An Armuchee man was jailed Monday following an incident on Reservoir Street in Rome this week.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take immediate action to allow for the use of cell phone jamming devices within state prisons and local jails. The FCC currently prohibits the use of cell phone “jammers,” and that prohibition extends to state and local governments. Yet in prisons and jails throughout the country, contraband cell phones are being used to plan and orchestrate violent attacks and other criminal activity, posing a real and substantial safety risk to correctional officers, visitors, inmates, and the public at large.
According to a report released this week by the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, firefighters and law enforcement responded to the scene of a vehicle fire on Rocky Hollow Road on May 30th. According to the report, a witness was taking her trash out when she saw a blue Dodge Stratus smoking on the side of the road. The woman went to ask if the driver needed help. About that time, a black SUV, driven by another woman, stopped at the scene. The witness asked the two women if they needed help, but the women did not respond. About that time, the Dodge vehicle burst into flames and the two women left the scene. According to the sheriff’s department, the vehicle’s registration came back to a Sharron Lee White from Dacula, Georgia. The incident was turned over to an investigator with the sheriff’s office.
According to a report from the sheriff’s office, a sheriff’s deputy responded to a call at Lyerly Elementary School on May 28th after the school principal called asking that a man be removed from the building. When the deputy arrived, the man in question had already left the scene. Lyerly School Principal Michael Shank said that the man came with the intention of provoking the principal into a confrontation. The conversation started in the principal’s office, but the principal moved the conversation to within view of the hall camera and the principal was able to turn over video of the confrontation to the sheriff’s office. A report of the incident was recorded at the sheriff’s office.
A forty-year-old Chattooga County man was charged with driving while intoxicated last Friday after a sheriff’s deputy stopped him near the intersection of John Jones Road and Silver Hill Road. According to a report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy noticed the vehicle run off the side of the road after pulling out from the gas station at Gore. The deputy followed the vehicle and the driver continued to show signs of impairment. After the traffic stop, the deputy spoke with the driver, identified as William Patrick Scoggins, he could tell the driver was under the influence of alcohol. After failing several field sobriety tests, Scoggins was arrested and charged with DUI for alcohol, failure to maintain a single lane and open container of alcohol and was booked into the Chattooga County Jail.
Trion Schools will be offering a Summer Cheer Camp coming up next month. The camp will be held at the Trion High School Cheer Room for ages kindergarten through fifth grade. The cost of the camp is $60 and includes snacks and a T-shirt. The camp will focus on skills such as stunting, tumbling, cheers and dance. You may register by email by emailing the participant’s name and upcoming grade to Trion Cheer Coach Andria Queen at andria.queen@trionschools.org . The camp will be held July 16th, 17th and 18th from 4-6 PM each evening.
The City of Menlo says that there is a water leak on Polk Street and will be shutting the water off for repairs. Repairs are expected to be completed by noon today. (Wednesday, June 5, 2024 – 9:40 AM).
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, June 5, 2024:
A forty-one-year-old Silver Creek man was arrested in Summerville last Saturday after a traffic stop near Mason’s Funeral Home on Highway 48. According to Summerville Police, an officer on patrol noticed the man was not wearing his seat belt and initiated the traffic stop.
Summerville Main Street’s Ducky Derby will be held this Saturday, June 1 as part of the Chattooga River Fest activities. The American Jeep Club Project will have a Cruise-In on the East Washington Street Scape beginning at 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. as part of the festivities. Jeeps are invited to come join the fun. The rubber duck race is set to run at 1:00 p.m. down Town Creek, with the Summerville Depot set as a race location. Adopt a rubber duck for the race by purchasing an adoption ticket for a chance to win the Grand Prize of $500 sponsored by Summerville Main Street for the first duck to cross the finish line. The second place duck will be awarded $250, followed by the third place duck bringing home $100. Second and third place prizes are sponsored by American Roofing.
How the duck race works is simple. When adopting a rubber duck, the purchaser will be given a numbered ticket. A rubber ducky is entered into the ducky race with the ticket number written on the bottom of the duck. Adopted duck owners do not have to be present for their rubber duck to win. Donations are $5.00 for one ticket, $25.00 for six tickets, $50.00 for 12 tickets, and $100 gets you 25 tickets. One ticket equals one rubber ducky. Tickets may be purchased from Summerville Main Street Volunteers and at the Summerville City Hall through Friday at 4:00 p.m. Tickets will also be sold on site at the Summerville Main Street booth at River Fest beginning at 10:00 a.m.
This Ducky Derby is sponsored by Summerville Main Street and American Roofing.