Work continues on the Chattooga & Chickamauga Railroad crossing near the intersection of Rome Boulevard (US Highway 27) and The Lyerly Highway (GA Highway 114).  Summerville City Councilman Joe Money says that the railroad operations manager told him that they have “settled some of the lag screws in the concrete to hopefully settle some of the rocking motion and will be meeting with an asphalt company out of Chattanooga Thursday (today), to discuss removing the loose panels and placing concrete. Hopefully they can do some repairs next week”.

At the start of an international trip to promote the No. 1 state for business and further job creation in Georgia, Governor Brian P. Kemp on Tuesday announced that S&P Global Ratings reaffirmed its “AAA with a stable outlook” assessment for the state’s credit worthiness. Because the state did not issue new general obligation bonds for the current fiscal year, the other two main credit rating agencies — FitchRatings and Moody’s Investors Service — did not issue formal reports for Georgia’s bond ratings. The prior year, both agencies gave Georgia the highest possible ratings in their analyses of the state’s credit worthiness.

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During a patrol on Farmersville Road in the Gore Area last Friday, a black Jaguar passenger car was pulled over due to the car’s tag being bent and obstructed so the deputy could not read it. When the deputy walked up to the car to get the driver’s information he smelled an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. 41-year-old, Lamar Benson, said he did not have any marijuana in the car and that he and his passengers had come from Atlanta and were around a hookah bar and that’s where the smell was coming from. Benson was then asked to step out of the vehicle and his car was searched. An Oxycodone pill was found, and in the trunk of the vehicle a red duffel bag was found containing a large amount of marijuana. Benson was then placed under arrest and was booked into the Chattooga County Jail.

Fall armyworms are confirmed in Chattooga County. Armyworms are by far the dreaded caterpillar in pastures and hayfields, according to Chattooga County Extension Agent Rebecca Thomas.

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On Saturday, July 20th, a Chattooga County Deputy and a few Trion Police officers were conducting a safety check on Old Highway 27 when a silver Altima approached and acted like it was slowing down for the stop but immediately sped up and turned om Thomas Drive. A officer on scene yelled at the car to stop and was pointing to the vehicle when another deputy initiated his lights to pursue the vehicle.

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A 19-month-old child was killed in a private property accident in Gordon County on Pittman Road in Ranger on Sunday morning.

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Last Thursday, Chattooga County Deputies received a call to be on the lookout for a maroon colored Nissan Pathfinder that was driving recklessly on highway 27 near Walmart. The responding deputy that was on patrol on highway 27 spotted the vehicle and radioed it in that the vehicle almost hit him head on. Lorraine Morris was pulled over behind the Jack’s parking lot. The deputy noticed that Morris seemed to be intoxicated so he called another deputy on scene to do a field sobriety test. Morris stated that she had just left the Chattooga ER due to withdrawals from a narcotic medication she is on. The deputy asked what she was on the medication for and Morris stated that it was for an opiate withdrawal, she also said she had taken a 6mg Clonazepam 6 hours prior to her being pulled over. They then conducted the Field Sobriety test on her which deputies couldn’t finish due to her not being able to stand for long periods of time. After investigation, Morris was placed under arrest for failure to maintain a lane, suspended registration and DUI-drugs.

New Chattooga County School Superintendent Michelle Helie took over from retired Supt. Jared Hosmer on the first day of July.  Friday is the first day of school for the Chattooga County School System and the new superintendent has released an open letter to the community:

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, July 24, 2024:

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During the week of July 21-27 local citizens and businesses were encouraged to join together in celebrating friendship and peace. Activities and acts of kindness aimed at bringing all people together throughout the week will culminate with a Friendship Festival to be hosted in Dowdy Park this Saturday. This free community event will kick off at 10:00 a.m. and run through 3:00 p.m.

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