A Peach Orchard Road, Summerville man came to the Chattooga County Jail around 1 AM on June 5th to report a theft.  The complainant told a deputy that a male subject had been staying with him for the past week.  The complainant said that the house guest had recently been released from prison and he was helping the man out by giving him a place to stay.  The complainant said that while he was working, he checked his home security camera and noticed that a 12-gauge shotgun was missing from his living room.  When the complainant got off work and arrived home, he confirmed that the shotgun was missing from the residence and the man who had been recently released from prison had left as well.  The incident was turned over to an investigator with the sheriff’s office.

The Town of Trion will have a Special Called Council Meeting Tuesday, June 18, 2024, that starts at 6 PM. The meeting will be held in the Town Hall Conference Room. The purpose of the meeting.  The purpose of the meeting is to discuss a possible industry moving into the Trion Industrial Park.  The public is invited to attend.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, June 15, 2024:

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The annual Foundation Camp for boys aged 10 to 14 will return to Georgia Highlands College (GHC) and will be held at GHC Floyd Campus starting July 8.

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A seventeen-year-old boy was charged with home invasion after he was accused of kicking in the door of an apartment in Summerville and threatening a pregnant woman.  Izavious Mobbs was armed at the time of the home invasion.  Chattooga County Sheriff’s deputies say the incident happened on June 5th at the Lake Wanda Reita Apartments.  Deputies responded to the apartment after the victim called Chattooga 911.  Deputies found where the door to the apartment had been damaged and spoke with the victim who said that Mobbs reportedly said he was “fixing to kill” the victim.  Mobbs had left the scene by the time deputies arrived, but was arrested the next day by the Lookout Mountain Drug Task Force.  Mobbs was charged with aggravated assault, criminal damage to property, home invasion and possession of a firearm during the commission of a criem.

With temperatures rising and summer heat arriving across Georgia, Georgia Power is working to help customers minimize the impact of the higher temperatures on electric bills and provide easy ways to save around the house. 

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The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing 16-year-old, Andrew Bates-Smith.

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A fund has been set up for a Cloudland family who lost their home in a fire earlier this week.  Cloudland firefighters, along with firefighters from Hays Correctional and other agencies.  The house was a total loss.   Chris Conley and his wife, Selena both work in education in Chattooga County.  Selena works at Trion City Schools and Chris works at Menlo Elementary School.  A fund has been set up at Peach State Federal Credit Union in Trion to help the family with expenses at this time.