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Chattooga County Public Works Director Joe Reed said the Lyerly Dam Road will be closed until around noon today. The county is repairing a culvert that has been damaged by flooding events this year.

Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader said the gunman who killed two people and wounded another has been spotted in Alabama. “We have confirmed that suspect Steven Mauldin has been sighted near Birmingham, Ala.,” Sheriff Schrader said. Mauldin is accused of killing 35-year-old Joe Edward Brown and his 61-year-old mother Linda Mae Everett, both of Hwy.…

Cops are looking for 38-year-old Steven James Mauldin, of Summerville, for murdering two people on Hwy. 100 near the Floyd-Chattooga County line. Mauldin is accused of shooting two people and wounding another man. “Arrest warrants have been obtained for Steven James Mauldin charging him with two counts of murder along with other related charges. We…

(Update: 2:15 p.m. Local and regional law enforcement are looking for a silver 2003 Honda Civic that is possibly connected with this morning’s shooting. It’s possibly missing from the residence where the shooting took place. The license plate number is RMR8244) ******** (Update 2 p.m.) From Chattooga County Schools Superintendent Jared Hosmer: “After speaking with…

A Summerville man is accused of urinating in a gas station parking lot in front of people on Saturday night, according to Summerville Police reports. Officer David Westbrooks witnessed 21-year-old Kenneth L. Sholtz, 21, of Trion, exited the Kangaroo Convenience Store and get into a vehicle parked at the gas pumps. “[Sholtz] then stepped to…

A Summerville man was cited for shooting a gun into the ground during a domestic dispute Friday, according to Summerville Police reports. Torin McGee King, 27, of Church Street, was cited around 6:05 p.m. for disorderly conduct, according to reports. “King was involved in a verbal domestic dispute with neighbors. Subject was intoxicated, pulled a…

Save-A-Lot Grocery Store, in Summerville, closed for business on Saturday, according to a sign on the store’s front window. “Attention customers: Saturday, August 24 will be our last day. We thank you for your patronage over the last 22 years and we hope to reopen in the near future,” the sign states. For about two…