Area News

The following reports were filed by the Summerville Police Department. They include: Eden Faerie Shock, 20, of Summerville, was arrested for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana on Friday afternoon. Cops said they found two plastic bags of marijuana in her bra and pants. Haley Brianna Smith, 22, of Summerville, was arrested for…

A Summerville businessman was arrested for fighting with his wife around 8:33 a.m. today, according to city police reports. Cops were called to Randy Patty Trucking and Construction at 150 Oil Mill Road, in Summerville, after hearing about an argument in the street, according to a Summerville Police report. They arrived and found 65-year-old Randall…

The Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting for the Mountain Education Charter High School in Summerville at noon Monday. It will be part of a open house for the charter school, which is located at 32 Maple Drive in Summerville (old elementary school building). They will be inducting a new chamber…

Unfinished Business  Consider approving the rezoning of the following AEB Properties (Anthony Bryant)from R2 to C1: 180 Montgomery St (parcel# 00S23000000010) 182 Montgomery St (parcel# 00S230000000009) 5 Montgomery St   (parcel# 00S2300000000008) Montgomery St     (parcel# 00S1600000002900A) Montgomery St     (parcel# 00S230000000800A)   Consider approving the reduction of setbacks on parcels that           face Montgomery St from 30…

Summerville 1st United Methodist Church, located at the intersection of West Washington and Congress Streets, will be the local drop-off location for Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week, November 18-25. This project of Samaritans’s Purse collects shoebox filled with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys and delivers them to children in need around the…

UGA Cooperative Extension agent Rebecca Brewer-Thomas is launching a program that is aimed to help Type 2 diabetics. There are only 20 slots available so the year-long program will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The program is called Prevent T2. “This program is proven to be the most effective program for individuals wanting…