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Former Chattooga head football coach Charles Hammon has been named assistant football coach at Dade County. His position was approved Tuesday by the Dade County School Board. Superindent Jan Harris said Hammon will begin immediately-his contract begins in March. Just last week the Chattooga County School board granted Hammon’s release from his contract with the…

And Then There Were Four…….. The Chattooga Indian boys basketball team is headed to the GHSA Final Four for the first time in school history. Over the past 59 seasons eight previous times the Indians reached the quarterfinals only to come up short. The Indians punched their ticket to the semi-finals Wednesday night with a…

ATLANTA – On February 24, Investigators with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office assisted with the arrest of Jonathan Stricklin, 47, Jimmy Stricklin Jr., 54, and Janice Stricklin, 78. The three individuals are accused of illegally obtaining power for their residence, causing a fire to break out on February 8. All three individuals face…

Floyd Medical Center will hold a free lifesaving training event at Harvest Worship Center in Trion Wednesday night at 7 p.m. February is American Heart Month. Participants will learn hands-only CPR, early heart attack care and ways to stop serious bleeding. Hands-only CPR has been shown to be just as effective as conventional CPR in…

By GENE ESPY Editor The City of Menlo bought a security vehicle after the one they had begun having problems. The cost of the new vehicle was $3,300. The council also voted to close City Hall on Tuesdays and Thursday to catch up on some work that needed to be done. There will be a…

Redmond Regional Medical Center will continue to provide ambulance services in Chattooga County for the next 10 years, according to a contract signed last month. This is the first contract extension since the county abolished its own service in 2011. “I cannot say enough good about the services they have provided to us,” Commissioner Jason…

Mobile home property tax bills are in mailboxes now. Those bills are due April 1, 2020. According to Joy Hampton, Chattooga County Tax Commissioner, if the bills aren’t paid by April 1, they will begin to accrue interest and penalties on April 2 and are subject to tax sales coming up this year. If you own…