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Summerville, Georgia Man Arrested Twice this Week
A 30-year-old Summerville, Georgia man was arrested twice this week – once on Tuesday and then again on Wednesday. Arrest reports show Brandon Tyler Hullett – was arrested for shoplifting in Chattooga County on Tuesday – and he was booked in at the Chattooga County Jail and then released on bond. And on Wednesday – Hullett was found with methamphetamine after the Floyd County Police arrested him – on a warrant from the Acworth Police Department. Hullett was arrested in Floyd County, at the intersection of, Highway 27 and Highway 156.
Murder Charges Filed In Barker Road Stabbing Death
Floyd County police have filed felony murder charges against a suspect in the stabbing death of a man on Barker Road early on the morning of June 18 after a neighbor reported finding the body. Jeremiah Ray Douglas, 33, has been charged with felony murder in the stabbing death of 63-year-old David Charles Lorenz. Floyd County police officers found Lorenz lying face down in the driveway of his residence at...
Floyd County Commission approves RV park in Cave Spring, with conditions
The Floyd County Commission has approved a special use permit for an RV park on Davis Road in Cave Spring. The application first came to the commission in April, but the board opted to allow the developer Anthony Carver to adjust the plans. Carver told the commission Tuesday that they...
Floyd Approves RV Park in Cave Spring Over Opposition
Floyd County Commissioners unanimously approved a special use permit for a hotly contested recreational vehicle park across from Cedar Creek RV & Outdoor Center in Cave Spring. “This can be done following all the regulations of the state and the county,” said owner Anthony Carver. He made some changes to his plans for the acreage at 125 Davis Road in response to challenges before bringing it back Tuesday for a second time. ...
Rome's Unemployment Rate at Highest Level in 13 Months
June was another month of contradictions for the area’s employment levels. The jobless rate jumped to the highest point in 13 months amid a 4,300-job surge in June compared to the same month in 2023. Rome/Floyd’s jobless rate jumped to 3.9% in June, up six-tenths of a percent compared to May but just a notch from June 2023 (3.8%). The latest state Department of Labor reports show Northwest Georgia also...
Around Town: Spoiler Alert on 'Twisted' Wreckage of Campaign 2024. What's Up With Red-Hot Redmond Corner
Popcorn & Politics: Storm warnings. We walked out of a matinee showing of “Twisters” on Sunday into another type of storm (a reminder we are a family newspaper). We had silenced our cellphones and settled into the surprisingly comfortable reclining seats for two-plus hours of escapism. Had we known what was to follow, we would have ordered an economy-sized popcorn to go at the concessions stand. A battered Joe Biden’s...
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