A forty-five-year-old Chattooga County man was arrested earlier this week in neighboring Cherokee County, Alabama on an outstanding warrant:
August is designated as Shooting Sports Month according to a recent proclamation signed by Gov. Brian Kemp. That is reason to celebrate! Where should you go? To a Georgia public shooting range, of course!
At the request of the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Calhoun, GA. Michelle Ralstons, age 55, of Calhoun, GA was shot and injured in the incident. No deputies were injured in this incident.
Summerville Police Chief Brian Ozment was named “acting city manager” by the Summerville City Council this week as the council enters negotiations with former Chattooga County Commissioner Jason Winters, who has been selected as the city’s next city manager. Ozment said this week that he does not plan to make any significant changes and that he is honored that the council has chosen him to “hold the reigns” until Winters takes over. Winters was selected as the finalist out of three potential candidates for city manager at a meeting held on Monday. The council will be negotiating the terms of Winters contract over the next several days and will then have a final vote on accepting the negotiated contract and naming Winters city manager.
A fundraiser for the Chattooga 4H Shotgun Team will be held next Saturday at the Floyd County Wildlife Club, located just off Highway 100, just across the Chattooga-Floyd County line. The sporting clays fundraiser will take place on Saturday, August 24th at 9 AM. The registration fee is $500 for a four-person team. All participants will need to provide their own shells and sign a waiver provided by the Floyd County Wildlife Club. Lunch is included. The first place team will receive an $800 cash prize, and there will be various door prizes given away. You can secure your team’s spot by contacting John Smith at 706-978-9182 or BJ Montgomery at 706-676-6710.
Celery was used to conceal more than 2,300 pounds of methamphetamine that federal agents discovered in a truck at a farmers market outside Atlanta, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said. In what the DEA called one of the largest seizures of its kind, agents confiscated the drugs being delivered to the Atlanta State Farmers Market in Forest Park.
Market and Music at the Summerville Depot is coming on Saturday, August 24th from 10 AM until 3 PM, and Summerville Main Street is reminding prospective vendors to beware of scammers.
For this first time in 5 years, the Chattooga Indians football team starts the season 1-0 after an impressive 30-0 win over the Lafayette Ramblers. After multiple weather delays, the game was called near the end of the 3rd quarter. Chattooga will play Coahulla Creek next week at home and will be aiming to open the season 2-0 for the first time since 2015.
The Trion vs Gordon Lee game was called due to inclement weather and has been rescheduled for tomorrow night at 7pm. All tickets purchased for the game on Friday will be honored at the gate on Saturday night with a proof of purchase.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, August 16, 2024:
The 2024 high school football regular season officially starts tonight. Trion and Chattooga have had a week to prepare after their preseason scrimmages last week and both teams will open their seasons tonight at home against fierce rivals.
The Chattooga Indians will be looking for revenge for last year’s 28-3 season opening road loss at Lafayette. The Ramblers knocked the Indians off last year in week one but only recorded two more victories throughout the season en route to a 3-7 season and 6th place finish in region 6-AAA. Lafayette will also be breaking in a new head coach in Ethan Thompson who takes over for the departed Andy Scott who led the Ramblers for the past three seasons. Lafayette has won the last two contests against the Indians.
The Trion Bulldogs will kick things off with a bang at Sam R. McCain stadium against the visiting Gordon Lee Trojans in the oldest continuous rivalry in the state of Georgia. Tonight will be the 90th meeting between the two archrivals. The Bulldogs have dominated this series as of late winning 11 of the last 12. Trion’s average margin of victory over the last three contests has been 35 points with the Bulldogs lighting up the scoreboard with an average of 48 points scored per game on offense. This year the Trojans are expected to be a much improved team and will certainly be motivated to avenge the lopsided losses over the past three seasons.
You can watch all of the action unfold tonight as both Trion and Chattooga’s games will be livestreamed on the WZQZ Facebook page. The Trion vs Gordon Lee game will also be broadcast live on 99.1 FM and AM 1180. Paul Cavin and Jeremy Burke will call the action for the Trion Bulldogs and Chris “Bubba” Wilson and Steiner Davis will be on the mic for the Chattooga game. Join each crew for the pregame show around 7:15 pm with kickoff to follow at 7:30 pm.