A ribbon cutting will be held at Blossoms on Economy Street tomorrow. Blossoms is a child development center that has activities and classes for children. You can find out more about the business on their Facebook Page. The ribbon cutting will be held at 11 AM at 221 Economy Street in Summerville and is sponsored by Summerville Main Street and the Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce.
Join CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) during April, Child Abuse Awareness Month, for a profound way to change a child’s story. CASA is looking for volunteers willing to speak up for children in foster care. Lookout Mountain CASA serves Chattooga, Catoosa, Dade and Walker counties with CASA volunteers.
Two people were arrested after gunshots were fired on Kings Court off the Kingston Highway in Rome on Thursday evening.
A Calhoun man was arrested on Saturday after a high-speed chase through four counties. Cpl. Kieth Flowers with the Georgia State Patrol told WZQZ News that the pursuit began when a state trooper noticed a yellow sports bike traveling at a high rate of speed on Georgia Highway 53 in Gordon County.
Everyone at Real Country WZQZ hopes you and your family have a blessed Easter Sunday as we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Trion High School will be honoring the 1973 and 1983 State Champions at the home baseball game against Pepperell coming up on Thursday, April 20, 2023. The starting ceremony will be at 5:05 PM with first pitch at 5:30 PM. Please contact Head Coach Trent Stamey at Trent.stamey@trionschools.org if you were a member of one of these teams.
New bipartisan legislation in the Senate will dedicate up to $1.4 billion each year to locally-led efforts to prevent extinctions and help wildlife thrive for future generations. The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act will send roughly $27.4 million to Georgia each year.
The Chattooga County Historical Society will hold a meeting on Sunday, April 16th at the historic Summerville Depot at 2 PM. Gene Espy with The Summerville News will be the featured speaker. Mr. Espy will be sharing with those in attendance about the long history of the local newspaper and the Espy family’s involvement with The Summerville News. Everyone is welcome to attend the meetings of the Chattooga County Historical Society.
The Summerville City Council is moving forward with plans to build a new public works facility on property owned by the city near the Summerville Industrial Park off Highway 100. The new public works building is expected to cost over $68,000. The move was prompted by flood damage at the aging building that currently houses Summerville Public Works in downtown Summerville. At a meeting scheduled for tomorrow evening at Summerville City Hall, the council will be looking to approve paying Carter & Sloope Engineers over $10,000 for site work planning for the new facility. Tomorrow’s meeting gets underway at 5 PM. There will be a question and answer session for the public at 4:30 PM.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Georgia State Executive Director, Arthur Tripp, invites agricultural producers to attend a workshop to learn about revenue loss assistance available through two new programs, the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase Two and the Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program (PARP).
