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South Commerce Church Of Christ Plans Gospel Meeting June 16-21

South Commerce Street church of Christ has scheduled a gospel meeting June 16-21. Services are planned at 10 a.m. for Bible study, 11 a.m. for worship and 6:30 p.m. nightly. Bill Thomas, Minister at Pisgah church of Christ, Ellijay, will be the guest speaker. Topics will include: Sunday Bible study: The Second Commandment; Sunday worship:…

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Two Televisions Taken From Summerville Storage Building

A Summerville woman said two televisions are missing from a storage unit that she rents, according to police reports. Clemmie Williams visited her rental storage unit on Favor Street around 8 a.m. on May 24 and noticed the TVs were gone. Both were 55″ flat screen Sony televisions. “Williams said her Master Lock was on…

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Chattooga BOE Changes Meeting Date

The Chattooga County Board of Education has changed its June Work Session Meeting from June 13, 2019 to June 20, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. The Regular Session Meeting will directly follow the Work Session. The meetings will be held at the Chattooga County Education Center, located at 206 Penn Street in Summerville.

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18 Chickens Killed; Woman Cited For Leash Law Infraction

A neighbor’s dog broke into an outdoor enclosure and killed 18 chickens early yesterday morning, according to Summerville Police reports. Adama J. Jones, of Scoggins Street, said a small black and tan dog broke into her chicken pen. Eighteen chickens were killed, according to Officer Lt. Tim Fulmer. “The dog had somehow been trapped in…

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Stray Dogs Attack And Injure Homeowner’s Pet

A Nixon Street resident said he pet was attacked by stray dogs around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Summerville Police reports. Joyce Clark let her Shih Tzu dog outside on her property. Then three large stray dogs came down the road and attacked her dog. “Clark said she did not know where the dogs…

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Chattooga County Tag Office Announces New Online Services Portal is Up and Running

Over Memorial Day weekend, the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR), Chattooga County, as well as all other counties across the state installed a new state-of-the-art system, Georgia Driver Record and Integrated Vehicle Enterprise System (DRIVES) to upgrade and modernize the vehicle registration and titling functions. Now that the statewide system upgrade has been successfully completed,…

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196 To Graduate at CHS; Ceremony Planned For 7 P.M. Today

By JIMMY ESPY Staff Writer Chattooga High School will say goodbye to 196 graduating seniors at a commencement ceremony today. The program, which starts at 7 p.m., will be held at the Chattooga High School football field, weather permitting. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, the ceremony will be moved into the school gymnasium. CHS principal…

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Man Arrested For Tossing Beverage At Girlfriend

A 24-year-old Summerville man is accused of tossing a beverage at his girlfriend around 12:44 p.m. yesterday, according to Summerville Police reports. Terry Brett Reed Jr., of 268 Blake Street, and his girlfriend started arguing. “[Reed] threw a plastic glass with a liquid beverage in it at [his] girlfriend. [She] did have a beverage in…

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