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Leo Lanier: Mission Accomplished, Good and Faithful Servant

Chattooga County awoke this morning to heartbreaking news, Mr. Leo Lanier has passed away. There is no doubt when Leo Lanier, Jr. danced up to the pearly gates of Heaven that Jesus greeted him by saying, “Mission accomplished, good and faithful servant.” In his 98-years on Earth, Mr. Lanier lived a life movies are made about. I consider myself blessed beyond measure to have spent time with Leo Lanier and his bride of 75 years, Reita. At the age of 19, Leo Lanier became a war hero. Lanier, alo
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13 Flags: Chattooga County Honors Service Members killed in Kabul

Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry placed 13 flags on the grounds at the Courthouse Tuesday morning. The flags honor the service members who died during a bombing near Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan. “These 13 flags are in honor of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the recent bombing in Afghanistan. Chattooga County honors those brave men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice while helping to save the lives of others,” Elsberry said. Eleven Marines,
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The legendary Coach B to hang up his whistle after 45 years

One of the winningest coaches in Chattooga County or Trion City Schools history (if not the winningest coach in County history) will be hanging up his whistle at the conclusion of this softball season. In baseball Coach Jeff Bennett has 314 wins, in softball he’s one win away from having 400 wins, a ‘W’ he plans to pick-up any day now, specifically August 5 at home against Armuchee. Over 700 wins as a head coach on the diamonds ….and the numbers are only part of the story. “I can remember the
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Cedar Bluff Shows that in Defeat a Team can still be Victors

The Trion Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 162-26 in the first four games. For the first time since 2002, the Trion Bulldogs are 4-0 after a 49-0 victory over Cedar Bluff. While it was a blowout for the Bulldogs the win was shared by both teams in the most important score keeping aspect, sportsmanship. Emotions were high on the Hill all week after the passing of 16-year-old Josh Hernandez, a sophomore Bulldog football player. After the final whistle blew, the Cedar Bluff players and coa
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Ella Hurley Attends Senior Night Game

The seniors were greeted to a surprise visit from teammate Ella Hurley who is recovering from an injury. “Having Ella at the game was a big lift to the girls they have been wanting to see her for a long time when I saw her tears come in my eyes just glad she was able to be there,” Indian Head Coach Jeff Bennett said. “Being back at the softball field was like being back to my home. Watching them play so good together made me so happy and I can’t wait to see how far they go this year. Seeing th
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Veatch and Mears Lead Chattooga to Record 3rd Place Finish at McCallie Invitational

In a performance that shocked many spectators, the Chattooga Indians walked out of the McCallie Invitational Wrestling Tournament with a solid 3rd Place team finish. Tied with McCallie for 2nd Place going into the final match, Chattooga’s Luis Medina was absent from the mat while on a football recruiting trip, so McCallie pulled ahead with their heavy weight victory. Chattooga Moved into the Top 5 after the opening rounds of wrestling on Friday afternoon, and never looked back. Despite only bri
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Huskey named Chairman of the Georgia Republicans at the University of Georgia

Chattooga High School alumnus Alex Huskey has been named has the Chairman of the Georgia Republicans at the University of Georgia. Huskey graduated from Chattooga High School in 2018 earning the recognition of Valedictorian and matriculated to the University of Georgia. Huskey is currently a sophomore at the University of Georgia majoring in political science. He also intends on getting a master’s in public administration after finishing his undergraduate work. “In my past year and a half here
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A Record Run

Chattooga High School Head Football Coach, Charles Hammon loves kids and football. For the past six years, Coach Hammon has spent much of his time shaping and developing students in the weight room, and players on the football field, while preparing them for life. However, late Thursday afternoon, Interim Superintendent Jared Hosmer said he was informed by Coach Hammon that he is resigning his coaching duties at Chattooga High School effective 12/5/19. Hammon was coaching the Summerville Middle
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Farm Bureau Supports Student Athletes

High School football is a big deal in small towns. On Friday nights members of the community wear their red or blue and head out to the Little Big Horn or Sam R. McCain to support their team. While both the Indians and Bulldogs are getting ready for their football awards banquet, many players have already been highlighted for their effort on the gridiron. Sid Gowens and Carter Logan, of Chattooga County Farm Bureau, spent the season recognizing student athletes from both Chattooga High School
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Chattooga Basketball Preview with Coach Jared Groce

