Chattooga High School will have a new principal for the 2023-2024 school year. On Monday morning of this week, the Chattooga County Board of Education voted to offer a contract to Roger Wilkinson, the current principal of Franklin County High School in Carnesville, Georgia.
Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union (TVFCU) announced the small business owners moving forward as finalists in each of the credit union’s regional Idea Leap Grant competitions. As finalists, these entrepreneurs will each participate in their regional pitch competition as they strive to win a grant to support and expand their small business.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, April 4, 2023:
DeKalb County, Alabama Sheriff Nick Weldon confirmed on Monday evening that the remains found in Valley Head last week were that of a missing teenager who was reported missing since last year. WHNT in Huntsville is reporting that the sheriff said foul play is not suspected. The following is a press release from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office:
The third annual Chattooga County Plant/Seed Swap is coming up next month. Once again this year, all of the proceeds will benefit the Animal Advocates of Chattooga County. Organizers of the event are looking for vendors. The plant/seed swap will be Saturday, May 6th from 3 PM to 6 PM at Teloga Springs Farm, located at 9505 Highway 337.
Georgia gas prices are at a standstill for the second week in a row. Georgia drivers continue to pay an average price of $3.22 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average was exactly the same as a week ago, 9 cents more than a month ago, and 66 cents less than this time last year. It now costs $48.30 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline. Drivers are now paying almost $10.00 less to fill up at the pump compared to a year ago.
The Trion Town Council has approved a measure that will allow the mayor to spend up to $10,000 without having to call a special meeting of the council. The council approved the new spending limit at their most recent town council meeting. The move will allow the mayor to make emergency purchases without having to call the council in for approval. The measure doubled the amount that was previously authorized. Also, council members will now be paid $200 monthly instead of $100 and $200 for any called meetings. The mayor’s salary has also been set at $14,400 annually. However, the new salaries don’t go into effect until after the next town election.
The Northwest Georgia Department of Public Health is expanding a pilot program that was started in Paulding County to Chattooga and surrounding counties. The program sends volunteers door to door in communities where opioid deaths have occurred, like the one in Walker County’s Kennsington community that took the life of a Menlo woman in January of this year.
The Menlo City Council meeting that was scheduled for this evening has been cancelled. Menlo City Clerk Jill Neal told WZQZ News that there was nothing on the agenda for tonight’s meeting, so the decision was made to cancel.
