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The Chattooga Board of Education is seeking a maintenance worker to work full time Tuesday- Friday.  The position works 200 days of the year and has 8 paid holidays.  High school diploma or GED is required.  For more information about the position, contact Dawn Campbell at the Chattooga Board of Education at 706-859-3043.  You can read more about the job and requirements below:

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriffs Office for Friday, May 3, 2024:

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Yesterday, Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, members of the General Assembly, and state and local leaders, signed multiple pieces of legislation, including HB 982, that will provide a boost to Georgia’s diverse and top-tier workforce talent pool.

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Mothers Day is right around the corner and Paradise Garden has a special event planned for Mothers Day weekend, Friday, May 10th – Sunday May 12th. Paradise Garden is filled with imagery reminiscent of motherhood – from images of Rev. Howard Finster’s wife, Pauline, and his family; to religious images of motherhood; and motherhood as seen in nature. This Mother’s Day weekend, the Paradise Garden Foundation invites you to bring your mothers and mother figures to Paradise Garden for a new Mother’s Day-themed scavenger hunt designed by Mary Shewan, Curatorial & Archival Fellow. Scavenger hunt is included in admission.  Chattooga County residents admission is FREE.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce will be featuring Heather Roesner, a mental health clinician, as the featured speaker for their May luncheon that will be held on May 28th at Noon at the Chattooga County Civic Center on Highway 48 in Summerville.  Roesner has been with Lookout Mountain Community Services, now Bridge Health, since 2006.  She graduated from Lee University in Cleveland, TN with a masters in counseling psychology.  The chamber says that the meeting will be a great opportunity to have a meal and network with others and learn how we can all work together to have the biggest impact on Chattooga County.  Reservations are appreciated.  You can reserve your seat HERE

The Chattooga County Health Department, Chattooga County Extension Office and Summerville Veterinary Clinic will sponsor a low-cost rabies clinic on May 18th.  The event will be held at Chattooga High School from 9 AM until 5 PM . The cost for dogs and cats to be vaccinated will be $10.  Those attending should use the entrance off Highway 100 to access the rabies clinic at Chattooga High School.

Georgia’s congressional delegation introduced legislation Wednesday to protect some of the ancestral lands of the Muscogee tribe as a national park and preserve.

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Deanna Hulsey, instructor of Cosmetology at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has been named the First Runner-Up for the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) 2024 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year.

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