The Summerville City Council will hold a called meeting coming up this evening at 5:30 PM. On the agenda for this evening’s meeting is a discussion of the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget and approval of the staff for the special election being held on May 21st to fill the unexpired term of Councilman David Ford who passed away earlier this year. The public is invited to attend. You can see the complete agenda for the meeting below:
Georgia gas prices increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgians are paying an average price of $3.43 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight).
Trion City Schools has a position open for a full-time daycare provider. You can see the requirements and more information below:
The City of Summerville has put up baskets by the trash receptacles at the Summerville Cemetery for flowers that have been misplaced during weather events. Flowers will be left in the baskets for a week before discarding them. If you have questions please call City Hall 706-859-0900.
Summerville Main Street will kick off the 2024 Friday Night Live Free Concert Series on Friday, April 19. This concert series will feature musical entertainment, vendors and fun on the third Friday of April – July. April’s first concert will feature a famous group that entertained Summerville in 2023 known as The Sock Hops. The concert will be held at the Open Air Space on East Washington Street from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Attorney General Chris Carr, Feeding Georgia, and the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia are kicking off the 13th Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy, a two-week fundraising competition to benefit the state’s regional food banks. This year’s drive will take place from April 15-26, 2024, and is open to everyone in the legal community, including law firms, legal organizations, corporate or in-house counsel, clerks and judges. Every dollar raised directly benefits the regional food bank in each competitor’s respective community, and every $1 donated helps to provide up to four meals to our neighbors in need. Registration is available now and will remain open until April 26, the final day of the competition. Those who wish to participate can do so by visiting www.galegalfoodfrenzy.org.
A forty-one-year-old Marvin Avenue, Summerville man was arrested on Sunday at the Family Dollar Store on Commerce Street in Summerville. Summerville Police say that the incident started at the man’s residence on Marvin Avenue. Police were called because the suspect was screaming and yelling. When officers arrived the suspect told police to “just shoot” him. Police called for EMS to check the suspect out, but the suspect ran from the scene. Police followed the suspect down Kelly Street to Commerce Street and then arrested him at the Family Dollar Store Parking lot. Jeremy Rich was charged with disorderly conduct and booked into the Chattooga County Jail.
There’s Hope For The Hungry will be distributing food this Wednesday April 17th at the South Summerville Baptist Church from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 P.M.
Several local churches will be hosting a free yard sale titled “Abounding Love” this Saturday April 20th at Dowdy Park. The yard sale will be from 8:30am until 2:30 pm. There will be free food, music and fellowship. The yard sale is sponsored by the following churches:
Dry Valley Baptist Church
Trion 1st Baptist Church
South Summerville Baptist Church
Life Purpose Worship Center
Redemption Worship Center
Pentecostal Power Ministries
Summerville SDA Church
