Energy assistance is available now in Chattooga County through the federally funded Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), with applications currently open for priority households and wider sign-ups set to begin right after New Year’s.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun the final phase of its 2025 Agricultural Resource Management Survey, a nationwide effort to collect detailed economic information from farmers and ranchers to help guide agricultural policy and decision-making.
Chattooga County officials say the county’s Remote Dump sites and the Transfer Station will be closed for the holiday on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The facilities are scheduled to reopen Friday and Saturday during normal operating hours.
Residents are encouraged to plan ahead for household waste and disposal needs around the closure.
The Chattooga County Chamber is shining a spotlight on the Leadership Chattooga Class of 2025, recognizing a group of local professionals who represent a wide range of organizations serving Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is encouraging prospective students across Northwest Georgia to take the first step toward a new career by applying free of charge during the month of December.
AdventHealth Redmond is continuing its mission to bring advanced heart care closer to home for Chattooga County and surrounding Northwest Georgia communities, including expanded access through cardiology services in Trion.
The American Red Cross is asking people across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia to schedule a blood donation appointment in the final days of 2025 to help keep the blood supply strong heading into 2026. The need is especially high right now for Type O, A negative, and B negative donors.
Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Troopers and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Officers are urging drivers across Northwest Georgia to slow down and drive smart during the heavy-traffic Christmas and New Year’s travel windows, with high-visibility patrols planned statewide on interstates and state routes to help reduce crashes and fatalities. Georgia DPS has used these holiday periods for focused enforcement on unsafe behaviors like impaired driving, speeding, seatbelt violations, and distracted driving.
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.
