Chattooga County residents are being reminded that all county offices will be closed Wednesday through Friday this week in observance of the Christmas holidays. The closure includes the Chattooga County Commissioner’s Office, the Chattooga County Tax Commissioner’s Office, and the Chattooga County Probate Judge’s Office, along with other county departments and offices.
A late-December warmup is taking hold across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia today (Tuesday, December 23, 2025) as clouds gradually thin and temperatures climb into the upper 60s — with a few spots flirting with 70 degrees by afternoon.
Families in Chattooga County will have a fun, kid-friendly way to ring in the New Year early as the Trion Public Library hosts a “Noon Year’s Eve Party” on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton says local drivers are already asking about Georgia’s new specialty license plates and changes tied to temporary tags heading into 2026 — and she wants residents to know how the process will work locally.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Sunday, December 21, 2025:
If it doesn’t feel like late December in Chattooga County and across Northwest Georgia, you’re not imagining it. A warmer-than-normal pattern is taking hold and will only strengthen as we move through the week and into the Christmas holiday.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, December 20, 2025:
Chattooga Family Connection recently marked another holiday success by stuffing and delivering 150 Christmas stockings to local students, ensuring children across the county felt supported during the season. But organizers say the stockings represent just one part of the organization’s broader mission.
Chattooga County students will soon have expanded access to school-based mental health care thanks to a $430,000 investment from Atrium Health Floyd, funded by the Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation. The initiative is aimed at strengthening timely, high-quality mental health services for students—addressing needs tied to anxiety, depression, stress, and overall well-being.
A weakening line of gusty showers pushed through Northwest Georgia overnight, dropping roughly a quarter to a half inch of rain before a cold front swept the moisture out of the region. In Chattooga County and across Northwest Georgia, Friday turns noticeably drier and cooler with clear skies returning by sunrise and brisk northwest winds keeping afternoon highs in the upper 40s to low 50s.
