Area News

The following are incident reports from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s department that were released recently. They include: * Jessie Miller, of Gore-Subligna Road, said his neighbor’s dog was in his yard and had attacked his dogs previously. “Mr. Miller stated his neighbor began using hand gestures towards him when he drove by after animal control…

By GENE ESPY Editor After 53 years in the gas and oil business, Jim Bagley has decided to semi-retire. He will keep the wholesale part of the business (distributorship) and has leased the store and Quick Lube portion of the business. He said the move has been bittersweet but that he was getting tired of…

By JIMMY ESPY Staff Writer Lyerly Mayor Jim Ferguson and the town’s four council members have been very happy with the performance of Wright Sanitation, but they will still consider an agreement with another company. Wright Sanitation has been collecting garbage in Lyerly for four years, but the town recently found out that the contract…

A local teenager was arrested for breaking into a Trion residence on Saturday morning, according to Chattooga County Sheriff’s reports. Vann and Chelsea Jennings, of Jason Drive, said a cousin, Blake Green, was supposed to trim the weeds and bury a wireless dog fence in their yard. “Mr. Jennings advised that Mr. Green knew that…

The following are incident reports filed by the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Department during the past week. They include: A Summerville man lost his cell phone during a fight on Sunday. Robert Sumner said he got into a fight with a person he knows. During the fight, the other guy took Sumner’s phone and left, according…

A Chattooga County woman says her vehicle was damaged by a goat on Sunday afternoon, according to a sheriff’s report. Glenda R. Hines said her red 2013 Toyota Corolla was damaged around 7:15 p.m. by a goat in the 4000 block of Spring Creek Road. “Ms. Hines stated that the goat came onto the property…

The following are from incident reports by the City of Summerville Police Department. They include: Someone threw a large rock at Clifford Bryant’s pickup truck while he was backing out of the Pay-And-Tote gas station on Hwy. 114 last Thursday. “From the direction of the rock, it is believed that the person or persons were…