Area News
Sheriff Believes Streak Of Vandals Will End
Rash Of Vandalism Using Rocks Causes $10,000 In Damages A rash of vandalism costing Chattooga County property owners more than $10,000 has ended, according to Sheriff Mark Schrader. People living around Goodwin Drive, Lake Wanda Reita Road, Wylan Hills and Northern Heights Circle had their homes and automobiles damaged by rocks during the past few weeks. Now…
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New Charter High School Preparing Its Foundation
By JIMMY ESPY Staff Writer Pre-registration for Mountain Education Charter High School in Summerville will begin in October for the winter school session. The new high school will be housed on the Maple Drive side of the Summerville Elementary School. Work on the seven classrooms to be used is underway now. Retired Chattooga County educators…
Read MoreVeterans Resource Fair Scheduled For Aug. 7
There will be a Veterans Resource Fair on Wednesday, August 7 at the Gordon County Agricultural Center in Calhoun from 9:00 am until 3:00 PM. The address is 1282 Hwy 53 Spur SW Calhoun, GA 30701. There will be many agencies on site to provide information about services available to veterans and their families. The…
Read MoreOutsider Art Trail Tour Starts Aug. 17
Paradise Garden Foundation presents the second Outsider Art Trail Tour on Saturday, August 17, 2019. Leave the hustle of the city for true southern charm and local color at its best! Start your day early at a “picker’s paradise,” strolling through Trade Day (outdoor flea market) and digging for treasures in Summerville, Georgia. Enjoy walks…
Read MoreVice President In Floyd County Today
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is visiting Floyd County today until around 3:30p.m. The Vice President landed at Russell Field in Rome.
Read MoreCo-op members connect at North Georgia EMC’s 83rd Annual Meeting
More than 1,000 members and guests gathered August 1 at the Dalton Convention Center to take part in North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation’s (NGEMC) Annual Meeting. During the business portion of the meeting, members re-elected Kathy Welch as director representing Murray County and John Howard as the director to represent Walker County. The cooperative also…
Read MoreThree People Injured In Downtown Summerville Crash
An Alabama man was cited for causing a crash that sent three people to the hospital around noon Wednesday, according to Summerville Police reports. Sebastian Gamez, 22, of Fort Payne, was driving his gold 1999 Ford F-250 in the northbound lane of Hwy. 27 as it approached the intersection with First Avenue. Gamez said he had a…
Read MoreHwy. 48 Home Burglarized Wednesday
A rental house belonging to Summerville resident Jackie Humphrey was damaged and burglarized, according to a Summerville Police report. The rental house is located on Hwy. 48 inside the city limits. Someone broke into it Wednesday and stole a $200 Craftsman weed eater, two $100 Craftsman pole saws, a $60 orange handle loppers, a gas can…
Read MoreSecurity Camera Spray Painted This Morning
A Summerville woman claims someone spray-painted her security camera, according to a city police report. Danielle Rape, of Georgia Avenue, noticed around 7:20 a.m. that her security camera wasn’t working. “She opened the front door to find that someone had spray-painted the camera mounted in the left corner of the door frame. [Rape] said she did not…
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