Area News

LifeForce helicopter was called around 3:40 p.m. today for a pedestrian that was struck by a vehicle around Lake Wanda Reita Road in Summerville. Chattooga County deputies are currently investigating the crash and looking for a suspect. The medical helicopter landed on Stockade Road in Summerville.

Two large decorative Coca-Cola bottles have been stolen from downtown Summerville, according to city officials. The folk-art painted bottles are part of street corner decorations in the downtown. “The decorative bottles are made of plastic and stand approximately chest high and contains approximately 50 pounds of sand in the bottom to steady it,” Summerville Police…

* Michael Andrew Cruz, 20, of Florida, was cited for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana on Wednesday night. He was pulled over for speeding, according to Officer Matt Wilson. “I smelled a strong odor of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle. Subject admits to have been smoking,” Officer Wilson reported. * Robert…

Two vehicles were stolen in Chattooga County on Wednesday but investigators believe the thefts are not connected. A 2005 red Chevrolet Silverado 1500 truck was stolen from a Mahan Road residence, according to Chattooga Sheriff’s Investigator Jason Burrage. He does not believe this theft is connected with another one that happened on the same day…

A service aimed at making visits more convenient has been expanded to include all Floyd Urgent Care locations. Save My Spot, designed to cut down on the time patients have to spend in the waiting room, begin earlier this summer in Rome, Cartersville and Centre, Alabama. The service is now also available at Floyd’s other…

A 35-year-old Trion man was arrested for giving police a false name and public intoxication on Tuesday night, according to a Chattooga County Sheriff’s report. Thomas Wayne Blackmon Jr., of 33 Cottonwood Drive, was involved in a domestic squabble which led to cops being called. Before the cops arrived, Blackmon walked off and left the…

A Summerville storeowner asked cops to tell a specific customer to never return after threats were made Tuesday afternoon. A customer at The Pure Stop, 260 Hwy. 114, in Summerville, was unhappy with the service he received from owner Suleman Pirani, according to Summerville Police reports. By the time officers arrived, the customer had left.…