Area News
Forestry Warns: Fire Danger Is ‘Very High’
“We are actually drier than we were in 2016,” Georgia Wildfire Prevention Specialist Mark Wiles said. Outdoor conditions in Chattooga County are comparable to drought-stricken years like 2016. That’s the year wildfires swept through the Great Smokey Mountains killing 14 people and causing more than $500 million in damages. “What has really been attributing to…
Read MoreWoman Chases After Person That Crashed Into Her Vehicle
A Trion woman tried chasing down the person who crashed into her vehicle on Wednesday, according to Summerville Police reports. Christy L. Coffia was traveling southbound on Hwy. 114 around 7:28 a.m. when a burgundy SUV turned in front of her. The SUV was heading northbound when it tried darting onto Montgomery Street. The two…
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Someone stole a gun that was valued at $1,200 from a Kelly Street residence on Tuesday, according to Summerville Police reports. Todd McGowan said someone stole his Kimber 1911 .45 caliber that was stainless steel and wood in color. The firearm was kept around his couch area in the living room. Police aren’t sure how…
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Summerville Police report the following activity during the past few days. According to incident reports, they are: * Keith Owen Horton Jr., 19, of Fort Oglethorpe, was cited for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana on Monday morning. Officer Phillip Cox found Horton reclined back and sleeping in a car on the Summerville…
Read MoreMeth Found Inside Man’s Panties
A Summerville man tried hiding methamphetamine inside his panties Monday afternoon, according to police reports. Scotty Hamitlon, 42, was near Susie Lane and a nearby church when officers stopped and questioned him about a verbal domestic dispute. “While speaking to Mr. Hamilton, I observed him to be overly nervous, very talkative and having involuntary facial…
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Numerous Plastic Bags Of Meth Found Inside Huntsville Woman
A Huntsville woman allegedly shoved numerous plastic bags containing methamphetamine inside her own body cavities to conceal them from cops, according to Summerville Police reports. Officer Jo Stricklin was checking for speeders on Hwy. 48 when a red Ford Flex came by too fast around 1:40 a.m. Sunday, according to a police report. The officer stopped…
Read MoreBus Strikes Chattooga High School Dugout
A Gordon County bus driver accidentally struck part of a Chattooga High School athletic facility last Thursday evening, according to Summerville Police reports. Valerie Clift, of Calhoun, accidentally backed a Gordon County school bus into a Chattooga dugout around 5 p.m. “She had a busted left tail light on the bus and there were pieces of…
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