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A Summerville woman is being accused of breaking a court order when she jogged on a county road Saturday morning, according to a Chattooga County Sheriff’s report. Kelly Veatch, of Frontier Circle, has a good behavior order against Corinne Beckner. The order allegedly bars Beckner from being on Frontier Circle, according to Deputy David King.…

The Miss Menlo Beauty Pageant is coming 5 p.m. on March 16 at the Menlo Elementary gym. Rules: All contestants must be a student of MES; Baby and Tiny contestants must live in Menlo or have a sibling that attends MES.Entry Fee: Entry fee is $25 per contestant, if siblings are entering it is $15…

The Trion police and maintenance will provide a dumpster in the parking lot at Town Hall from March 4-15 to help citizens get rid of debris. Use of the dumpster is free. The town is pushing for a “spring cleanup blitz” in the next few weeks. Police Chief David Gilleland earlier this month posted a…

  A 45-year-old secretary is accused of stealing from a Chattooga County business, according to court records. Michelle Frazier, of 294 Taylor Street, in Summerville, was arrested this week for allegedly stealing money from North Georgia Textiles, according to Sheriff Mark Schrader. The manager of the Berryton Recycling Plant initially accused Frazier of embezzling and…

By GENE ESPY Editor The 2019 Student Achievement Recognition (STAR) winners for Trion and Chattooga High Schools were announced last week by the Summerville-Trion Rotary Club. Carter Guy Sparks received the Trion High School STAR designation. He chose Rhonda Williams as his STAR Teacher. Caleb Veitch received the Chattooga High School STAR designation. He chose…

A Summerville woman was attacked by a tan lab-like dog on Kelly Street Sunday afternoon, according to police reports. Tammy Patterson, of Scoggins Street, was walking when the tan lab type dog scratched her left hand and bit her on the right buttocks. The incident was witnessed by an adult and some children. Animal control…

A stranger broke into Eric Brown’s house last Sunday and climbed into a bed, according to Summerville Police reports. Brown grabbed his gun and held the man at gunpoint until cops arrived just before midnight. “I went downstairs into the bedroom and made contact with a white male in the bed later to be identified…