Category Archives: Chattooga County

AGC Georgia to host local High Schools in event at Coosa Valley Fairgrounds

AGC Georgia to host local High Schools in event at Coosa Valley Fairgrounds

November 7th, 2022 – 4:30 PM Press Release – The Associated General Contractors of Georgia (AGC Georgia) is partnering with Duffey Southeast, Inc. to host construction students from 15 high schools for the Northwest Workforce Development Alliance Skills Challenge. The competitions will be held on Thursday, Nov. 10th, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Coosa…Continue Reading

19-year-old Chattooga man arrested by FCPD

19-year-old Chattooga man arrested by FCPD

November 3rd, 2022 – 6:15 PM Floyd County Jail Records – A 19-year-old Chattooga man was arrested by the Floyd County Police Department at a location on Calhoun Road on Wednesday. According to Floyd County Jail Records, Malachi Alexander Williams of a South Summerville address was stopped for questioning by police after they detected the…Continue Reading

Salvation Army of Rome looking for Red Kettle Bell Ringers

Salvation Army of Rome looking for Red Kettle Bell Ringers

November 2nd, 2022 – 3:40 PM Salvation Army of Rome – It is that time of year once again and the Salvation Army of Rome is seeking bell ringers for their iconic annual red kettle local area Christmas fundraiser. Individuals, groups, families, co-workers, or church groups are being sought to ring the bells and hoist…Continue Reading

GSP investigating Fatal Wreck in Chattooga

GSP investigating Fatal Wreck in Chattooga

October 30th, 2022 – 5:00 PM Georgia State Patrol – The Georgia State Patrol released preliminary information regarding a vehicle accident with multiple fatalities that occurred in Chattooga County: On Sunday at 12:36 am Georgia State Patrol Troopers from Post 38 in Rome responded to a single-vehicle crash on GA 114, in Chattooga County.  A…Continue Reading

Subligna Man Accused Of Assaulting Two Women

Subligna Man Accused Of Assaulting Two Women

October 23rd, 2022 – 7:45 PM WZQZ Radio – A thirty-three-year-old man was arrested after allegedly assaulting two women last Sunday on Nugget Ridge Road in Chattooga County. WZQZ Radio reported that the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office stated that Corey Duke Gregory of Subligna was intoxicated when he got into an argument with a woman…Continue Reading

National Weather Service issues Freeze Watch for Gordon & Chattooga

National Weather Service issues Freeze Watch for Gordon & Chattooga

October 16th, 2022 – 9:00 PM National Weather Service in Peachtree City – The National Weather Service has placed Gordon County and Chattooga County under a Freeze Watch from Monday night, Oct. 17 through Tuesday morning, Oct. 18. You can expect sub-freezing temperatures as low as the mid 20s in the northeast mountains with low…Continue Reading

National Weather Service issues Freeze Watch for Gordon & Chattooga

National Weather Service issues Freeze Watch for Gordon & Chattooga

October 16th, 2022 – 9:00 PM National Weather Service in Peachtree City – The National Weather Service has placed Gordon County and Chattooga County under a Freeze Watch from Monday night, Oct. 17 through Tuesday morning, Oct. 18. You can expect sub-freezing temperatures as low as the mid 20s in the northeast mountains with low…Continue Reading

LaFayette Man Charged With Child Molestation

LaFayette Man Charged With Child Molestation

October 13th, 2022 – 6:00 PM WZQZ Radio – Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson said on Wednesday that a LaFayette man was arrested and charged in connection with molesting a child under the age of sixteen. Wilson said that James Franklin Frazier of a Carl Hegwood Drive, LaFayette address was arrested this week and charged…Continue Reading

Walker County Man dies in Traffic Crash near Trion

Walker County Man dies in Traffic Crash near Trion

October 11th, 2022 – 3:55 PM WZQZ Radio – A Walker County man died in a traffic crash between Trion and Lafayette Friday. WZQZ Radio reported that 78-year-old Thomas Johnny Barrett was driving a Jeep while pulling a trailer while traveling southbound on Highway 27 when he lost control of the vehicle. Barrett’s Jeep traveled…Continue Reading