May 24, 2024
by Jimmy Holbrook
Trion Mayor Named Vice-President Of Northwest District Georgia Municipal Association
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Trion Mayor Lanny Thomas has been elected Vice-President of the District One of the Georgia Municipal Association.
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May 24, 2024
by Jimmy Holbrook
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Graduation will be held this evening for the Class of 2024 at both Chattooga High School and Trion High School. There are 145 Chattooga seniors that will be graduating this evening and 96 Trion seniors will receive their diplomas.
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May 24, 2024
by Jimmy Holbrook
Sex Offender Charged With Failing To Register
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Michael Luke Shedd at the time of his arrest in 2019
A forty-three-year-old Chattooga County man was arrested this week for failing to register properly as a sex offender. Michael Luke Shedd was sentenced to prison in 2019 after he sexually assaulted a male acquaintance who was passed out from drinking. Shedd admitted to the assault and during the investigation into the incident, child p*rnography was found on Shedd’s cell phone. The GBI assisted local authorities in that investigation. Shedd was sentenced in Chattooga County Superior Court to five years in prison and was recently released. He is currently on probation for twenty years as part of his sentencing from 2019. Shedd was arrested on Wednesday afternoon and booked into the Chattooga County Jail on the current charges.
May 24, 2024
by Jimmy Holbrook
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With Memorial Day Weekend being the unofficial kickoff to summer, Georgia law enforcement officials have a message: Don’t risk it! Click seat belts and life jackets every time. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and GOHS Traffic Enforcement Networks are asking everyone at the start of summer to buckle their seat belts before every trip and to wear a life jacket when boating or swimming.
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May 24, 2024
by Jimmy Holbrook
Northwest Georgia Unemployment Rate Down
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Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said on Thursday that the unemployment rate in the Northwest Georgia Region is down over the previous month. Numbers from April were released yesterday by the Georgia Department of Labor.
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May 24, 2024
by Jimmy Holbrook
GNTC Partners With Floyd Prison
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Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) and Floyd County Prison have partnered to offer offenders training as Class B commercial truck drivers and welders, aiding their employment prospects post-release.
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May 24, 2024
by Jimmy Holbrook
Menlo Water Customers “Never In Danger”
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Menlo water customers were under a boil water advisory last weekend after a trace amount of fecal contamination was found at one of the city’s water sources – the Alpine Well. City Mayor Allen Keen says that there was never any real danger to any water customers because the water is chlorinated and the sample came from pre-treated water at the well. However, the state does mandate the boil water advisory that was issued. The city disinfected the well over the weekend and by Tuesday, the city notified WZQZ News that the boil water advisory had been lifted. The cause of the fecal contamination at the well has not been determined.
May 24, 2024
by Jimmy Holbrook
Cromer Named Soccer Coach At Chattooga
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Chattooga High School boys and girls soccer teams have a new head coach. Kaitlyn Cromer has been named head coach for both teams. Cromer is a third-grade teacher at Leroy Massey Elementary School and has over twelve years experience playing soccer. She has coached soccer for two years at the middle school and high school level. Cromer says that she is looking forward to the opportunity to coach at Chattooga High School in the upcoming school year.
May 23, 2024
by Jimmy Holbrook
Chattooga Graduation Live Stream Links
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May 23, 2024
by Jimmy Holbrook
Weather Impacting Graduation Exercises
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Predicted inclement weather for Friday is impacting graduation exercises for Chattooga High School. School officials have made the decision to move Friday’s Chattooga High School graduation indoors and it will be held at the Tribe Pride Arena – the Chattooga High School Gymnasium. Because of limited seating, each senior will be issued 9 tickets to give to family and friends to attend Friday’s graduation exercises.
WZQZ News spoke with Trion School Supt. Dr. Phil Williams this (Thursday) morning about Trion’s graduation which is also planned for Friday at Sam R. McCain Stadium / Blevins Field. Dr. Williams said that a decision about Trion’s graduation would be made by noon tomorrow. Dr. Williams added that in the past when inclement weather impacted Trion’s graduation exercises, it was moved to Saturday morning. That will NOT be the case this year. Dr. Williams says that Trion will be graduating on Friday evening – whether that will be outside at Sam R. McCain Stadium or inside the Trion High School gymnasium, will be determined tomorrow.
