May 8, 2022–3:32 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Chattooga County residents will have access to much-needed emergency care after Atrium Health Floyd creates a freestanding emergency department(FSED) there. The Georgia Department of Community Health has approved the project that will provide 24/7 emergency care to residents of Summerville, Trion, Lyerly, Menlo, and surrounding communities. Atrium Health Floyd…… Continue Reading
April 27th, 2022 – 4:45 PM WZQZ Radio – (Via WZQZ Radio) The current owners of SKY21 Television in Summerville announced on Wednesday that the new owners of the station will be shutting down in Chattooga County and moving the TV station to Floyd County. A press release from SKY 21 states the following: “All…… Continue Reading
April 25, 2022–6:53 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices experienced a slight increase compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.71 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 1 cent more than a week ago, 28 cents less than last month but $1.01 more than this time last year. According…… Continue Reading
April 24, 2022–12:02 p.m. STAFF REPORTS If you are not registered to vote in the upcoming election, Monday is the last day to do so. It’s also a good idea to check your registration status, especially if you haven’t voted in the last few cycles. The Primary Election is on May 24. Early voting begins…… Continue Reading
April 23rd, 2022 Georgia Environmental Protection Division – Beginning May 1, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) open burning ban will be in effect for 54 Georgia counties. The open burning ban has been in place during the summer ozone season since 2005. The ban prohibits citizens and businesses from burning yard and land-clearing debris during the…… Continue Reading
April 23rd, 2022 WZQZ Radio – (Via WZQZ Radio) Funeral services were held yesterday for the victim of a house fire in Lyerly. Officials believe that the fire that took the life of sixty-eight-year-old Danny Millican may have been started accidentally. The Summerville News reported this week that Lyerly Fire Chief Kenneth Thompson said the…… Continue Reading
April 21, 2022–9:46 a.m CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA SHERIFF An arrest has been made in the murder of a man whose body was found in a large toolbox in Polk County in March. 28-year-old Eric K. Hooper, 28 of Centre is in the Cherokee County, Alabama Detention Center on a $1.5 million bond. He has been…… Continue Reading
April 19, 2022–7:42 p.m. NEWS RELEASE One Community United, the NAACP of Rome and Floyd County, and the Floyd County Democratic Party are hosting a candidate forum for the Fourteenth U.S. Congressional District seat currently held by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The in-person forum will be held on Monday, April 25th at the Rome City Auditorium. The…… Continue Reading
April 18, 2022–5:09 p.m. AAA SOUTH Gas prices continue to decline. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.70 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is six cents less than a week ago, and 54 cents less than last month. The price is still a dollar more than this time last year. According to…… Continue Reading
April 17, 2022–12:11 p.m. WZQZ RADIO Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader has confirmed the identity of a Lyerly man who lost his life in a house fire off of Highway 114 on Thursday evening. The victim has been identified as sixty-eight-year-old Danny Ray Millican. Sheriff Schrader said that deputies, firefighters, and Redmond EMS were dispatched…… Continue Reading