Area News
Truck Driver Collides With School Bus Barn
Johnny Worsham, director of Chattooga County School System facilities, said a truck driver smacked into the bus barn on Penn Street on Aug. 26 around 1:25 p.m. William T. Titus, of Calhoun, drove a Southeastern Freight Lines truck into the bay door while backing up. The building’s bay door was damaged. “The driver of the…
Read MoreSomeone Broke A Window On Givens Street
Billy Stewart, of Givens Street, Summerville, said he was weed eating when he noticed that someone busted the glass door to his building, according to Summerville Police Officer Roy Williams. “[Stewart] said he did not know when it happened but knew it wasn’t broken Monday,” Officer Williams stated. Nothing was noted as missing.
Read MoreIngles Workers Report Someone Is Passing Bad Checks
A man is traveling around the community and trying to cash bad checks, according to Summerville Police reports. A man approached workers at the Summerville Ingles Supermarket and tried cashing bad checks. “The subject first came in about 8:30 p.m. on Thursday and purchased $80.23 worth of items. [Ingles workers] said the subject came back a…
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Pedestrian Struck By Truck Was Part Of Drug Deal That Went Awry
The pedestrian who was struck by a truck on Lake Wanda Reita Road earlier last month was part of a drug deal that went awry, according to Chattooga County Sheriff’s information. Taite Davidson, 24, of Summerville, was struck by a dark-colored Chevrolet crew cab pickup around 3:40 p.m. on Aug. 9. Sheriff Mark Schrader said…
Read MoreMt. Vernon Given More Time To Pay Bills; Council Nixes Old Terms
By GENE ESPY Editor The Town of Trion voted to allow Mount Vernon to pay $754,981.10 over a six-month period and took no action to go back to the terms agreed upon almost six months ago, allowing Mount Vernon more time to pay its bills. Their bills will be due the 20th of the month.…
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Board Puts Hold On New CHS Tennis Courts
By JIMMY ESPY Staff Writer The Chattooga High tennis team will continue to practice and play on city-owned courts, at least for the time being. The Board of Education voted down a plan on Thursday to begin clearing off a site on the high school campus. School officials had hoped to build six tennis courts,…
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