Area News

Stopping a speeding motorist resulted in Summerville Police Officer Lebron Jackson finding a felony amount of marijuana in the early morning hours Saturday, according to an incident report. The officer stopped a black 2004 Ford Focus on Commerce Street because it was speeding. While talking with the driver, 18-year-old Deoven Price, of Summerville, the officer noticed…

An intruder tried breaking into an apartment at 74 College Street around 2:10 a.m. on Friday, according to Summerville Police reports. The apartment was occupied by Jacob McDonald and Dakota Marquis, who were in a bedroom at the time. Suddenly they heard the front door of their apartment swing open and hit the wall, Officer Jo…

Hashish, a resin extracted from cannabis, was discovered by Summerville policeman during a roadblock on Eash Washington Street on Saturday night. A black 2013 Nissan Altima pulled up to the roadblock around 11:30 p.m. and officers immediately noticed a strong smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Officer Jo Strickland asked the driver, 24-year-old Ashton Copeland,…

Chattooga County teenager Lydia Pence had her photograph featured on the cover of a 4-H magazine. Not only was she featured in the magazine, but it was the inaugural edition of “Best Better Magazine,” which is Georgia 4-H’s literary magazine. It’s composed of articles, artwork and photographs by 4-H participants. You can check out her artwork…

Report: A Menlo  man is being accused of possessing a half of a pound of meth. Read more here. 

Rome, GA, January 4th, 2019:  Wealth management firm, Coosa Valley Financial Group, Inc. condensed its satellite offices and moved its primary corporate facilities to 415 East 2nd Avenue in Rome,. All the company’s divisions, including tax and accounting, personal property, casualty and life insurance, commercial property and casualty insurance, and financial planning, are now under…

The city of Summerville will have a special called meeting at 5 p.m. Monday at city hall. The following is the agenda for the meeting.