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 […]

The race in Georgia has been called! Georgia has turned red! News outlets have called the race in Georgia as a tight race between former President Trump and Vice President Harris. Trump was able to flip the state after Biden previously won the state in 2020. Final numbers are still too early to know, but […]

ATLANTA – As Hurricane Helene approaches Georgia, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is urging Georgians to take several precautions before the storm. “Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast as a major hurricane and continue into Georgia with devastating wind speeds,” said Commissioner King. “Because these damaging winds […]

PRESS RELEASE – On August 20, 2024, a Chattooga County jury found Larry Dale Dooley guilty on one count of trafficking in methamphetamine and one count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The evidence at trial established that the defendant, a five-time convicted felon, was arrested in the course of a sting operation […]

GEORGIA – In the aftermath of Wednesday’s horrific school shooting, multiple schools across Georgia are reporting threats of violence. Fannin County School System stated that they “wanted to make you aware there have been multiple threats made to schools throughout the state of Georgia over the past 48 hours.” The shooting that took place at […]

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. – Sheriff Gary Gulledge, the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, and the Paulding County community mourn the loss of one of their Deputies. On Saturday, August 17, 2024, at approximately 6:13 PM, Deputy Brandon Cunningham was gunned down as he responded to a domestic dispute. A male suspect ambushed Deputy Cunningham and his […]

PRESS RELEASE – At the Georgia Republican Party State Committee meeting preceding the state convention held on May 18th, a resolution introduced by Sam Carnline, co-founder of GeorgiansForTruth.org and Georgia GOP State Committeeman, was passed unanimously by the committee members. The resolution expresses grave concerns over irregularities in the 2020 presidential election in Fulton County that […]

CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. – On Wednesday February 21, 2024, Chattooga County jurors convicted Vincent Ray Hix, 35, of Aggravated Battery after less than twenty minutes of deliberation. Over the course of the two-day trial, the evidence showed that Hix started an argument with his girlfriend and then struck her with an object. The victim was […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Chattooga County after a request from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office. On Sunday, December 24, 2023, police were attempting to apprehend a suspect in a murder investigation. John Wayne Siffles, age 44, of Summerville, GA, was wanted in the death of a woman whose body was found in […]

CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. – Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office released the following statement earlier this month regarding the arrest and sentencing of a man convicted of hiding razor blades in the handles of Walmart shopping carts. On Wednesday August 23, 2023, Chattooga County jurors convicted Jessie James Stinnett, 47, of two counts of criminal damage […]