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Category Archives: Chattooga County

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…read more

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…read more

Lanham Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison

Lanham Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison

September 30th, 2022 WZQZ RADIO- Chattooga County Superior Court Judge Don Thompson sentenced Renee Lanham to ten years in prison on Thursday following her conviction on two counts of giving false statements to law enforcement officers.  Lanham had been charged with murder in the death of her husband, Eddie Lanham, but jurors were deadlocked on…read more

Local Football games rescheduled due to the threat of Inclement weather

Local Football games rescheduled due to the threat of Inclement weather

September 27th, 2022 – 3:18 PM Updated September 28th, 2022 – 10:00 AM Staff Reports – Some local High Football games have changed the day and time of the games due to the threat of inclement weather coming from Hurricane Ian: -The Rome @ Woodstock game has been moved to Thursday at 7:30 p.m. –Armuchee’s…read more

Trion Fire Department responds to House Fire on Sunday

Trion Fire Department responds to House Fire on Sunday

September 26th, 2022 – 2:00 PM Trion Fire Department – On Sunday the Trion Fire Department responded to dispatch reports of a residential structure fire with flames showing in the area of Cedar Street in Summerville. Upon arrival, firefighters with Engine 12R found a single-story home with heavy smoke showing. Firefighters from Trion, Hays, and…read more

Pedestrian killed crossing Hwy 27 near Dot Johnson Drive in Chattooga County

Pedestrian killed crossing Hwy 27 near Dot Johnson Drive in Chattooga County

September 25th, 2022 – 6:40 PM WZQZ Radio – WZQZ Radio reported that a pedestrian in Chattooga County was struck and killed by an oncoming vehicle around 7 AM on Friday. Sheriff Mark Schrader confirmed that the victim, 57-year-old William Lee of Summerville, was struck and killed as he was crossing Hwy 27 near Dot…read more

Gaylesville AL man arrested after fleeing Chattooga Deputies

Gaylesville AL man arrested after fleeing Chattooga Deputies

September 19th, 2022 – 6:05 PM WEIS Radio – A Gaylesville Alabama man was arrested after fleeing from Chattooga County Deputies last weekend. According to a report from WEIS Radio, Last Saturday 44-year-old Christopher Tallent attempted to elude law enforcement by fleeing into Cherokee County Alabama.  He abandoned his vehicle and was arrested by Cherokee County…read more

Ground broken for freestanding emergency department in Chattooga County

September 15, 2022–10:55 a.m. NEWS RELEASE State, local, and Atrium Health officials, including Gov. Brian Kemp, celebrated the groundbreaking Tuesday for Atrium Health Floyd’s freestanding emergency department (FSED) in Trion. The facility will provide 24/7 emergency care to residents of Summerville, Trion, Lyerly, Menlo, and surrounding communities. The $18.4 million FSED will be located next…read more

Hung jury on five counts in Lanham murder trial

September 15, 2022–8:05 a.m. WZQZ RADIO A Chattooga County Jury brought back two guilty verdicts but was not able to come to a consensus on five other charges against a Chattooga County woman accused of murdering her husband five years ago. Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader told WZQZ News on Wednesday evening that Renee Lanham…read more

Georgia gas prices down 8 more cents

Georgia gas prices down 8 more cents

September 12, 2022–7:00 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices continue to decline. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.25 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is 8 cents less than a week ago, and 30 cents less than a month ago.  According to AAA, the decrease in crude oil prices has had a noticeable impact at…read more