Region play for the 2019-2020 Chattooga Basketball team begins Tuesday night as the Indians host Armuchee. AOG caught up with Head Coach Jared Groce to talk about the upcoming season as he heads into his 5th season as head coach. While region play begins tonight the Indians have had some time on the hardcourt already opening up their season by defeated 5A Rome in a scrimmage game on November 19th. Coach Groce had this to say about the win over Rome, “we honestly could not have asked for a bett
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Hosmer Brags on CCRPI Scores

Interim Superintendent Jared Hosmer could not hide his pride and emotion as he discussed the CCRPI scores for Chattooga County Schools at the November Board of Education meeting. “For years we have been at the bottom, we are not there any more,” said Hosmer. The CCRPI scores were released October 25th by the Georgia Department of Education. The CCRPI is Georgia’s statewide accountability measurement as required by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Mr. Hosmer used data from the Nor
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McDonald's testing new Chicken Sandwich in Summerville, Georgia, Houston, Texas and Knoxville, Tennessee

After months of losing in the Chicken Sandwich Wars, McDonald’s is testing a new weapon, that was partially designed by Summerville McDonald’s owner Jim Aaron. On Monday, McDonald’s kicked off a test of its new crispy chicken sandwich, deluxe crispy chicken sandwich and crispy chicken biscuit in Houston, Texas, and Knoxville, Tennessee and Summerville, Georgia. Summerville is not a hot spot of national companies during testing phases. McDonald’s has been working to perfect a new chicken sandwi
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Mount Vernon Mills is HIRING Electricians and Experienced Weavers and Technicians

Mount Vernon Mills in Trion, Georgia is currently hiring for multiple positions. MVM is LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED ELECTRICIANS Requirements: Good work record, At least 18 years of age, 8 hour shifts; knowledge of industrial electrical. Will be working with high voltage and low voltage controls. Must be able to wire a start/stop circuit. Electrical/Electronics degree preferred. BENEFITS INCLUDE: Competitive Starting Pay 401K Short & Long Term Disability Vacation and Holiday Pay Group H
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The Big Man With the Big Heart: Bob Smith's Last Stand at the Little Big Horn

The End of an Era For nearly two decades, a stocky silhouette prowled the sideline for the Chattooga Indians. Now, after 18 seasons coaching defense for the Indians, Coach Bob Smith is hanging up his whistle. Coach Smith led some of the best defensive units in Chattooga Football history. He was defensive line coach under Coach John Starr in the late 90’s and helped bring the Indians to multiple playoff appearances in the early 2000’s. Over the past seven seasons, his illustrious career has had
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Heather Herring Casey's new store DIRT to open in Summerville

The Grand Opening for the new downtown Summerville store, DIRT will be tomorrow, Saturday November 16th at 9:45 a.m. DIRT is located at 10034 Commerce Street, the Ribbon Cutting with Main Street and Chamber of Commerce will be 10:00 a.m. and the curtains will come down and the doors will open for business! The store’s owner, Heather Herring Casey, is a familiar name in Chattooga County. Heather grew up in Chattooga County and graduated from CHS in 1993. She moved from Chattooga County to atten
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Floyd Medical Center Safety Grade Holds Steady

Floyd Medical Center has earned a ‘B’ grade for the second time in 2019. The grade was announced this week as part of a biannual report card issued, in which FMC has previously scored grades of B, B, and C. The healthcare report card is produced twice a year by The Leapfrog Group, an independent, national not-for-profit organization founded more than a decade ago by the nation’s leading employers and private health care experts. The Leapfrog Group advocates for public access to quality and saf
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Kari Groce Named Chattooga County School District Teacher of the Year

Chattooga County School District has announced their 2020-2021 Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Kari Groce. Mrs. Groce will be recognized at the November 21st Board Meeting at 6 p.m. Teachers of the Year are selected by their peers at the school level. The school-level winners are then required to submit a Teacher of the Year application, which comes from GaDOE. It contains a biography and information regarding their teaching career, as well as answers to questions the GaDOE asks of them. Then, those
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Redmond Regional Medical Center Earns an "A"

Redmond Regional Medical Center has earned an ‘A’ grade for the second time in 2019. The grade was announced this week as part of a biannual report card issued, in which Redmond Regional Medical Center has previously scored grades of A, A, and B. The healthcare report card is produced twice a year by The Leapfrog Group, an independent, national not-for-profit organization founded more than a decade ago by the nation’s leading employers and private health care experts. The Leapfrog Group advoca
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