The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded a contract for the resurfacing of Georgia Loop 1 (the Rome Bypass) from Martha Berry all the way out to Highway 411.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, April 10, 2024:
The Chattooga County Young Farmers will have their April monthly meeting coming up tomorrow evening at 7 PM at the Chattooga County Ag Building. This month, the meeting will feature representatives from the Chattooga County Farm Bureau talking about estate planning. A steak dinner will be provided at a cost of $7 per person. If you are planning to attend and will be eating, you need to RSVP to Lauren Jarrett today. Also, the Chattooga County Young Farmers are hosting their annual Vidalia onion sale. Contact any Chattooga County Young Farmer member to purchase your Georgia-grown Vidalia onions.
April is National Volunteer Month and American Red Cross is asking donors to help protect the blood supply by making and keeping blood and platelet donation appointments in the weeks ahead. Donors of all types, especially type O blood donors and those giving platelets, are needed.
Thunderstorms will bring widespread rainfall to Northwest Georgia between this evening and Thursday evening. There is a slight risk (level 2 of 5) of severe weather, with damaging wind gusts and/or a brief tornado being the main hazards.
The Town of Trion and the Trion Police Department are encouraging residents to spruce up for spring. The Town of Trion will have Spring Cleanup Days from April 22nd until May 4th. A dumpster will be provided on the concrete pad at the old Triangle Shopping Center for residents to utilize. If you have any questions, you may contact the Trion Police Department at 706-734-3665.
Early voting in the May 21 primary elections will start before the end of the month and residents have less than two weeks to be sure they are registered. In Chattooga County, voters will be choosing between four candidates for Chattooga County Coroner and between two candidates for Chattooga County Sole Commissioner.
You can learn how to save a life with CPR training that will be offered on Saturday, April 13th at Connect City Church in Summerville. The event is hosted by Recovery Alive and the cost is $17. The class will earn participants CPR certification. Participants will learn about emergency situations and basic life support. They will also learn about AED and Narcon administration with real-life demonstrations. Anyone interested is welcome to attend at 10:30 AM, but registration is required. To register, contact the Recovery Alive at Connect City Church on their Facebook Page.
A thirty-year-old man was arrested by the Chattooga County Sheriffs Office after a traffic stop. According to a report released yesterday, deputies received a report about a white Ford F-150 pickup truck on Penn Bridge Road that had only one functioning headlight. The deputies initiated a traffic stop and discovered that the tag and registration was expired as well. Deputies said that they could smell burnt marijuana inside the truck which prompted a probably cause search. Deputies found a small, clear plastic bag with suspected marijuana and another small, plastic bag with suspected methamphetamine. Graham Thomas Turkett was arrested on charges of expired tag, headlights required, possession of marijuana less than one ounce and possession of methamphetamine and was booked into the Chattooga County Jail.
Chattooga County sheriff’s deputies were called to a Sloppy Floyd Lake Road address last week to investigate a possible vehicle theft. The complainant said that she had given a family member permission to drive a 1999, white Buick Century and to pay for it at a later date. The complainant said that the family member had failed to make any payments on the vehicle and had not held up her end of the agreement. The complainant said that she had asked for the vehicle to be returned, but to date, the vehicle was still in possession of the family member. The complainant said that she believed the car was in Rossville, or possibly in Ringgold. The complainant said that her family member had moved the location of the vehicle several times in an attempt to hide it. The car is valued at $1,200. Deputies told the complainant that a report would be on file about the incident.