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Summerville Police received information that a man wanted on a failure to appear warrant was staying at a residence on West Washington Street, according to an incident report. Cops were looking for Kevin Max Thomas who failed to show up for his superior court. Cops found him standing in front of 771 West Washington Street…

Summerville Police arrested a 30-year-old man for possessing methamphetamine on April 16, according to incident reports. Zachery E. Black, of McGinnis Circle, was arrested for meth possession after cops found a glass pipe with meth residue in it, according to Summerville Police reports. “As I patted his left front pants pocket, I felt an object…

A Georgia Avenue woman claims a man grabbed her around 1 a.m. Monday, according to Summerville Police reports. Officers are not too sure about her story, however. Danielle M. Rape said a man she knows called her outside her apartment in the early morning hours. After talking with him, Rape tried going back inside. The man…

A 27-year-old Lyerly man was arrested with two pounds of marijuana in his vehicle after being stopped for speeding through Summerville Sunday night, according to a police report. Braden Adarione Black, of 680 Cemetery Road, was going 54 mph in a 35 mph zone and had a busted windshield. Georgia State Patrolman Dexter Mitchell spotted…

By GENE ESPY Editor Long-time Baptist pastor and former Summerville City Council member Jimmy Bryant has recently written a book of memoirs, “Confessions of a Baptist Minister – The Best Is Yet To Be.” The book is out in ebook form and will soon be available in paperback. He began writing the book “probably four…

Trion’s Mount Vernon Mills will benefit from a new contract with Wrangler Jeans and Apparel. Wrangler is creating a new collection of blue jeans. It’s called the “Rooted Collection.” It features new designs for five state-specific pairs of jeans from Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Here is the company’s press release: GREENSBORO, N.C.–(BUSINESS…

(2:40 p.m. Update: The police chase into Alabama has ended in Gaylesville after the fleeing suspect  allegedly tried ramming a police officer’s car.) Summerville Police officers are chasing a fleeing car on Hwy. 114 heading toward the Georiga-Alabama state line. Chattooga E-911 dispatchers are calling Alabama law enforcement to cut the fleeing car. Officer Phillip…