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By JIMMY ESPY Staff Writer Lyerly Town Council members want to better entertain their residents. Council members discussed starting a twice-weekly, “family-friendly” bingo game at the civic center. Kasia Ferguson, wife of Mayor Jim Ferguson, is heading up the project, which is designed to encourage “community involvement.” Kasia Ferguson said she has checked out the…

Frances Tucker, of Northwest Congress Street, said that someone stole her white plastic chair valued at $20 on Tuesday, according to Summerville Police records. “She was sitting in her living room and observed a shadow outside moving,” Officer Phillip Cox stated. “When she looked outside she noticed that her white plastic yard chair valued at…

  Saving Lives in Summerville, GA! Sad but true, an average of seven people die every day in house fires. But, having properly working smoke alarms can increase the odds of surviving a home fire-related tragedy by 50 percent. That’s why, on May 8th, the American Red Cross partnered with the Chattooga County Fire Departments…

Expect delays and closures at the Chattooga County Tax Commissioner’s office starting tomorrow and Thursday. “For a little while, it’s going to slow us down,” Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton said about a planned shutdown of Georgia Department of Revenue computers. The revenue department is switching from a “DOS” operating system to a modern Windows-based variation.…

Eight large plastic Coke bottles have returned to various places in downtown Summerville last Tuesday. The art bottles were designed by various artists who attended last year’s Finster Fest in Pennville. This is the second batch of bottles to be displayed. The first group was placed in 2016 and remained on the curbs for more…

The Northwest Georgia Historic High Country tourism group met in Chattooga County last Wednesday. They held their meeting at Folk Artist Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden facility in Pennville. Then some of the group went to eat at the Crushed Tomato in Summerville. Pictured eating are Georgia Magazine’s Laine Wood, Karen Kaplan with Cherokee Arts Council,…

The following incidents happened during the past few days, according to Summerville Police reports. They include: Zayvian M. Underwood, of Cherry Avenue, said someone deposited $2,326.44 into his checking account on Friday. Then someone withdrew the money from both his savings and checking account which left his account negative $2,339.52, Officer Lt. Tim Filmer stated.…