James William Bishop, 61 of Armuchee, is facing felony dug charges after leading police on a high-speed motorcycle chase.
A bake sale and yard sale to benefit the Menlo Veterans Marker Project and Menlo Reading Buddies will be held the first weekend in May. The sale is scheduled from 8 AM until 3 PM on Friday and Saturday, May 3rd and 4th at the Lawrence Center in Menlo. Some of the bake sale items include: fried apple pies, banana bread, apple bread, cookies and pies. The yard sale will feature a lot of household and miscellaneous items. The public is invited.
The Calhoun H.E.R.D Field Day is scheduled for May 3rd at the Northwest Georgia Research Center on Bells Ferry Road, Rome. Sponsored by Southeast AgriSeeds, Zoetis, Neogen and the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts.
Topics will include Filling Nutrional Gaps, Stem Maggot Scouting, Ruminant digestive Tract, Artificial Insemination and Calving Simulator. The fee to register is $25. You can register at the link below. Contact Chattooga Young Farmer Director Lauren Jarrett with any questions.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed legislation criminalizing squatting, the illegal practice of entering and residing on someone else’s property without their consent.
Governor Brian P. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, members of the General Assembly, state and local leaders, and members of the GRACE Commission signed a package of anti-human trafficking legislation into law, including SB 370 – the ninth piece of legislation brought forward and passed by First Lady Marty Kemp and the GRACE Commission.
The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office was called to an address on Bryant Road in Summerville about a dog killing and injuring chickens. When a deputy arrived on the scene and spoke with the complainant, she told the deputy that her neighbor’s dog had been attacking her chickens. The woman showed the deputy a hen with visible injuries to its left wing and leg. The complainant said that another dog had been removed by animal control from her neighbor’s residence due to similar complaints. When the deputy spoke with the neighbor in question, she told the deputy that she thought her dog was “just playing with the chickens” and didn’t realize that the dog was hurting the poultry. The deputy reminded the neighbor about her responsibility to keep her dog on her own property. The deputy noted that the dog owner had a fenced-in back yard that the dog could be contained in. The woman promised to start keeping her dog contained.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, April 25, 2024:
The Rome News Tribune reported that yesterday a federal judge declined to grant a petition by the Catoosa County Republican Party to restrict candidates they don’t feel represent the party’s values from the ballot.
Summerville Police are investigating an incident that happened on Tuesday evening on Economy Street. A complainant met with a Summerville Police officer and told the officer that another man pointed a gun at the complainant after a rumor that the complainant had “turned on” the suspects water. The complainant said that he had no idea what the suspect was talking about. The officer took the name of the suspect and turned over the incident to an investigator.
Republican candidate for Chattooga County Commissioner Andy Allan has set up a scholarship fund in memory of the late Jeff Owings. You can read a press release from the candidate concerning the scholarship fund below: