Georgia deer hunters will have another opportunity to head into the woods beginning Saturday as the state’s week-long primitive weapons deer hunting season gets underway.
Chattooga County Schools will revise severe weather procedures at Chattooga High School after consulting with a Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency security specialist.
The Chattooga County Health Department will offer free breast exams for qualifying uninsured and underinsured women age 40 and older on Friday, October 16.
Walker County officials are continuing work on proposed regulations governing future data center development, with a county study committee now reviewing a draft ordinance section by section.
The Summerville City Council has approved a contract for renovations to the restroom and changing room facilities at the Summerville Recreation Department, moving forward with a project WZQZ News has been following since August.
Summerville Police were called to a residence following a dispute involving a man who had been staying at the home and was reportedly no longer welcome there.
Registration is underway for the Summerville Parks and Recreation Department’s winter youth basketball program.
Parents can register children now through November 1 for several age divisions.
The department is offering 5/6-year-old coed basketball, along with girls’ leagues for ages 7U through 12U and boys’ leagues for ages 7U through 14U.
Registration is available online at www.summervillerec.org.
The youth basketball program is part of Summerville Parks and Recreation’s winter sports offerings, providing local children an opportunity to participate in organized recreational basketball.
Parents interested in having their children participate are encouraged to complete registration before the November 1 deadline.
Summerville Police said Tuesday afternoon that city police and fire personnel were notified of a discolored material in the creek near Lyerly Street.
After consulting with other city departments, officials learned that the Georgia Environmental Protection Division had reported the material to the city earlier in the day, prompting personnel from Summerville’s Water and Sewer Department and Wastewater Treatment Plant to respond.
During the inspection, city crews identified a sewer line backup at a trucking facility on the former Georgia Rug Mill property. According to the city, a displaced manhole allowed some of the backed-up material to enter the creek.
City crews were able to vacuum up a quantity of the visible material from the creek and dispose of it at the city’s wastewater treatment plant.
The trucking company told city officials that the substance was a cooking-based oil. City workers collected water samples for laboratory analysis and also sent samples to EPD.
Summerville Police said once the assessment of the incident and the material is complete, required regulatory reports will be submitted. At this time, ongoing monitoring is not expected to be necessary.
City officials thanked residents for reporting potential hazards and said the quick notification allowed crews to respond and address the situation.
The Town of Trion is advising residents on Ridge Street that water service will be temporarily shut off Thursday while crews work on a water main.
According to a notice issued Wednesday by the Town of Trion, the water will be turned off beginning at approximately 9 AM Thursday, October 8.
Town officials say crews will work to restore water service as soon as possible during the day and apologized for any inconvenience caused by the temporary outage.
Anyone with questions can contact the Town of Trion at 706-734-2332 between 8 AM and 5 PM.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, October 7, 2026: