Georgia Northwestern Technical College student Nancy Johnson, a resident of Tunnel Hill, placed seventh in Foundations of Entrepreneurship at the Future Business Leaders of America Collegiate National Leadership Conference held June 24-27 in Orlando.
Chattooga County Sheriff’s deputies recently responded to a call at Walmart in Trion concerning a woman who had fallen and hit her head. Walmart employees believed the woman to be under the influence of drugs. On the scene, deputies talked to witnesses who said that they had seen the woman ingesting computer keyboard cleaner before taking the fall. Deputies found that the woman had a syringe with liquid, later determined to be fentanyl, wrapped in tinfoil inside a t-shirt. Forty-two-year-old Laura Payne Henson was taken to the Chattooga County Emergency Department next to Walmart and was then arrested and charged with theft by shoplifting and possession of schedule II drugs.
The Chattooga Young Farmers will host a women’s program at Teloga Springs Farm in Teloga on Thursday, July 11th. Ladies are invited for an evening at Willow’s Flowers at Teloga Springs Farm at 7 PM where they will create flower bouquets and learn about the new flower farm in Chattooga County with local farmer Mandy Hale. The cost is $10 per bouquet and refreshments will be provided. For more information contact Chattooga Young Farmer Director Lauren Jarrett or contact Mandy Hale with Willow’s Flowers at Teloga Springs Farm on Facebook.
WHAT: Weather permitting, crews will be performing maintenance along I-75 southbound near milepost 306. The work will close the right southbound lane and the shoulder north of Highway 140 for about a half mile. Motorists should expect delays.
WHEN: Tuesday, July 9 from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: The southbound right lane and right shoulder of I-75 will be closed near milepost 306 north of Highway 140.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, July 8, 2024:
The Trion Softball team will be hosting a Softball Kiddie Camp coming up later this month on July 22nd and 23rd. The camp will be held rain or shine from 5 PM -7 PM at the J.W. Greenwood Athletic Complex and Trion High School Softball field. The cost is $30 per camper and includes a T-shirt. Participants are asked to bring their own water bottle, bat and glove. Registration is open until July 12th to guarantee a T-shirt. The camp will focus on the fundamentals of hitting, throwing, pitching, fielding and base running. Register for the camp HERE Payment will be collected the first day of camp.
According to a report released late last week, a Chattooga County Sheriffs Deputy pulled over a vehicle after observing several driving violations. The driver, Rodney Wood, was having difficulty explaining to the deputy what had happened before he was even questioned. Wood was observed to have a very slow reaction time and turning his head to speak with the deputy. He was asked to exit his vehicle and was given a standardized field sobriety test to which he had difficulty doing. Wood told deputies several times during the investigation that he takes prescribed medications for PTSD and that the pills were in his vehicle. The pills were found and observed to belong to a friend of Wood that he claimed to be keeping for him while the friend was in jail. Wood was then placed under arrest and charged with DUI-Multiple substances- less safe driver.
AdventHealth Medical Group at Trion is hosting the AngioScreen bus today from 8 AM until 3 PM. The AngioScreen bus will be parked at 160 Central Avenue in Trion.
The Summerville City Council will hold their regular meeting for the month of July coming up this evening at Summerville City Hall, located on Georgia Avenue across from Summerville First Baptist Church. On the agenda, the council will hear about the purchase of $13,684 worth of water meters from Utility Solutions and Automation. Also, the council will be discussing building inspection fees and approving equipment purchases for the Summerville wastewater treatment plant. The council will also be asked to approve the purchase of two patrol cars for the Summerville Police Department from Prater Ford in Calhoun. Also, the council will be looking at modifying the $500 cemetery service fee. The meeting will get underway at 5 PM and the public is invited to attend. You can see a complete agenda for this evening’s meeting below:
