Area News

Welcome Hill Baptist Church, Trion, will host the Dixie Echoes at 6 p.m. May 26. The public is invited to come out and celebrate with the church and their 40 years of performing good old Southern gospel music.

A Vacation Bible School has been scheduled at Mt. Bethel Baptist Church from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. CST Saturday, May 25. The theme is Amazing Encounter with Jesus. The church is located at 70 County Road 99, Gaylesville, Ala. Pastor Andy Kellett invites the public.

Trion High School senior Brooke Talen Appelbaum and Chattooga High School senior Caleb Alexander Veitch received $1,000 student of Integrity scholarships from the Better Business Bureau of Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia. The scholarship awards were given at the organization’s annual Torch Awards presentations in Chattanooga, Tenn. on May 1. The two Chattooga County residents…

Someone stole tires from the Curiosity Shop, 12536 Hwy. 27, in Pennville, on May 3, according to a Chattooga County Sheriff’s report. The owner, Tracey Hawkins, said her security camera shows a white male with a backpack pushing the tires to the corner of the building and then walking away. Less than 10 minutes later,…

Jason Mitchell said he was released from jail last week and discovered money missing out of his banking account, according to a Chattooga County Sheriff’s report. After being released, he went to his residence on Railroad Circle and checked his bank account. It was missing $3,972, according to an incident report. The money was taken…

Finster was the first student in Chattooga County Schools’ history to earn an associate degree before receiving his high school diploma. He plans to continue his education at Faulkner University. Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students donned their caps and gowns as family and friends gathered at the Forum River Center in Rome for GNTC’s…