A thirty-two-year-old Chattooga County man was sentenced to prison in Chattooga County Superior Court for a violent attack on his spouse and his in-laws in May of 2022.  Judge Don Thompson handed down the sentence, along with a fine and probation after Kevin Seth Edwards was found guilty of attacking his wife, his wife’s mother and his wife’s stepfather.  Edwards, who has a history of arrests in Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama, has lived in both Cherokee County, Alabama and Chattooga County.  Following his arrest in May of 2022 in connection with the attack on family members, Edwards was arrested in Floyd County on burglary charges. Edwards will serve a sentence of five years in a Georgia State Prison and will also be facing ten years probation upon his release.

The Summerville City Council will hold a called meeting this evening at Summerville City Hall.  The main purpose of the meeting is to call for a special election to fill the unexpired term of City Councilman David Ford who passed away earlier this month.

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An awning that was proposed at Trion Schools has been put on hold due to the fact that no contractors are willing to take on the job.  Trion School Supt. Dr. Phil Williams said that in the post-Covid economy, many smaller contractors who would have been willing to complete the job have gone out of business and larger contractors are either to far backed up to take on the project or are not interested in such a small job.

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Commuters who drive to downtown Rome or to Adairsville today need to be aware of roadwork that has been announced by the Georgia Department of Transportation.  Roadwork on Highway 140 will close one lane of northbound traffic on Highway 140.  This is part of the widening project that is going on between I-75 and Highway 53 on Highway 140.  According to the DOT, commuters can expect delays starting at 9 AM this morning.  The delays will take place daily between 9 AM and 4 PM through Thursday of this week.   Also, commuters traveling to Rome today need to be aware that work will be going on starting at 9 AM on Martha Berry Highway near Walgreens.  The work on Martha Berry Highway will take place from 9 AM until 4 PM each day this week through Friday.

The Atrium Health Floyd EMS Trauma Summit will take place on April 12 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Forum River Center.

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A thirty-two-year-old Chattooga County man was arrested in Hamilton County, Tennessee last week and is facing charges of assaulting police officers.  Reports indicate that Matthew Steven Webb of a Forestry Trail Road address in Summerville was arrested and charged with criminal trespass.  Additionally, Webb is facing charges of resisting arrest and obstruction of a legal process along with charges of assaulting a law enforcement officer.  Webb was arrested by Red Bank City Police and booked into the Hamilton County, Tennessee jail on March 9th.

The City of Summerville will once again this year host their annual “Celebrate Independence” festivities.  For the past several years, the city has used the Chattooga County Ag Building off Highway 100 as the site for the celebration which features food vendors, live music and family activities.  This past week, the Summerville City Council set the date for this year’s celebration.  The Fourth of July will fall on a Thursday this year, and the City of Summerville will host their Celebrate Independence celebration on Wednesday, July 3rd.  More details about the event will be released in the upcoming weeks.

Controversial State Senator Colton Moore, a Republican from Dade County, is facing primary opposition and will have a Democratic challenger in November.  Moore was banned from the property of the Georgia House of Representatives last week after making remarks about former House Speaker David Ralston on the floor of the state senate.

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Sunday, March 17, 2024:

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