Area News

Attendance was about 14-percent lower for this year’s Chattooga County Agricultural Fair, according to gate records. The fair attracted 8,360 people this year. Saturday brought the most people out with 2,849. Thursday had the least amount to attend. The attendance to the 2018 fair was 9,757 people.  

$20 per ticket…. 100% of donations go to the Dreamers’ youth scholarship program.

A Chattooga County resident tried fleeing cops last night while handcuffed on Rainbow Trail, according to a Summerville Police report. Christopher L. Wedgeworth, 25, of 871 Ben Mosley Circle, Gore, was visiting at a residence on Rainbow Trail when he allegedly became intoxicated and asked to leave. Wedgeworth refused to leave. He even refused to…

The Town of Trion’s Veterans Committee and Tree Board Committee will have a meeting in the Trion Police Department Tuesday, September 3, 2019. The Veterans Committee will have their meeting in the Trion Police Department, Tuesday, September 03, 2019 at 6:00p.m. Then, The Tree Board Committee will have its meeting immediately following.  

A 42-year-old woman standing near the highway and dancing “everywhere” caught the attention of locals and the Summerville Police Department on Aug. 14. Sandy Wilson was observed stumbling and dancing along Hwy. 114 near Jerry’s Drive-in around 2:05 a.m. “I asked Ms. Wilson where she was going and she was not sure where she was…

A local is whistleblowing on unprofessional and unsafe practices of companies in North Dakota, according to Summerville Police reports. Heath Hudlow, of Summerville, said he had multiple experiences with companies in North Dakota breaking federally mandated rules and disregarding employee safety, Officer Jo Stricklin stated. He was hired to drive a truck for an oil…

The floor to a local residence collapsed as employees from a local store tried removing an oven Monday afternoon, according to a Summerville Police report. Savannah Ramey reported that two employees from Aaron’s Rental were removing a stove from her residence at 10895 Commerce Street, when the living room floor collapsed. “The complainant advised that…

Gunman Kidnaps Ex-Girlfriend While Fleeing WestA double homicide suspect in Chattooga County is now accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend in Norcross and driving her to a motel in Moody, Alabama, on Tuesday night, according to Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader. Steven James Mauldin, 38, is accused of killing two people and wounding another person during…