Area News

A local man was jailed on Halloween night after allegedly shoving his girlfriend, according to Summerville Police reports. James Monroe Dixon, 24, of 140 Scoggins Street, Summerville, was arrested for disorderly conduct around 11:49 p.m. “Offender was involved in a dispute with his girlfriend (Amanda Terry) and did physically shove her down on the bed…

Someone stole four solar-powered lights from a local woman’s garden on Halloween, according to Chattooga County Sheriff’s reports. Donna Shipman, of 64 Milton Circle Apartments, said that someone stole the lights that are valued at $16 each. She has a security camera that points to the garden. She is getting the video to cops to…

Joseph Edward Lee, 30, of 2253 East Armuchee Road, Subligna, was arrested for simple battery on Sunday morning. He got into a fight with someone at 2253 East Armuchee Road. * Christopher Chase Deberry, of 3334 Hwy. 337, Menlo, was arrested for failing to stay off the Menlo Housing Authority’s property on Oct. 25. He…

Larry J. Leblanc, of Rainbow Trail, in Summerville, says someone made five unauthorized transactions on his bank account between Oct. 25-28, according to a Summerville Police report. The total amount of funds sucked out of his bank account was $730, according to Summerville Police Lt. Officer Tim Fulmer. The transaction were completed using a Venmo…

A 2.4 magnitude mico-earthquake struck near downtown LaFayette around 4:30 a.m. today, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Three people reported to the USGS that they felt it lightly. Those feeling it were in Ringgold and even one in Elijay. The USGS says that there are about 900,000 such quakes worldwide each year that…

ATLANTA, GA – Whatever your message, GDOT has a message for you: posting unauthorized signs on the state’s right of way are a safety hazard and illegal. Whether it’s a political sign, yard sale, real estate, or goods and services, signs on the state highway system – interstates and state routes – must be approved…

CHANGE – CHANGE – CHANGE AGAIN The Summerville-Trion Optimist Club’s Halloween Walk location has been changed for the third or fourth time. It will now be in the downtown –rain or shine. “The Optimist Club has decided the Halloween Walk WILL be downtown this year. Rain or shine. Tomorrow, Thursday, October 31st, 5-7,” Chattooga County…