Area News

A Hays State Prison inmate has been stabbed multiple times, according to reports. Around 4 p.m. a 32-year-old prisoner was assaulted by another inmate. The prisoner was stabbed numerous times in the head and neck region, according to initial reports. An ambulance has been called to transport the prisoners to an area hospital. The inmate is…

(Update: The tax commissioner’s computers in her office are operational again. )   ********EARLIER******** A power outage in Summerville has affected the computers at the Chattooga County Tax Commissioner’s Office. Georgia Power is currently assessing the condition of the outage that is affecting areas around Farrar Drive, Old River Road and Virginia Drive. About 123…

A dryer is being blamed for a fire that destroyed a Summerville home on Sunday afternoon, according to Chattooga County Sheriff’s reports. The home belonged to Jane and Johnny Rollins. A dryer was left running while everyone was away. “The fire started in the utility room on the carport where the dryer was located. Ms. Rollins,…

A burglar targeted a home at 33919 Hwy. 157, near Cloudland, according to report submitted to the Chattooga County Sheriff’s office on Monday. Janis Carrier said someone broke into her mother’s residence earlier this month. She isn’t exactly sure what all was stolen. But she believes a .22 rifle, several knives, a jar of change,…

A resident living at 63 Whitley Road, of Summerville, reported that his debit card was illegally used at GB&T Convenience Store in Trion on Friday. Someone used it to buy $80 worth of goods. The incident has been turned over to investigators and a suspect has been identified.

Brent Hawkins, who works at George’s Kwik Store, on Highland Avenue, said surveillance cameras caught two women stealing a part of his car Saturday afternoon, according to Summerville Police reports. While at work, a blue Mitsubishi Mirage pulled onto the store’s lot next to Hawkins’ 2017 Mitsubishi. “The vehicle indicated that the vehicle was driven by…

Linda Lawrence, of Kelly Street, in Summerville, told police that someone damaged a vent covering on the outside of her house on Friday, according to an incident report. “The damaged vent covering is located on the east side of the complainant’s residence which in clear view of a no trespassing sign which had been posted…