LaFayette city offices will be closed today, in observance of Veterans Day. The holiday will also affect trash collection. Residents who normally receive Wednesday pickup will instead have their trash collected tomorrow. Make sure you have your trash out tomorrow morning.
The Walker County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a series of wire and fiber optic thefts reported since August, resulting in thousands of dollars in losses. Theft reports include locations along Highway 341, Chattanooga Valley Road, Cora Ann Drive, Old Chattanooga Valley Road and Mission Ridge Road in the Rossville and Flintstone areas. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Walter Hensley with the Sheriff’s Office. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through the Walker County Sheriff’s Office website.
The Walker County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying a driver involved in an incident in Rossville. Investigators say it happened around 2:40 Friday morning, November 6th, in the 200 block of Overbrook Drive. The vehicle may be a Hyundai Santa Fe. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Walker County Sheriff’s Office. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the Walker County Sheriff’s Office website. You can view photos of the vehicle in question on the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page or on DiscoverWalker.com
More than 100 dogs have been rescued from a home in Chattooga County after authorities discovered deplorable living conditions. Furkids Animal Rescue and Shelters says 114 dogs were seized from the property, where floors were covered in several inches of feces and dead animals were found in garbage bags. Furkids took in 23 of the dogs, which are now receiving veterinary care. Summerville Police are investigating and say potential charges will be considered after medical evaluations are completed.
A suspect is in custody following an hours-long manhunt Tuesday in Chattooga County. Sheriff Mark Schrader confirmed that Tavion Young of New York was arrested around 8 Tuesday night. The search involved the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, FBI and other agencies in the Gore community near Mitchell Road and Wahatchee Trail. Young was wanted on a federal warrant involving a crime against a child. Authorities have not released details about where or how he was apprehended.