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A Summerville scrap metal businessman was concerned that he received some stolen items from a customer on Aug.21, according to a police report. The business owner called cops to investigate. The investigation led to 46-year-old Terry Byrge, who was living in the woods in a tent off Third Avenue. Byrge claims he found the scrap…

Volunteers with the Chattooga County Agricultural Fair said they have more blue ribbon entries this year. Here is a graph comparing last year’s total entries to this year’s. Gates open: * Friday, 5 p.m. – 11 p.m. * Saturday, 2 p.m. – 11 p.m. * Sunday, 2 p.m. – 9 p.m. Admission to the fair…

-The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is currently investigating possible cases of severe respiratory illness in individuals who reported vaping. Symptoms, which worsen over time, include cough, shortness of breath fatigue, chest pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.   Multiple states have reported similar cases requiring hospitalization and patients being placed on ventilators. There are…

Three people were arrested on methamphetamine charges after cops spotted illegal items in a Woodland Avenue home on Thursday night,  according to a Summerville Police report. Cops were looking for 31-year-old Justin Eugene Myers and learned he was staying at 53-year-old Randall Allen Walker’s house on Woodland Avenue. They asked him if Myers was there.…

A local woman isn’t sure why her husband punched her in the face around 12:21 a.m. Friday, according to Summerville Police reports. Ida Shadwick, of Downs Apartments, on Commerce Street, said her 44-year-old husband, Michael, punched her. Officers were called and found Ida with a busted and bleeding lip. “Mrs. Shadwick stated that he had…

Summerville Police Officer Phillip Cox, right, was named the Summerville-Trion Optimist Club’s Law Enforcement Officer of the Year recently. Shown congratulating him is Summerville Police Chief Stan Mosley.

Country Music Star Tyler Farr To Headline Ag Fair Entertainment SCENES FROM LAST YEAR’S FAIR It’s going to be a record-breaking year for the Chattooga County Agricultural Fair, according to one event organizer. The Ag Fair opens its gates today at 5 p.m. with free gate admission for students age 5-18. The fair will close…