The Georgia General Assembly returned to the State Capitol for the final week of the 2024 legislative session on Monday, March 25 for a busy committee work day. After working in our committees on Monday to finalize legislation, the House convened for Legislative Day 39 on March 26, and then, the session came to an end after we completed Legislative Day 40 on Thursday, March 28, also known as Sine Die. It was a very busy week as we worked late into the nights carrying out the people’s business and making progress for Georgians statewide, and I will share some of the bills that we voted on from the Rules calendars in our final days, as well as highlight legislation that received final passage in the General Assembly.

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On Thursday, March 14, 2024, the Cartersville Police Department received a report of a possible inappropriate relationship between a Cartersville High School teacher and a student.

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Baseball will be back at AdventHealth Stadium this Friday evening as the Rome Emperors open the 2024 season as hosts to the Hickory Crawdads, and volunteers with Habitat for Humanity – Coosa Valley will be back at work in the concession stands.

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Rome Police Officers responded to a residence on Pollock Street Tuesday and were told that a bag of wigs was stolen from a vehicle.

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The Better Business Bureau has issued an alert after receiving reports of “free” roof inspections.

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A suspect with a felony warrant attempted to outrun Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader on Wednesday afternoon but was subsequently apprehended after a brief foot chase.  Sheriff Schrader told WZQZ News that Robert Earl Green was wanted after a warrant was issued for failure to appear in court.  The sheriff spotted Green driving on Highway 157 at Cloudland and attempted to pull Green over.  Green accelerated and refused to stop.  Green then turned left on Highway 48 and the chase continued down the mountain and into the Menlo City limits.  Green then turned on 7th Avenue and then on Edison Street and then to Polk Street.  Green pulled into an empty driveway and jumped out of his vehicle, running into the nearby woods.  Sheriff Schrader and a sheriff’s deputy pursued Green on foot and apprehended him a short distance from where he had parked his car.  Green was booked into the Chattooga County Jail and will be facing fleeing and attempting to elude charges on top of the felony warrant for failure to appear.

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

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The Georgia State Patrol has identified the two fatalities that happened in two separate, but related crashes on I-75 early Monday morning after a police chase by Calhoun Police and Gordon County Sheriff’s Deputies.

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Two Summerville residents have released statements about their intentions to qualify for a seat on the Summerville City Council for the unexpired term of Councilman David Ford who passed away earlier this year.  Pam Albert, an employee with the Chattooga County School System and longtime recreational league coach, says that she wants to see improvements to the city’s recreational facilities.  Simone Adams, a local realtor, says that one of her main goals is to foster a more inclusive community.  Both candidates provided statements to WZQZ News that you may read below.  Any other candidates seeking to qualify are welcome to contact WZQZ with an announcement about their candidacy.

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On Friday night, April 19, AdventHealth will host a Night of Hope concert at the AdventHealth Stadium, in partnership with the Rome Emperors. The concert’s headlining artist is Christian music artist, Brandon Heath.

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