Monday’s Arrest Report
Sunday’s Arrest Report
Trion To Name Bridge On Club Drive
The Trion Town Council unanimously voted to name the bridge on Club Drive. “I have one thing. I was approached and asked that we name the bridge going to the golf course. Babe Willingham was the state engineer and Bud Tinney oversaw the construction. I was asked if we could possibly name that the ‘Babe…
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Rossville Company To Replace Menlo Area Bridge On Ga. 337
A Rossville company won a $1.1 million contract to replace a Menlo-area bridge, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. Talley Construction Company was awarded the contract to replace the bridge over Chelsea Creek on Old State Route 337. The project is slated to be finished October 31, 2020. Chattooga County Commissioner Jason Winters said…
Read MoreLady Indians Open Season; Defeat Cedar Bluff, Lose To Darlington
Lady Indians Open Season; Defeat Cedar Bluff, Lose To Darlington By: J. SCOTT HELTON The Lady Indians began their season by hosting the Chattooga Thanksgiving Classic at the Little Big Horn last weekend. Darlington, Cedar Bluff, Model, and Northwest Whitfield all participated in the lady’s tournament. Chattooga defeated Cedar Bluff and lost to Darlington. CEDAR…
Read MoreColumn: The Real Problem In Dallas
By J. SCOTT HELTON My schedule at work has me working from home this week, which allows me a little time during the day to catch up on sports, especially the national scene. This week all the sports networks seem stuck on whether Jason Garrett should be fired as the head coach of the Dallas…
Read MoreEleanor Louise Caheely
Mrs. Eleanor Louise Caheely, age 92 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, November 28, 2019 at the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Caheely was born in Henegar, Alabama on May 16, 1927, daughter of the late William Troy Lawson and Lilly Mae Turner Lawson. She was a 1946 graduate of Summerville High School,…
Read MoreDowntown Summerville Changes, Additions: Dirt, Thatcher’s, Jefferson’s and The Room Beauty Bar and more. . .
The last half of 2019 continues to bring changes to downtown Summerville, including the sale of Jefferson’s Restaurant. Those changes include facelifts to several downtown buildings, the addition of a new restaurant and salon and a redesigned East Washington Street corridor. But the changes will continue into the new year as new business owners look…
Read MoreHunter Family Christmas Lights Are On
Thousands of Christmas lights burned again at Marvin H. and Mattie Hunter’s home at 340 Alexander Street in Summerville. On Thanksgiving Day, the Hunters turned on their Christmas lights and decorations. Many locals growing up in the 1990s may remember the twinkling roadside tradition. It became an annual trek down Alexander and Roberts Streets to catch a…
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