Georgia’s gas price average has slowed at the pumps compared to a week ago. Georgians are paying an average price of $3.33 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s sate average was 1 cent less than a week ago,1 cent more than a month ago, and 21 cents less than this time last year. It costs drivers an average price of $49.95 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline. Georgians are now paying $3.00 less to fill up at the pump compared to a year ago.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, July 29, 2024:
The Summerville City Council will hold a called meeting coming up this evening to interview candidates for the position of City Manager. Current City Manager Andrea Surratt will be leaving her post at the end of the month and the council is expected to hire a replacement before August 15th.
School bells are ringing for the state’s youngest learners as Georgia’s Pre-K Program begins its 32nd year. The first day of Georgia’s Pre-K Program will vary based on school system and child care provider. It started as early as July 26 in Chattooga County and as late as the week of September 3 in Murray and Webster counties. Most Georgia school systems begin classes during the first two weeks of August.
With the selection of a new city manager for the City of Summerville in the news the question comes up, “Why does Summerville need a city manager?”. The questions comes up just about every time the city has to select someone to fill the position. The short answer is – because the charter given by the State of Georgia for Summerville to exist as a city requires a city manager.
Floyd County Police have filed felony murder charges against a suspect in the stabbing death of a man on Barker Road early on the morning of June 18 after a neighbor reported finding the body.
A thirty-year-old Chattooga County man who has had several run-ins with the law over the past month is said to have ran from Walmart last week in order to avoid arrest for shoplifting by law enforcement.
Last week, Animal Advocates of Chattooga County announced that they had ran out of funding for the spay and neuter grants that were available for pet owners in Chattooga County. However, County Commissioner Blake Elsberry and Chattooga County Animal Control came up with an alternative that will be available to pet owners, with registration starting today for a low-cost spay and neuter clinic in partnership with the Atlanta Humane Society.
The Chattooga County Agricultural Fair is coming up next month. The fair will be held Thursday, August 22nd through Sunday August 25th. The four-day event will highlight agriculture in Chattooga County with a special emphasis on Chattooga County’s agricultural education programs in local schools.
A physical altercation between a man and woman around 1 AM last Thursday morning landed several people in jail according to Summerville Police. Read the report from the Summerville Police Department below:
