Manuel Rodrigues, Jr.
Mr. Manuel Rodrigues, Jr. age 73, of Summerville, GA, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Rodrigues was born December 2, 1946, in Providence, RI; son of the late Manuel, Sr. and Emily Francis Rodrigues. He was of the Roman Catholic Faith, and prior to his retirement, was employed with Intellitech and…
Read MoreTax Commissioner Sending Out Letters To Delinquent Payers
Press Release from Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton: Delinquent letters are in the mail for the first tax sales of 2020. Some of the bills are unpaid back to 2016, and include the property owners that signed up for payment plans but did not make the payments. If a property owner has signed up…
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Man Accidentally Shoots Himself Inside Restaurant
Local cops responded to what has been described as an accidental shooting inside Bojangles in Summerville. Allegedly a man bent over to tie his shoe and his .25 caliber pistol fell out. The gun allegedly hit the ground and discharged one bullet into the man’s shoulder region. He subsequently was taken by Redmond EMS to…
Read MoreClifford Hugh Rounsaville
REV. CLIFFORD HUGH ROUNSAVILLE- AGE 75- Of Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday December 31, 2019 at the Oak View Health Care. He was the Pastor of Hilliard A. M. E. Temple Zion Church. He was born on April 23, 1944 to the late Roy C. and Leatha Gober Rounsaville. He was preceded in death by…
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Cat Shot On Allen Street
Someone shot a local resident’s cat Monday afternoon, according to Summerville Police reports. Summer Cook, of Allen Street, said someone killed her white and brown multicolored cat. Cops saw the dead feline laying on its left side next to a shed. “Mrs. Cook advised that the cat was shot and I observed on the right…
Read MoreShooter Being Questioned By Cops; Victim’s Name Released
The Summerville Police Department has identified the victim from last night’s shooting on Kelly Street as 51-year-old Ronald Moates. The shooting took place at 152 Kelly Street and may have started as part of a domestic dispute, according to Summerville Police records. “The preliminary investigation revealed that a physical domestic dispute occurred at the residence…
Read MoreLisa Jo Garner Jarrell
Mrs. Lisa Jo Garner Jarrell, age 63, of Cedartown, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019. She was born on August 28, 1956 in Trion, GA. She was the daughter of Marlene Bartlett Garner and the late Richard H. Garner. Mrs. Jarrell is survived by her husband, Billy Ray Jarrell; mother, Marlene Bartlett Garner; daughter,…
Read MoreSummerville Shooting Leaves One Man Dead
One man is dead after a shooting at a residence on Kelly Street in Summerville on Monday night. press release:
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