Area News

A 26-year-old Gore man was arrested on A DUI charge after cops found him asleep in the middle of the westbound lane of Hwy. 48, according to Chattooga County Sheriff’s reports. Cops were dispatched to near the Menlo Barn Dance around 4:44 a.m. Sunday when others noticed a white 2011 Ford F-150 in the roadway.…

A 30-year-old woman claims her errand for an unknown person resulted in her drug arrest Saturday, according to a Summerville Police report. Lauren Edwards, of Lyerly, told Officer Phillip Cox that someone unknown person told her to retrieve two plastic bags of drugs from an abandoned vehicle near her grandfather’s residence in Lyerly. “Lauren states…

A Summerville resident attending Friday’s basketball game at Chattooga High School discovered someone had damaged her vehicle, according to a police report. Kimly Dunaway discovered that someone broke the driver side mirror to her 2014 Nissan Altima and then tossed an orange construction barrel against the passenger door. This scratched the paint. “Chattooga Resource officer…

A Summerville man said someone wrote three checks against his bank account without permission earlier this month, according to the Chattooga County Sheriff’s office. Alan Smith said the thief wrote $873 worth of bad checks. The investigation is ongoing.

Update: Here is the official report from the Summerville Police Department: “On incident date and time officers of the Summerville Police Department were dispatched to the Chattooga County Commissioners Office concerning a reported assault. Upon arrival Officers Matthew Pritchard and Phillip Cox spoke with several witnesses who stated that during a county budget meeting that…

The City of Summerville will to spread some holiday cheer by hosting the annual Christmas In The Park on from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. today. The event will offer a new addition this year for the community’s pleasure. As always, event goers will enjoy a visit and free photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus…