GP Federal Credit Union and Summerville Main Street invite you to Friday Night Live tonight in downtown Summerville at the East Washington Streetscape. The Highway 27 Yard Sale is happening at Dowdy Park throughout the day, and then this evening, 2 Wolves DJ Services will have music at the open-air pavilion on East Washington Street. The music is free and vendors will be on-site. Bring your lawn chairs for a great night of music and fun from 7:30 – 9:30 PM.
Chattooga County EMA / 911 will be hosting a Blood Assurance blood drive coming up on Friday, August 23rd from 10 AM until 3 PM. The blood drive will be held at the Chattooga County EMA Building, located at 170 Farrar Drive in Summerville.
Walker County will receive $20,000 from a federal grant program administered by the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The funds will be used to begin a phased resurvey of historic resources in Walker County.
As schools start back up across the Peach State, two new laws are on the books that add requirements for school districts regarding opioid antidotes and defibrillators.
A twenty-one-year-old inmate at the Chattooga County Jail, who was originally arrested for failing to register correctly as a sex offender, was additionally charged with interference with government property. Jail officials say that Taylor Dakota Blackmon ripped apart a mat inside his cell and pulled the stuffing out of it. Blackmon received another mat and ripped it open as well. Blackmon then pulled some of the stuffing out of that mat and crawled inside of it. Blackmon was found sleeping inside of the mat. The jail staff took pictures of the damaged mat. Blackmon was then charged with criminal interference of government property.
Democratic Congressional candidate Shawn Harris will visit Chattooga County on Saturday, August 10th to meet and greet voters. This event will be held at the Summerville Senior Center (Chattooga Nutrition), located at 184 Senior Drive in Summerville. It’s open to all voters and will be held from 1pm – 3pm.
It’s back to class today for Trion City School students. Trion School Supt. Dr. Phil Williams told WZQZ News on Thursday, “The Trion City Schools family is thrilled to welcome our students back for another exciting school year! Our dedicated staff has worked tirelessly over the summer to create an optimal learning environment that is sure benefit all of our students. Last year, the combination of hard work and dedication from the Trion City Schools students and teachers propelled Trion City Schools to remarkable heights, as evidenced by our top-three finishes in multiple content areas on the Georgia Milestones exams within our RESA district. Building upon this extraordinary success, we are eager to set even higher standards and achieve even higher performance levels together in the upcoming academic year. Everyone is looking forward to having a fun 2024-2025 school year”. WZQZ wants to wish all of the students, teachers, support staff, administration and parents at Trion City Schools a great 2024-2025 school year!
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, August 1, 2024:
On Monday, July 29, the cardiothoracic surgery team at AdventHealth Redmond, led by renowned surgeon, Ademola Adeseye, MD, MPH, celebrated 100 robotic lung surgeries since the program’s inception in 2021.
