In the first round of GHSA playoff action on Friday night, the Chattooga Indians traveled over three hours to Dodge County to take on the Dodge County Indians but were unable to bring home the win with a final score of Dodge County 40 to Chattooga’s 14.
The Trion Bulldogs will also be making a four hour drive south to Ellaville, GA today to take on the Schley County Wildcats. It will be the second time these two teams have played each other. They met in the second round of the playoffs back in 2018 when Schley County eliminated the Bulldogs 40-13. The winner of tonight’s game will advance to the second round to play the winner of ECI vs Telfair County.
WZQZ will have the game on the radio with kickoff at 6 PM. You can also listen to the game on our Facebook Page. Due to GHSA rules, there will be audio only on our Facebook broadcast.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger wants Congress to focus on election reform in the upcoming Republican-controlled government. He praised Georgia’s election administrators and highlighted the state’s transparent and secure elections with record turnout.
On Wednesday, November 13,2024 around 8PM, the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force (DTF) was attempting to make an arrest on a subject, for Trafficking Methamphetamine in Chattooga County, at the Dollar Store in the Gore area. The driver later identified as Amar Diablo Bodrick, 43 year old of Rome, Georgia, was driving a gold Chevrolet SUV when he fled the scene, ramming a DTF vehicle causing damage to the front of the vehicle.
The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) has received confirmation from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that the first detection of Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula or SLF), an invasive planthopper that poses a serious risk to the state’s agriculture, was made in Fulton County, Georgia on October 22, 2024, and confirmed by USDA APHIS on November 14, 2024. The first confirmed detection of the Spotted Lanternfly was made in Pennsylvania in 2014 and has spread to 17 states, including Tennessee and North Carolina.
Georgia Department of Corrections officials are seeking an increase in state funding to address staffing shortages, aging infrastructure, and improve inmate health care. The state saw a significant decline in correctional officers during the Covid-19 pandemic, with a turnover rate increasing to 40% at one point. The Commissioner of Corrections, Tyrone Oliver, highlighted recruitment challenges in retaining correctional officers, citing better-paying jobs in other industries as a factor. Deteriorating infrastructure in prisons poses safety risks, with inmates using it to create weapons. The department aims to add more single-bunk cells to reduce inmate assaults. Funding would also help address the issue of contraband weapons and cellphones reaching inmates, potentially through drones. The aging prison population has led to increased healthcare needs, including chronic illnesses. Self-help programs for inmates, such as substance abuse and cognitive issue programs, have shown positive outcomes in reducing criminal behavior. Lawmakers are expected to prioritize funding for the prison system in the upcoming legislative session.
The highly anticipated Rink at Ridge Ferry Park is set to open for its second season on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. Located under a large tent in front of the Coca-Cola Stage, this enchanting winter wonderland features a real ice rink, providing a delightful experience for skaters of all ages.
A truck driver, Parvinder Singh, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and 18 years probation for causing a fatal accident in Floyd County on May 2 that resulted in the death of Letha Lamb of Calhoun.
The first round of the GHSA state high school playoffs start tonight and both Chattooga and Trion will be on the road for their 1st round matchups. Chattooga will play tonight at 7:30 pm at Dodge County and Trion will play on Saturday at 6pm at Schley County.
The Chattooga Indians finished the regular season 6-4 overall and fourth place in region 7-A Div 1 with a 3-4 record. The Indians will make a 4 hour drive south today to Eastman, GA to take on the Dodge County Indians. Dodge County is ranked 10th in the state according to the AJC after finishing the regular season 8-2 overall and third place in region 2-A with a record of 7-2. Dodge County was 8-0 heading into the final two games of the season and ranked 6th in the state before two blowout losses to Northeast 40-19 and Dublin 50-33. Just like Chattooga, this year was Dodge County’s first winning season in 3 years and also their first playoff appearance since 2021. The winner of tonight’s game will advance to play the winner of Coosa vs Worth County.
The 7th ranked Trion Bulldogs finished the regular season 8-2 overall and secured a 3rd place finish in Region 7-A Div 2 with a 2-2 record. The Bulldogs will also be making a four hour drive south to Ellaville, GA to take on the Schley County Wildcats. Schley County is unranked and finished the regular season 6-4 overall with a 5-1 Region 6-A record that was good enough for a 2nd place finish behind region champion Macon County. Schley County’s only region loss was to Macon County 44-29. The Wildcats also suffered non region defeats to Seminole County, Irwin County and Early County. Saturday’s game will be the second time these two teams have played each other. They met in the second round of the playoffs back in 2018 when Schley County eliminated the Bulldogs 40-13. The winner of Saturday’s game will advance to the second round to play the winner of ECI vs Telfair County.
Due to GHSA rules, neither game can be video streamed tonight but both games will be audio streamed on the WZQZ Facebook page and on 99.1 FM and AM 1180. Join Chris “Bubba” Wilson and Steiner Davis tonight for the pregame show at 7:15 pm with kickoff to follow at 7:30. Jeremy Burke and Paul Cavin will call the Trion game on Saturday night starting at 6pm.
