, the Chattooga County Young Farmers are selling Georgia-grown Vidalia Onions as a fundraiser. The onions are genuine, Georgia-grown Vidalia onions and will be shipped to Chattooga County in late April. The deadline to order onions is April 20th. Five pound bags are $8, ten pound bags are $12, twenty-five pound bags are $23 and fifty-pound bags are $40. See any Chattooga Young Farmer to place your order or use this link to order online: Chattooga Young Farmer Vidalia Onion Sale Form
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced a record-breaking Annual Registration Season for the Corporations Division of the Secretary of State’s Office. The Annual Registration Season, which runs from January 1 – April 1, concluded with over 784,000 annual registration filings, marking an increase of more than 29,000 filings over last year’s filing period.
