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October 14, 2026

West Berryton Church Launches Thanksgiving Outreach To Help Feed Local Families

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A Chattooga County church is working to make sure local families have a Thanksgiving dinner to enjoy this holiday season, and community members are being invited to help through a special program called “Adopt-A-Box.”

September 28, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

When The Railroad Redrew The Map Of Chattooga County

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The communities we know today as Summerville, Lyerly and Menlo might look very different had railroad tracks been laid just a few miles in another direction.

When railroads finally arrived in Chattooga County during the late 1800s, they did much more than provide transportation. They determined where businesses opened, where people settled, which communities grew and, in some cases, which communities disappeared.

And at one point, the railroad nearly bypassed Summerville altogether.

May 21, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Summer Heat and Daily Storm Chances Return to Chattooga County for Memorial Day Weekend

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Chattooga County and the rest of Northwest Georgia are heading into a hot, humid, and stormy stretch of weather that will continue through Memorial Day weekend and into early next week.