Georgia High School Football has named the Chattooga Indians the “Offensive Line of the Week”.
A seventy-two-year-old delivery man for Trion Drugs was bitten by a dog on Orchard Road this week, according to Summerville Police. The victim told police that he was delivering a prescription to the residence when a grey dog charged at him and bit him in the upper right thigh. The officer observed the dog in question eating some food and drinking from a pan of water behind the residence, but the homeowner denied that the dog was hers. She later told the officer that the dog was her niece’s and that she was only watching the dog for her niece. The delivery driver refused medical treatment and the dog was taken by Chattooga County Animal Control.
US Representative Marjorie Taylor Green has scheduled three “town hall” meetings in Northwest Georgia for the first week of next month. The Fourteenth Congressional District Congresswoman requires her constituents to register ahead of attending the meetings. Those who do not register with Greene’s office are turned away. Greene’s office has announced the “Town Hall Tour” with stops in Murray County on October 1st, Paulding County on October 2nd and Dade County on October 3rd. All of the meetings get underway at 6 PM. According to the notice released on Wednesday, “Attendance is limited to constituents only. Each attendee must complete the registration form. Location details will be emailed in advance of the town hall. A valid government ID matching your registration is required for entry. The number of attendees is limited and entry is not guaranteed”.
The AJC reports that Chattooga Indian Zayden Cook is the state’s new rushing leader after a 338-yard effort in a 45-20 victory over Mount Zion of Carroll County. Cook has rushed for 849 yards and 11 touchdowns on just 60 carries.
Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from a county Republican Party that tried to keep four candidates from running on the GOP ballot because party officials viewed them as ideologically impure.
Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp on Tuesday joined the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) in announcing that the state broke tourism records for the second year in a row and maintained its No. 5 market share ranking among all 50 states and Washington, D.C., for the fourth consecutive year.
The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is joining the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) Office of Injury Prevention, to encourage parents and caregivers across Georgia to make sure their precious cargo is riding in a properly-installed car seat or booster seat. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has designated September 15- 21, 2024 as National Child Passenger Safety Week and for this week, GOHS, DPH and certified child passenger safety technicians will be raising awareness about the importance of properly securing children in vehicles while checking seats to make sure they are installed properly.
The execution of a search warrant at a home in Floyd County last week led to the recovery of 55 grams of cocaine and the arrest of two people on drug trafficking charges.
A meeting was held on September 10th at the Community Resource Center of Chattooga County with various individuals and organizations discussing how to work together to address the issue of homelessness in Chattooga County.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, September 18, 2024: