United Military Care is thrilled to announce its second annual Northwest Georgia “We Care Vet Fair,” taking place today at the Rome Forum River Center. Building on the success of its inaugural event, United Military Care reaffirms its dedication to assisting veterans and their families by facilitating access to vital resources and services across Georgia.

The “We Care Vet Fair” cultivates a nurturing environment for veterans, active-duty service members, and their families. It offers an array of services and information

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AdventHealth Medical Group at Trion is hosting the AngioScreen bus on Monday, May 20 from 8 am to 3 pm. 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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Football fans will get their first glimpse of the 2024 Trion Bulldogs and Chattooga Indians tonight as both teams will go on the road to Whitfield County for their spring scrimmages.  The Class A Trion Bulldogs will be stepping up a few weight classes tonight as they go on the road to play the AAAA powerhouse Dalton Catamounts.  Dalton finished last year with an 8-4 record and advanced to the 2nd round of the state playoffs.  The two teams have faced off against each other 9 times but the most recent meeting was all the way back in 1963.  Dalton leads the series with a 5-3-1 record.  Trion’s last victory against Dalton came back in 1947.

The Chattooga Indians will be heading to Dalton as well but will take on the Southeast Whitfield Raiders.  The Raiders struggled last year to a 1-9 record and missed out on the state playoffs.

WZQZ will be broadcasting the Trion vs Dalton scrimmage tonight on the radio as well as live video streaming on the WZQZ Facebook page.  Join Ben Groce, Jeremy Burke and cameraman Jim Warnock for the pregame show live from Dalton tonight at 6:30pm.  Kickoff will follow at 7pm.

Due to a confilicting work schedule with our Chattooga announcers, WZQZ will not be able to broadcast tonight’s Chattooga vs Southeast Whitfield scrimmage.  Chattooga’s scrimmage will begin tonight at 7:30 pm.

Summerville Police have arrested two people in connection with a drive by shooting that took place on Scoggins Street last Saturday.  Police say that no one was struck by the gunfire, despite four adults and three juveniles being outside the residence that was targeted.  Another juvenile was inside the residence.

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A fifty-one-year-old Chattooga County man was arrested in connection with a shooting incident on Spring Creek Road on Tuesday night.

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

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A forty-year-old Chattanooga, Tennessee man will be banned from Dade, Walker, Catoosa and Chattooga Counties upon his release from prison as part of a sentence handed down by Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Chris Arnt.  According to a report released by the Lookout Mountain District Attorney’s Office yesterday, Ruben Santos was convicted of breaking into the home of an acquaintance in Catoosa County and performing lewd acts with her undergarments.   The victim in the case said that Santos had tried to kindle a romantic relationship with her prior to the incident.  Santos was sentenced to twenty years with the first fifteen to be served in prison.  In addition to being banned from Northwest Georgia and prison time, Santos will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.  See the full report from the Lookout Mountain District Attorney’s office below:

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WZQZ News reported on Tuesday that Summerville City Manager Andrea Surratt had announced her resignation at Monday night’s meeting of the Summerville City Council.  Surratt, who has served in the position for less than eighteen months, cited a family emergency as the reason for her resignation.

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Governor Brian Kemp recently vetoed a bill that would have rescinded tax credits for certain types of data center projects in Georgia.

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How would you like to get free Atlanta Braves tickets just for donating blood to the American Red Cross? The Red Cross will benefit from the 16^th annual Atlanta Braves All-American Blood Drive in June. Blood drives will be held throughout that month according to Carla Maton, Executive Director of the Northwest Georgia chapter.

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