A Rome teen has been charged with participation in criminal street gang activity, theft by receiving stolen property, and possession of a firearm by a person under the age of 18.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, May 1, 2024:
The National Day of Prayer will be recognized in Chattooga County coming up tomorrow evening in downtown Summerville. Phil Menter, pastor of Harvest Worship Center in Trion is in charge of this year’s observance and told WZQZ News that the observance will be held starting at 7 PM Thursday evening, May 2nd. East Washington Street will be blocked off for the program. There will be a short program and prayer teams available to pray with attendees. It is recommended that you bring a chair to the event. Everyone is invited to attend.
A twenty-four-year-old woman was arrested by the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Department shortly after 5 AM, on Tuesday of last week after a traffic stop in the early morning hours on Highway 27 near the Trion wastewater treatment plant.
The rising numbers of measles cases in the U.S. have both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Atrium Health Floyd pediatrician Dr. Tyler Barnes concerned. From January 1 to March 14, 2024, there were 58 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S., compared to 58 for all of 2023. This prompted the CDC to warn U.S. citizens traveling abroad to stay current on their MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccines. Fifty-four of the measles cases reported by mid-March were linked to international travel and included children older than 1 who had not received the vaccine.
The fourth annual Chattooga County Plant Swap is coming up this Saturday, May 4th at Teloga Springs Farm, located at 9505 Highway 337 in the Teloga Community. All proceeds from the plant swap go to Animal Advocates of Chattooga County. The plant swap allows participants to swap plants and seeds with others. Anyone with plenty of plants and / or seeds is welcome to set up a table at the event. (It is recommended that you bring your own table). Plants and tables can be dropped off on Friday May 3rd, ahead of Saturday’s event. Organizers say that there are over 25 vendors signed up for the event. Food trucks and Mosley’s BBQ will be on hand. The event is FREE and parking is FREE. If you don’t have plants or seeds to swap, simply make a small donation for what you want. A raffle and door prizes will also be held at the event. The plant swap will take place from 2 PM until 6 PM this Saturday.
A passenger in a vehicle was arrested during a traffic stop on Monday in Rome after he was found to be in possession of a handgun that was stolen out of Cherokee County, Alabama. Reports indicate that twenty-year-old Chance Donaldson was charged with felony possession of marijuana and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and theft by receiving a stolen firearm. A K9 alerted officers to the marijuana and gun that was hidden underneath the vehicle Donaldson was a passenger in.
A fifty-six-year-old Rome woman is facing 14 counts of aggravated cruelty to animals following her arrest on Monday.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a collection of agricultural-related bills on Tuesday that he says will strengthen the Ag-industry in the Peach State. One of the bills deals with ownership of agricultural land near military bases by anyone acting as an agent for a foreign country. Also, the governor signed a bill that would add diesel exhaust fluid (or DEF) to the tax-exempt status for farmers and Ag producers that have a GATE (Georgia Agricultural Tax Exemption) Card. You can read about the bills and comments from Governor Kemp below: