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Breakfast With Santa Event Planned Dec. 7 At Ag Center

The Breakfast With Santa event will be held from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Ag Center. Tickets are $5 and seating is limited – only 250 seats available. Advance tickets are on sale at the Extension Office and Farm Bureau. Adults and youth will need a ticket. No tickets will…

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11th Straight Year: Trion Elementary Named Title I School Award Winner

By GENE ESPY Editor Trion Elementary School has been notified that it is a Distinguished Title I School Award winner for the 11th straight year. “This is the 11th straight year that the elementary school has received the recognition of being a Distinguished or a Rewards School,” Kelly Wilson, Trion School System Federal Programs Director…

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Parade Starting In A Couple Of Hours –few reminders

A former Trion mayor and military veteran is the grand marshal for Summerville’s annual Christmas Parade that starts at 7 p.m. The Summerville Parade Committee selected 96-year-old Hoyt Williams to kick off the parade. Williams served in WW II, ran his own business, was elected as mayor in Trion and continues to work at the…

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Lung Screening Coming

Chattanooga, TN – CHI Memorial’s mobile lung CT coach will be at the Chattooga County Library in Summerville on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Lung cancer screening is a test to look for signs of lung cancer in otherwise healthy people. The low-dose CT scan shows a 3-D image of…

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Traveling Art Exhibit At Paradise Gardens

Paradise Garden is thrilled to announce its current Visiting Art Exhibit, featuring the Art of Jim Shores, which is open to the public now through Thursday. Jim Shores is an artist from outside of Rome, near Cave Spring, and is known for his found-object sculpture, assemblage and environmental art from found/discarded objects. He has work in the…

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Safety Of Menlo Fire Hydrants Questioned

By GENE ESPY Editor “We’re still having issues with the fire hydrants,” Menlo City Councilman John Vanhorn told the city council during last month’s regular council meeting. City Maintenance Director Sid Swords said they have inspected about 75 percent of the hydrants in the city. “What they are mainly talking about is the steamer caps,”…

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Utility Trailer Missing From Church Street

A utility trailer is reported as missing by Brenda Williamson of Church Street, according to Summerville Police officers on Friday. She loaned her 8’x20′ utility trailer to her brother who then loaned it to a man in Floyd County, according to Summerville Police reports. “They have been unable to locate the man or the trailer,”…

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Officer: “Was Overwhelmed By The Stench”

A local landlord was upset to find a tenant had severely damaged one of his rental houses, according to Summerville Police reports. During a periodic inspection of a rental house, Brian West called the cops after finding his property was unfit for habitation. “[I] followed Mr. West to the rear of the residence and was…

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Ronald Storey McKnight

Ronald Storey McKnight, 63, of LaFayette passed away Friday, November 29, 2019. Storey was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Neal McKnight; and brother, Mark McKnight. Survivors include his mother, Jackie McKnight; brothers, Tom (Sally) McKnight, Alan…

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