Area News

A Chattooga County woman said her brother is leaving harassing voicemails on her phone, according to Summerville Police reports. Kathy Quarles asked her brother to leave her house after an argument Wednesday morning. She told him that she was placing his property outside the home. “[The brother] did not take the news lightly. In the…

The manager of the Berryton Recycling Plant is accusing an employee of embezzling money and misreporting how much they worked, according to a Chattooga County Sheriff’s report. The employee added $29,183.32 worth of overtime to her timesheets, according to Manager Brett Ragsdale. The employee also took $2,661.39 in funds, according to Deputy Nicole Sprague. “Mr.…

A Trion woman said that someone stole money from her son’s account, according to Chattooga County Sheriff’s reports. Stephanie Sargent said that her son received a text notification that his paycheck was deposited onto his Elite Paycheck Plus! card on Jan. 22. The following day his account went to zero. ” Ms. Sargent contacted the…

A log truck sideswiped a Chattooga County School bus on Hwy. 114 near Hwy. 100. Initially seven students complained of minor injuries. The children have been checked by EMS and released. The log truck turned on to Hwy. 100 and did not stop. Witnesses are not sure whether the log truck driver knew his logs…

A financial technology company has compiled a report showing Chattooga County has the third lowest tax burden in Georgia. Smartasset LLC., used income tax, sales tax, property tax and fuel tax to come up with their findings. Calhoun was ranked as having the lowest tax burden and Stewart fell into second place. Here is the company’s…

Britney Timmons, of Oak Street, Summerville, said that an acquaintance punctured all four tires on her 2006 Honda Pilot on Sunday night, according to Summerville Police reports. “[I] did see where what looked like a sharp item, possibly a knife had been used to puncture all four tires,” Summerville Policeman David Westbrooks stated. He encouraged…