Deputies were called to the Texaco on Highway 27 on July 14th due to an intoxicated man causing a disturbance and jumping into the road. The responding deputy spoke with Salvador Hernandez and asked him how much he had to drink. Hernandez said he had drunk enough and then continued to get louder, making little sense. The deputy then placed Hernandez under arrest. Hernandez started yelling profanity and refused to give the Deputy any of his information, such as his name and birthday. Hernandez was then transported to the Chattooga County Jail. The jail staff had to ask for assistance with Hernandez because he was beating his head against the jail glass door.

Governor Brian P. Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp are leading an international mission to Italy to strengthen existing economic ties and develop new partnerships that will bring further opportunities to hardworking Georgians.

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“More than 2.2 million Georgians have a disability, and of that, 14 percent of those are mobility related. Outdoors Beyond Barriers puts an increased focus on expanding existing and creating new adaptive outdoor opportunities,” said Walter Rabon, Commissioner of Georgia DNR. “Having personally attended one of the initial adaptive hunts we introduced last year, I cannot wait to see the excitement of hunters taking part in some exceptional new opportunities this next year.”

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On Monday, August 26, from 9 AM to 2 PM, you can help Georgia Highlands College (GHC) fight food insecurity while promoting healthy lifestyles and supporting local businesses during the first Student Government Association (SGA) Farmers’ Market, to be held at the Cartersville site, 5441 GA-20, in Cartersville.

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Lyerly School is hosting its inaugural Eighth Grade Leadership Dinner and House Reveal Night coming up at 6 PM tomorrow evening, July 23rd at the Lyerly School Gym.  The event is designed to kick of the Lyerly Elementary School House System for the 2024-2025 school year.

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A Chattooga County Deputy was traveling north on Highway 114 near Chattooga High School last Thursday whenever he noticed a pickup truck driving in front of him with no operational tag light. The driver of the truck, James Burkhalter, was pulled over and informed of the reason for the traffic stop. Burkhalter stated that he couldn’t provide his license due to a mishap that made them illegible. He was then asked for his name and date of birth to see if his license were valid. Burkhalter said, “I know my license is good.”However, his license were not good, in fact, Burkhalter’s license were suspended due to failing to appear in court. Burkhalter was then placed under arrest for driving on suspended license.

Trion School Supt. Dr. Phil Williams says more and more of the city school system’s budget is going towards employees health insurance costs.  Dr. Williams says that the cost to provide health insurance has gone up exponentially since he first became school superintendent. 

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Sunday, July 21, 2024:

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Troop 7B:  Scoutmaster Michael Kitchens, Asst Scoutmaster James Durham along with Trey C, Kam R, James G, Beck J, Lake M, Cam M.

Chattooga County Scouts are making memories out at Camp Sidney Dew. 

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A man with suspended license was arrested by Chattooga County Sheriff’s Deputies on July 11th.  A deputy on patrol saw a dark colored car that was pulled over at the intersection of Hair lake Road and Mahan Road due to running a stop sign. The driver of the car, Johnathan Money, said that he didn’t realize he had ran the stop sign. After running his license it said that they were suspended due to failure to appear in court. The officer then placed Money under arrest but allowed him one call to have a friend retrieve his vehicle.