Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report in its annual listing of the “Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.”
A Summerville Police Department incident report released this past Friday details an arrest made earlier this month following a BOLO involving an alleged road rage encounter on Highway 27.
Residents across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia are waking up to the coolest morning temperatures they’ll feel for at least the next week, with early Saturday lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. After that chilly start, Saturday turns sunny and pleasant, with afternoon highs climbing into the upper 50s to low 60s.
The City of Summerville has released its holiday schedule for City offices in observance of Christmas.
City offices will close at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, and will remain closed all day on:
Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025 (Christmas Eve)
Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025 (Christmas Day)
City offices will resume normal business hours Friday, Dec. 26, 2025.
Officials remind residents that for emergencies during the closure, they should call 911. The City also wished the community a safe and happy holiday season.
The Georgia Department of Education has released updated statewide lists of schools exiting federal identification—or making measurable progress toward exiting—along with the new 2024–25 Targeted Support & Improvement (TSI) list.
Friends, family, and community members filled the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Gordon County Campus on Dec. 16 to celebrate 16 graduates from Basic Law Enforcement Training Class.
Northwest Georgia’s unemployment rate declined in September, with new figures showing the rate down two-tenths to 3.2%, according to Labor Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes. “Unemployment in Georgia dropped across nearly every region in September,” Holmes said. “As we approach the end of the year, we’re staying focused on keeping workers ready, businesses strong, and opportunity growing across the state.”
A 24-year-old man was arrested following an alleged hit-and-run crash involving two vehicles in a Summerville parking lot earlier this month, according to an arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office.
Atrium Health Floyd Emergency Medical Services is raising the bar for emergency response in Northwest Georgia by equipping ambulance teams with life-saving blood products and plasma to begin transfusions before patients reach the hospital—a move clinicians say can significantly improve survival in severe trauma and bleeding emergencies.
A longtime downtown Summerville favorite is preparing to say goodbye. Sugarville Sweets Bakery, Coffee & Café has announced it will close its doors after 10 and a half years in business, marking the end of an era for many local customers.
