Area News

A 22-year-old man is accused of beating a Summerville man with a piece of wood during a fight Monday on Allen Street, according to Summerville Police reports. Jonathan L. Arnold, of Trion, was at a residence on Allen Street, when the 22-year-old intruder showed up, entered the residence and started fighting. The intruder picked up…

(Update: A source told The News that road work is going a little faster now and the DOT might have Hwy. 48 reopened by noon Saturday.) (Update: A tractor-trailer is stuck on East Peach Orchard Road near Menlo. This is a small rural road being used by a lot of locals to bypass the work…

A Summerville cancer survivor is upset that a man living in her house is smoking, according to Summerville Police reports. Tammy Watson, of 189 Given Street, is upset with Dannie Schrader, who has been living with her for more than a year, Officer Matt Wilson reported. “Ms. Watson stated she wanted him to quit smoking…

A Trion man claims items were taken from his home during a birthday party on Saturday, according to Chattooga County Sheriff’s reports. Richard Thornton, of 3750 Spring Creek Road, said after the party he noticed a few items missing, like a few silver dimes and nickels. As he continued looking around his home, he noticed…

By GENE ESPY Editor The Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit celebrated its 70-year anniversary on Feb. 24. What started out as a one-judge operation has now expanded to four fulltime judges. The circuit now handles a variety of cases, beyond the limits of where it started. When the circuit was created, there were two basic types of court…

Rome, Ga. — Students in Chattooga County can benefit from the new Community Scholarship Program that has been established by Shorter University. The program has a goal of making college more affordable for students in surrounding counties. “We are excited to begin offering Community Scholarships to students from our area who chose to continue their…

On Tuesday, February 26, 2019, Agents with the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force arrested Martha McCollum and Bobbie Campbell at 129 Hinton St. Summerville, GA 30747 for possession with intent to distribute. Agents seized methamphetamine, marijuana, fentanyl, suboxone, hydrocodone and alprazolam. McCollum is not new to DTF as she was arrested on August…

The Chattooga County EMA Director, Pam Vaughn, said the Highway 48 road closure could last into Thursday. Local traffic can take East Peach Orchard to Peach Orchard and back out at Pops Country store or to Hwy 337. All Commercial traffic will be routed to Lafayette and down Hwy 337 or Hwy 337 to Lafayette,…

Someone kicked and damaged a Summerville resident’s television on Monday, according to Summerville Police reports. Novella Gatis, of Montgomery Street, called cops around noon to report that her television was damaged. “[I] observed a flat screen Sanyo TV in Ms. Gattis’ bedroom with a busted screen. The TV appeared to have been kicked,” Officer Lebron…