CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. — A 22-year-old Atlanta man was arrested Saturday evening after authorities say he attempted to introduce a large amount of contraband into Hays State Prison, according to the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were alerted around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, to a suspicious male carrying a duffle bag who entered […]

GEORGIA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is urging residents across Georgia to limit time outdoors after air quality monitors detected “Unhealthy” levels of fine particulate matter, known as PM2.5, in several counties. According to the Air Quality Index (AQI), concentrations of particle pollution have climbed high enough to pose health risks to the […]

CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. — The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that occurred early Tuesday morning at the Handi-Mart on Highway 48 in Menlo, according to Sheriff Mark Schrader. Authorities say that at approximately 1:00 a.m., a man dressed entirely in dark clothing entered the store armed with a firearm and demanded […]

GEORGIA – It’s, November, 4 2025 – Election Day! Check Fetch Your News for your local election results as they come in starting this evening! Don’t forget to get out and vote today!

CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. — A missing West Summerville woman was found dead Friday afternoon after an intensive multi-agency search that led investigators to a local waste transfer station, authorities confirmed. According to Chattooga County Sheriff Mark A. Schrader, deputies were dispatched shortly before 2 p.m. on October 17, 2025, to a residence in West Summerville […]

CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal crash on Taylor’s Ridge Sunday night as Sarah Ryan, 50, of Trion, according to the Chattooga County Coroner’s Office. The wreck occurred around 8:07 p.m. on Highway 27, on the north side of Taylor’s Ridge. Emergency responders from Chattooga E-911, the Coroner’s Office, […]

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Forsyth County deputies are investigating a deadly domestic incident that claimed the life of an off-duty law enforcement officer and left a teenager injured Saturday night in the Villages at Shakerag subdivision. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said the incident began around 7:49 p.m. on September 27, when a juvenile appeared […]

CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. — Volunteer firefighters in the Teloga community of Chattooga County are better equipped to battle woodland fires this season, thanks to a grant that funded the purchase of new safety and firefighting tools. The Teloga Volunteer Fire Department recently received funding through the Community Mission Fund of AgGeorgia Farm Credit, a program […]

PRESS RELEASE – On August 19, 2025, a Chattooga County jury found Thomas Nelson Tucker Jr., 45, of Menlo, guilty on three counts of aggravated assault, as well as possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The conviction stems from a December 22, […]

GEORGIA – August to October marks the height of natural disaster season in the United States, and with it comes a warning from consumer protection groups: be on the lookout for scammers posing as contractors offering too-good-to-be-true repair services. According to recent advisories, fraudulent contractors often descend on communities impacted by hurricanes, floods, and other […]

CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. – On August 7, 2025, Christopher Mark Tidmore, a 36-year-old man from Summerville, was convicted of committing multiple acts of sexual abuse against his 15-year-old adopted daughter and his daughter’s 15-year-old friend. The case against Tidmore, which was investigated by Detective Josh Strauss with the Summerville Police Department, came to light when […]

PRESS RELEASE– On Tuesday August 5, 2025, the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Calhoun and the GBI CEACC Unit arrested and charged Lillian Hughes, age 32, of Lyerly, Chattooga County, GA, with 3 counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children and 1 count of Bestiality. In July of 2025, the GBI began an investigation into Hughes’s […]

CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga.– On Wednesday June 18, 2025, the GBI arrested and charged former Trion Police Officer Joel “Chris” Wooten, age 52, of Summerville, GA, with Aggravated Battery and Violation of Oath by a Public Officer. On June 11, 2025, the GBI was requested by the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office to investigate allegations of excessive […]

GEORGIA – FYN became aware of an arrest made this morning at the Georgia State Capitol thanks to a new program called The Georgia Hour with BKP on VoiceofRuralAmerica.com. Georgia State Senator Colton Moore was seen being shoved to the ground and arrested as he tried to defy a ban that would keep him from […]

PRESS RELEASE – Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader issued the following statement regarding an attempt to steal an ATM. “In the early morning hours of Jan. 6, the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office was notified of an Automated Teller Machine alarm at the UCBI Trion branch. Deputies arrived to find a stolen truck, which was used […]