Murray chamber narrows candidates for next president

CHATSWORTH, Ga. — With the Appalachian Regional Port scheduled to open in the northern end of the county in August and a 382-acre industrial park underway in the south end, Murray County is geared for growth, say members of the board of the Chatsworth-Eton-Murray County Chamber of Commerce. And they are currently looking for a president to help the chamber take advantage of that growth. The deadline for applications for the post was Monday, and on Tuesday board Chairman Maria Bradley and members of the nominating committee met to review them. “We had 19 applicants,” Bradley said. “Some were local. Some were from outside Murray County, but all of them were from Georgia. We narrowed that down to seven, and we are going to do interviews with them on July 26. We hope that at our August meeting we will have a candidate for the board to vote on and the new president will start on Oct. 1.” The post of president opened up earlier this year when Dinah Rowe retired after 17 years in the position.

Sheriff’s office seeks stolen puppy

ADEL, Ga. — The Cook County Sheriff’s Office asks the public’s help in finding a stolen puppy. Sometime before lunchtime Monday, someone entered a home in the 2500 block of Greggs Road in Adel and took a number of items, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office. Among the items taken in the burglary was a 6-week-old brown and white English cocker spaniel puppy, the statement says. The sheriff’s office asks anyone who may know about someone possessing a dog matching this description under suspicious circumstances to contact the Criminal Investigations Division, 229-896-7471 or their local law enforcement agency. Callers may remain anonymous.

Woman wakes to find bullet hole

MOULTRIE, Ga. — A Moultrie woman woke up on Monday morning to something a little more eye-opening than a cup of coffee — a bullet hole inside her house. Veretha Jackson reported that when she walked into her dining room at about 5:50 a.m. she noticed a hole in her window pane that had not been there when she went to bed that night.  The bullet’s path continued through a dining room wall and it came to rest in another room, police said. Jackson told police that she did not hear any gunfire during the night.

San Juan distributing clothing, food Friday

BRANFORD, Fla. — The San Juan Mission’s free clothing and food distribution outreach programs continue this week.

The food and clothing distribution program is held the third Friday of each month and is open from 9 a.m. until noon during the summer months. The next distribution is Friday.

The Advent Christian Church of Beachville continues to help with the distribution programs, providing lunches, snacks and cool drinks.

Anyone that is in need of free clothing, clothing to prepare for a job interview, a bag of food or lunch is encouraged to stop by.

Contributions may be made to either the clothing distribution or the food pantry by bringing them to the San Juan Mission, 304 Plant Avenue SE in Branford. Items may be left on the patio or in the church office during normal business hours.