Area News

The city of Summerville will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at city hall. The following is a list of items up for discussion: Unfinished Business  Consider approving a maximum of $2,000 annually to Chattooga County EMA for the purpose of an Emergency Mass Notification Hyper-Reach system(Robo calls):      New Business Approve minutes from the previous meeting:…

A red colored pit bulldog caused some concerns on Hinton Street on Wednesday afternoon, according to Summerville Police reports. Levi Johnson and his wife were hired to paint a residence on Hinton Street. While they were working, the pit bull wandered up and started growling at the wife, who was painting on the front porch,…

Per Chattooga County Public Works Director Joe Reed, the Georgia Department of Transportation will begin working on the Taliaferro Springs Road bridge on January 28, 2019. On this date the road will need to be accessed as follows: Addresses ranging from 2 – 645 Taliaferro Springs Road will have to be accessed from Highway 114,…

An early morning crash at the intersection of Hwy. 114 and Montgomery Street in Summerville injured a 6-year-old on Wednesday, according to an accident report. Emily C. Hampton, 36, of Summerville, was attempting to make a left turn from Hwy. 114 onto Montgomery Street in her white 2008 Honda Accord, according to Summerville Police reports. While…

Lying on her back, doing aerobic exercises, and asking to do the “hokey pokey,” an Alabama woman appeared to be very intoxicated during a DUI traffic stop Monday, according to Summerville Police reports. Motorists started complaining that a white SUV was driving erratically. Officer Phillip Cox stopped it and found it to be driven by…

Emergency responders are heading to a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Farrar Drive and Senior Drive. Initial reports indicated that someone might be trapped.

Message from Chattooga County E-911 Directors: “As you are aware, Chattooga County EMA E911 has been in the process of installing a new phone system. Our vendor is in the last stages of the installation and has notified us that they plan to switch our phone system over on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 9,…