A Covington distribution center turned an employee and their family’s joyous celebration of life and a chance to bond with their newborn into a nightmare by illegally terminating the worker for exercising their rights under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, an investigation has found.
The Georgia gas price average remained unchanged. 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, 7 cents more than a month ago, and 74 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 $12.00 less to fill up at the pump compared to a year ago.
A forty-year-old Summerville woman was charged with DUI after an accident last Friday at the intersection of Kellett Street and Highway 48 in Summerville. According to police, the woman ran into the back of another vehicle that was attempting to make a turn. When police arrived on the scene, the suspect was sitting on a brick wall near the Willow Tree Restaurant. The woman admitted to having consumed alcoholic beverages and told police she had just recently received a DUI. Shelley Lawrence was charged with DUI, driving while license was suspended and following too closely.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, March 27, 2023:
This Wednesday, March 29, is a National Holiday. It is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Everyone is invited to attend a program Wednesday honoring all Vietnam veterans and an Honor Ceremony recognizing 48 veterans. Come support our veterans at 12 noon this Wednesday at the Civic Center. Major General Thomas Carden of the Georgia National Guard and Georgia Commissioner of Veterans Services Patricia Ross will speak and present awards on behalf of the State of Georgia and the federal Department of Defense. Refreshments will be served after the program with time for photos and visiting with veterans.
A thirty-year-old Armuchee man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty on child molestation charges. Police say that William David Curry began sending naked photos and pornography to what he thought was a fourteen-year-old girl, but was in fact a police officer. Police had investigated Curry before on suspicion of child pornography. They had been to his home after getting a tip from the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children about his activity on the SnapChat app in December 2021. Curry admitted to the crimes which included depraved, illicit communications online. Floyd County Superior Court Judge John “Jack” Niedrach sentenced Curry to 30 years to serve 12 years in prison. Once released, Curry will be subject to sex offender restrictions.
The Chattooga Young Farmers Association will be hosting a poultry growers class for poultry producers in Chattooga County. The class will feature Jess Campbell from Auburn University. The poultry growers class and meal is free for all poultry producers and Young Farmers and is sponsored by Equipment Outlet. The class will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 7 PM at the Chattooga County Ag Building. Those wishing to attend should RSVP to Young Farmer Director Lauren Jarett by noon today.
A Rome man has been charged with felony 1st-degree vehicular homicide following a two-vehicle wreck Friday evening that claimed the life of a motorcyclist. The wreck occurred on Garden Lakes Boulevard near Redmond Circle.
A multi-employer job fair will be held today, Monday, March 27th from 1 PM – 3 PM at West Rome Baptist Church, located at 914 Shorter Avenue in Rome. Some of the employers that will be at the job fair include the Georgia Department of Corrections, the Georgia Department of Labor, the Georgia Department of Public Health, Shorter University, Zaxby’s, Ball and others.
With just two more days to pass legislation, a controversial school voucher bill has stalled in the Georgia House. The bill is opposed by most Democrats and some Republicans who say that the measure would divert funds away from public schools and be a “gift for the rich”. The voucher program proposed would give around $6,500 to parents that want to take their children out of under-performing public schools and place them in private schools, or do virtual schooling. Voucher programs have been proposed in the past in Georgia, but there has not been enough support for the measures. The House debated the proposal at length on Thursday of last week and then tabled the legislation.
