In a commendable display of courage and quick thinking, Game Warden Matt Tsiklistas and Georgia State Patrol Sgt. Ty Brooks were honored with the prestigious Acts of Heroism Award by Governor Brian Kemp for their life-saving actions during a fiery crash in Glynn County. On November 22, 2023, while on routine patrol, Tsiklistas and Brooks responded to an urgent call about a collision on Georgia 25.
A report of suspected fraud at United Community Bank revealed a case involving family issues and financial misconduct. On December 5, the bank called the Summerville Police Department about a fraudulent withdrawal connected to Marvin Dutton’s bank account, who died on October 22, 2024. According to the report from the Summerville Police Department, a bank official said that one of Dutton’s children withdrew $2,244 from their deceased father’s account at the bank. Social Security checks are supposed to be returned to the United States Treasury after the beneficiary passes away. Dutton’s family member returned $1,000 of the funds to the bank, but then stopped communications. Police told the bank that since a portion of the money was returned, the matter would need to be taken up in civil court.
What gift can you give to the person that loves being outdoors more than anything? We know! Gift them a hunting or fishing (or combo) license to help them enjoy the wild places they love, encourages the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.
Summerville Police responded to a call at Ingles Supermarket on Friday of last week, after an employee said a man had kissed and then licked her hand. The complainant told a responding officer that she was cleaning the men’s bathroom when a man, identified to police as Jerry Luallen, came in and requested to wash his hands. The employee told the man that it was fine to wash his hands, and when he finished he “turned and grabbed her hand, kissed it and then proceeded to lick between her fingers”, according to the police report. Luallen had left the store by the time police arrived, but they later located him walking on the sidewalk along the Lyerly Highway (Highway 114). Police informed Luallen that he was trespassed from Ingles and was not to return to the store.
Three businesses from Chattooga County have been honored in the “Best of Georgia” 2024 awards by the Georgia Business Journal. This award celebrates the best products and services in Georgia, determined by votes from loyal readers, combining popular choice with the editor’s selections.
A Cherokee County man died after a head-on crash Monday afternoon, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Benjamin Davis, a 46-year-old from Gaylesville, was critically injured when the Hyundai Elantra he was operating hit head-on with a tractor-trailer. The crash happened around 12:50 p.m. on Alabama 35 near Cherokee County 782. Davis was taken to Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center in Rome, Georgia, but died from his injuries. Troopers with the ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division are investigating the crash.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, December 10, 2024:
Join the Friends of Sloppy Floyd, Santa, the Grinch, and Mrs. Cardinal for the Peppermint Project, an event featuring The Woodland Elves of the Peppermint Cave, this Saturday, December 14th from 4 – 7 PM at Picnic Shelter #2. Kids will get to enjoy hot chocolate and cookies, make a craft, roast marshmallows, make their picture with Santa, and listen to the adventures of the elves working to meet the deadline for their biggest candy order of the year. It’s going to be a fun night for everyone! There is no charge for the event, however, there is a $5 parking fee per vehicle unless you have an annual park pass. The local libraries have a limited number of park passes that can be checked out at no cost.
The Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement has pulled a list of underperforming schools from the organization’s website, saying that they are reevaluating the data that was used to determine which schools were on the list.
Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney Clayton M. Fuller has returned from a six-month military deployment with the United States Air Force and resumed his role as District Attorney of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit. His deployment lasted from May 3, 2024, to October 30, 2024, as a legal advisor to military operations in the Middle East, supporting the United States Central Command at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina. Chief Assistant District Attorney Kevin Baugh served as Acting District Attorney during Fuller’s absence. Fuller, a fourteen-year Air Force veteran promoted to lieutenant colonel during his service, received the Meritorious Service Medal and the Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal.
