Area News

Three Trion residents were part of a multi-county raid by the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force yesterday, according to Commander Dewayne Brown. Angela M. Beshers was arrested for possession of meth at 221 McCollum Street in Trion. Cody L. Saylor and Heater N. Corey were arrested for possession of a firearm by a…

By GENE ESPY Editor A pinwheel ceremony was held last week at the Department of Family and Children services offices in Summerville. The ceremony is to mark the number of substantiated child abuse or neglect cases in the county that were reported to DFCS in 2018. Each pinwheel placed in the front yard of the…

Does your home need painting or some minor repairs to the exterior, but you don’t have the money? If so, the Coosa Valley Habitat for Humanity might help. They are taking applications for their “A Brush With Kindness” program. It’s for low-income homeowners who do not have the physical or material means to maintain their home,…

Georgia’s annual ban on outdoor burning begins May 1 in 54 counties, mostly in the northern half of the state. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) puts the restrictions in place during the summer months, when increases in ground-level ozone may create health risks. “From May 1 until September 30, open burning of yard and…

A thief caused about $100 worth of damage while trying to steal items from a Chattooga County owned dumpsite south of Summerville, according to a sheriff’s report. Wednesday morning a County Public Works employee, Sam Smith, arrived at the garbage convenience center located at 7553 Hwy. 27 and found a small building on the property…

The Trion Town Council will meet 6 p.m. today at town hall. According to the agenda, these are the items under new business up for discussion: Discuss Bids for Gas Departments new Service Truck. Discuss Bids for Rec Departments Concrete project. Discuss paving Town Hall parking lot. Gray Street Petition for Speed Breakers.

If someone is making an emergency 911 call, it’s against the law to hinder them, according to Chattooga County Sheriff’s reports. Deputies were dispatched to 96 South Second Street in Summerville during the early morning hours Monday. Pamela Bynum, 49, is accused of preventing James Timmons from making a 911 call. “[Bynum] chased the caller…

The Chattooga County Board of Education will be having a Called Board Meeting on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Chattooga County Education Center located at 206 Penn Street in Summerville. The purpose of this Called Meeting will be for the following: 1- Board seat District #1…