(Updated) Leroy Alexander Jr.
Mr. LeRoy Alexander, Jr., age 83, of Centre, AL, (formerly of Summerville, GA) passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019, at his daughter’s residence in Cave Spring, GA. Mr. Alexander was born September 13, 1936, in Summerville, GA, son of the late Lee Roy Alexander, Sr. and Thelma Wood Alexander. He was a member and former…
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MISSING PUNCTUATION: LOSS OF MATRIARCH UNDERSCORES RIGHT WHALES’ PERIL
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Dec. 18, 2019) – The seasonal return of North Atlantic right whales to the Southeast has started like clockwork. At least seven adult females have been seen from North Carolina to north Florida since late November, and the season’s first calf was spotted off Sapelo Island on Monday. The news is encouraging for…
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The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Department continues to experience computer troubles. Here is a list of those arrested in the past 24-hours, according to jail reports. They are: Charles Anderson Jr., for simple assault under the Family Violence Act. Joseph Albert Lindsey Jr., for fourth-degree forgery and theft by receiving stolen property. Jason Richard Ross for…
Read MoreIntoxicated Driver Passes Out In The Middle Of The Highway
A 26-year-old Gore man was arrested on A DUI charge after cops found him asleep in the middle of the westbound lane of Hwy. 48, according to Chattooga County Sheriff’s reports. Cops were dispatched to near the Menlo Barn Dance around 4:44 a.m. Sunday when others noticed a white 2011 Ford F-150 in the roadway.…
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Larry Forest Ramey
Mr. Larry Forest Ramey, age 74, of Summerville, GA, died Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Oakview Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Ramey was born April 16, 1945, in LaFayette, GA, son of the late William Forestand Birtie Louise Nichols Ramey. He was Church of God by faith, and prior to his retirement, was employed with…
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Mr. James Edward Sizemore, age 93, of Trion, GA, died Thursday, December 12, 2019, at Oakview Health and Rehabilitation. Mr. Sizemore was born August 28, 1926, in Gadsden, AL, son of the late Walter Scott and Ora Pentecost Sizemore. He was a member of Trion Lodge # 160 F&AM and the Alhambra Shine Temple. Mr.…
Read MoreLocal Claims She Picked Up Drugs For Some Unknown Person
A 30-year-old woman claims her errand for an unknown person resulted in her drug arrest Saturday, according to a Summerville Police report. Lauren Edwards, of Lyerly, told Officer Phillip Cox that someone unknown person told her to retrieve two plastic bags of drugs from an abandoned vehicle near her grandfather’s residence in Lyerly. “Lauren states…
Read MoreWoman’s Vehicle Damaged During CHS Basketball Game
A Summerville resident attending Friday’s basketball game at Chattooga High School discovered someone had damaged her vehicle, according to a police report. Kimly Dunaway discovered that someone broke the driver side mirror to her 2014 Nissan Altima and then tossed an orange construction barrel against the passenger door. This scratched the paint. “Chattooga Resource officer…
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