Area News

A helicopter looking for entry and exit points along the Chattooga River spotted a stolen truck this morning, according to Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader. Someone stole a 2005 red Chevrolet Silverado 1500 truck from a Mahan Road residence. The truck was stolen while one of the homeowners was at the house. The thief took off…

A Chattooga County deputy found a stolen vehicle that belonged to a person in Tennessee, according to an incident report. Deputy Tony Edwards was patrolling around 1:29 a.m. on Hwy. 114 when he noticed a silver Dodge pickup sitting on the lot of P&P Country Store, 9636 Hwy. 114, Lyerly, on Thursday. “I ran the…

Families will want to wrangle up the children and mosey on over to the Summerville Depot, located at 119 East Washington Street, for the Cowboy/Western Heritage Festival. Scheduled for Saturday, August 17, this family day of western activities is sure to be a hit for all ages. A celebration of western traditions and the cowboy…

A Chattooga County man is now recovering at home after being hit by a truck during a mysterious confrontation on Friday afternoon. Taite Davidson, 24, of Summerville, was struck by a dark-colored Chevrolet crew cab pickup around 3:40 p.m. Friday. The incident happened at a residence on Lake Wanda Reita Road. Sheriff Mark Schrader said…

Fighting Caldwell brothers were taken to jail after an incident earlier this morning, according to Summerville Police reports. Brothers Jeffrey Dewayne Caldwell, 27,  and Jacob Adam Caldwell, 24, both of 1022 Martin Street, Summerville, were arrested for disorderly conduct around 12:03 a.m. A 23-year-old Sinclaire Renee Snowden, also of the same address, was also arrested…

* Marlin Lee Cavin, of Gaylesville, allegedly shoplifted $166.29 worth of items from Walmart on Tuesday. “. . . he reported that he was just trying to get away with it –that he had never done anything like this before and does not know why he even tried it,” Deputy Shane Green reported. * Someone…

The following incidents were reported by the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Department during the past couple of weeks. According to incident reports, they include: * A Walmart employee caught a 45-year-old woman shoplifting on Friday morning. Melanie Sherri Cordell, of Smith Street, Summerville, is accused of using the self-checkout lane to scan only a portion of…