Area News

The Summerville Police Department reported the following activity, according to incident reports, during the past few days:           * Larry Wright, of Kelly Street, Summerville, said his neighbor’s across the street moved several days ago and left their dog behind. The dog has been dragging garbage from the neighborhood into their yard. The black…

Greg Stoker, of Orchard Hill Road, reported that his Ruger 357 was stolen out of his wife’s Dodge Ram 1500 in their driveway, according to Chattooga County Sheriff’s reports. Mr. Stoker advised me that Mrs. Stoker noticed it missing Monday morning. Mr. Stoker stated that the firearm was located in the middle console of the…

Close to 30 high schools representing the SkillsUSA Region 1 counties of the northwest Georgia area competed in 25 skill-based competitions on Friday, Dec. 6, spread throughout the Walker County Campus (WCC) with the winners headed to the statewide competition in the spring. “Think of a science fair for technical students mixed with leadership skills,…

Update: A Summerville resident has taken to social media claiming she was raped behind an apartment complex on Thursday afternoon. Meg McCary, 29, posted photographs and details about her rape on Facebook the following morning. “I put up a fight, but it wasn’t good enough,” she posted. Although she put up a fight, she did…