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Shoplifter Tries Taking Food Chopper & Animal Feeder
A 27-year-old Menlo resident is accused of trying to scam Walmart out of a food chopper and a large animal feeder, according to Chattooga County Sheriff’s reports. Hannah Caitlyn Elrod, of 594 Edison Street, Menlo, allegedly changed the label on a Kitchen Aid food chopper so it would scan at a lower price, according to…
Read MoreSomeone Tried Breaking Into Local Apartment
A Maplewood Drive resident said someone tried breaking into her apartment around Sunday night, according to Chattooga County Sheriff’s reports. Hattie Dentmen said the burglar tried entering during the nighttime. ” Mrs. Dentmen advised me that it appears that someone had pulled the screen door on the rear of the apartment so hard it broke…
Read MoreTrion Superintendent Gives An Update On Earlier Gun Scare
From Trion Schools Superintendent Phil Williams: “Trion City Schools initiated a lockdown of its campus today at approximately 12 noon when a sixth-grade student was found to have an unloaded pistol in a backpack. As soon as this situation was discovered, the Trion Police Department and the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Department were contacted. The Sheriff,…
Read MoreBill filed to end discrimination against hair styles in Georgia
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service Protections are being sought by Georgia Senate Democrats against racial discrimination toward hair styles like braids, locks and twists. Pre-filed earlier this month, Senate Bill 286 would bar employers, landlords and school officials from discriminating against hair styles including “braids, locks, twists or other textured hair-dressing…
Read MoreBrief Scare: Student Brings Unloaded Gun To School
Trion City Schools went on lockdown of its campus Monday around noon when a sixth-grader was found to have an unloaded pistol in his backpack. The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Department responded with the sheriff and deputies plus the system’s School Resource Officer. Law enforcement searched lockers, interviewed students and had deputies in the hallways. The…
Read MoreMinister Takes Keys Away From Drunk Man
A Chattooga County church of Christ minister took a drunken man’s keys away until cops could arrive Friday night. Minister Chris Woods was seating in his living room eating dinner with his family when he spotted someone walking around on his porch about 8:50 p.m. on Friday. Woods initially thought it was his father-in-law. Then after…
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