A bicycle rider lost his life on Old Highway 27 in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday (July 3rd).  According to Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader, Robert Dalton of Trion was riding a bicycle when it collided with a moped that was being driven by a male subject.  Dalton succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.  The subject on the moped was taken to Atrium Health Floyd in Rome with injuries.  Sheriff Shrader says that Dalton’s body is being sent to the GBI Crime Lab for an autopsy.  WZQZ will have more details as they become available.

Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader said on Wednesday morning there was an accident on Old Highway 27 north of Trion where one person was fatally injured. More information will be released later this morning.  WZQZ will have details as they become available.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, July 3, 2024:

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The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is suspending lane closures on Georgia interstates and state routes for the upcoming July 4th holiday weekend. The suspension will begin at noon on Wednesday, July 3, and continue until 10 p.m. on Sunday, July 7. During this period, construction-related lane closures will be on hold to facilitate smoother travel.

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AdventHealth Medical Group Family Medicine at Trion is hosting the AngioScreen bus from 8 am to 3 pm., Monday, July 8. The AngioScreen bus will be parked at 160 Central Ave., Trion, Ga. An AngioScreen is a noninvasive, 10-minute vascular screening designed to assess your risk of heart disease and stroke.

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A house burned on Gore-Subligna Road on Monday evening.  At 8 PM, the Subligna Gore and Hays Fire Departments were dispatched to a residential structure fire located at 6530 Gore Subligna Road.

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By Timothy Daly / CAES Newswire

Now that summer is officially upon us, temperatures are up and areas of Georgia are experiencing abnormally dry conditions, you may be worried about how your yard is doing.

Are your landscape plants droopy and wilted at the end of the day? Do you find yourself reaching for the garden hose more than usual? Before you do, check out the following tips from University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, which offers expert information created specifically for the state’s residents and climate conditions.

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On June 30th, an officer initiated a traffic stop after running license plates numbers on a 2015 Nissan Altima and discovered it had no valid insurance and suspended registration. Thirty-nine-year-old Crystal Patterson said she didn’t have her insurance card on her or her phone to show proof of insurance. Patterson was asked to exit the vehicle and was found to have a plastic bag on her with a white tablet in it that she said was a Pamprin but after further investigation was found to be oxycodone. Patterson was then placed under arrest and put in the back of a patrol car. After a thorough search of her vehicle, a straw was found in her purse containing a white residue in it. After speaking with Patterson about it, she admitted to consuming oxycodone out of it and that the pill was also oxycodone. She was then transported to the Chattooga County Jail.

Summerville Police responded to a call on Sunday evening about a house that was broken into on Union Street.  The complainant told the responding officer that she had just returned home from vacation and found that someone had been sleeping in the master bedroom while she was away. 

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