Area Sports
Endangered bird receives emergency help
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (Jan. 24, 2019) – An endangered bird is receiving emergency help in Georgia following Hurricane Michael, thanks to a timely grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Pine woodlands on what is now the state-owned Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area have long been a refuge for red-cockaded woodpeckers, federally listed as endangered…
Read More2019 GEORGIA FISHING REGULATIONS: GO FISH GEORGIA!
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (Jan. 14, 2019) – Planning on going fishing this year? If so, the new 2019 Georgia Sport Fishing Regulations Guide can help, says the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). “Any angler that is looking for new places to fish, changes to laws and regulations or other information should…
Read More2019 SHAD SEASON OPENS JANUARY 1
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (December 17, 2018) – Commercial fishermen can take to the water beginning at 12 a.m. on Tues., Jan. 1, 2019 to take advantage of the opening day of shad season, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). Shad season is scheduled to run through midnight on Mar.…
Read MoreJANUARY PUBLIC MEETINGS SET TO DISCUSS 2019-2021 HUNTING REGULATIONS
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (Jan. 4, 2019) – Hunters and other interested persons are encouraged to attend any of eight upcoming public meetings regarding the development of proposed hunting regulations for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 hunting seasons. These meetings, sponsored by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division, are one opportunity for the public…
Read MoreColumn: Just A Thought
Just a Thought By DARRIN SMITH Happy New Year! 2019, WOW it has gotten here so fast! Time keeps marching away, life truly is a short thing and that becomes truer as each of my years pass by. Hopefully, this year it will slow down and there will be plenty of time to get everything…
Read MoreCWD-Infected Deer Found In Tennessee
By GEORGIA DNR Wildlife Resources Division On Jan. 12, 1967, Chronic Wasting Disease was first identified in a captive deer herd in Colorado. It wasn’t until 1981 that it was detected in free-ranging deer in the surrounding area and by 1990 it reached southern Wyoming. While Georgia has not detected a case of CWD, it is…
Read MoreIndians Wrestling Takes Seventh At Lambert Hook’em Holiday Clash
By DARRIN SMITH Sportswriter The Chattooga Indian wrestling team spent Friday and Saturday battling in the Hook’em Holiday Clash at Lambert High School in their last event of 2018. In a 36-team field consisting of teams from five states (GA, TN, FL, KY, and SC), the Indians fought hard to bring home seventh place…
Read MoreJarrett stays on his rodeo roll
LAS VEGAS – Just before halftime of the National Finals Rodeo, tie-down roper Ryan Jarrett gained momentum he needed to finish out the drive toward the end of the season. After finishing in a three-way tie for first place in Round 5, he has caught fire, placing in Rounds 6 and 7. On Wednesday…
Read MoreBulldog Wrestlers Compete In Heritage Duals Go Undefeated
By DARRIN SMITH Sportswriter The Bulldogs wrestling team continued to dominate their opponents this week as they went undefeated in the Heritage duals in Ringgold. They defeated Heritage 45-33, decimated Southeast Whitfield 76-6 and beat Dade County 47-31. “We have our full team now that football is over,” Coach Eric Brock told The News…
Read MoreIndians Place Fourth In Dalton Basketball Tourney
By DARRIN SMITH Sportswriter The Indians fell for the second night in a row in the Dalton Tournament last Wednesday to finish the tournament in fourth place. In the third round contest, Chattooga faced off against (2-2) Morristown-Hamblen East from Tennessee and came up short 67-57. The Hurricanes jumped out to an early lead…
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