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By GENE ESPY Editor Leroy Massey Elementary School paused recently to remember five of its students that had died during the past few years by planting a tree in each one of their memories. They had previously dedicated another tree two years ago for a student who had died. The dedication was in “Loving Memory of…

A raccoon ran into the path of 25-year-old Kaylie Nicole Womack, of Summerville, as she was driving Tuesday morning. It damaged the front bumper area of her gray 2018 Honda Accord.   * Someone damaged Michael Ross Warren’s gray 2019 Subaru Crosstrek while it was parked in his driveway. His wife discovered the driver’s side…

Atlanta, GA – The State of Georgia’s net tax collections in September totaled roughly $2.25 billion for an increase of $15.7 million, or 0.7 percent, compared to last year when net tax collections totaled $2.23 billion. Year-to-date, net tax revenue collections totaled $5.83 billion for an increase of $21.1 million, or 0.4 percent, compared to…

  The sixth annual Sequoyah Quilt Show is scheduled for Saturday, October 12 during the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. inside the Historic Summerville Depot, located at 119 East Washington Street in downtown Summerville.  Quilts of all ages, colors, patterns, and designs will be on display, along with live demonstrations. The show will feature…

The Chattooga County Library Board of Trustees will hold their next quarterly meeting on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019 at 5:00 P.M. The meeting will be held at the Summerville Library, 360 Farrar Drive, Summerville, GA.

A Huntsville, Alabama man said his 2018 Tesla was damaged during a road rage incident at the intersection of Hwy. 114 and Hwy. 27 in Summerville on Friday night. Blake Dayton a man driving a Toyota car pulled up beside him at the intersection. The man in the Toyota got out of his vehicle and…

A white SUV ran off the roadway and struck several mailboxes along Woods Street on Friday night, according to Summerville Police reports. A resident called 911 and said the SUV was in a ditch and the driver was trying to leave. Officers arrived and found 44-year-old Kimberly Perry, of Summerville, trying to leave. “The vehicle…