Harry Batts News Today

The Progress-Index PETERSBURG – After 32 years as an officer for the Petersburg Bureau of Police, people are finally calling Emanuel Chambliss “Chief.”  The Petersburg native was recently promoted to Deputy Chief of Police after having served a number of roles in the department, most recently as a Captain. He’s still getting used to the title change.  “I never imagined getting to the level that I’m at now. It’s strange hearing people call me Chief,” Chambliss said.  Fro...

Look how these creative schoolchildren paid homage to their patron saint SCHOOLCHILDREN celebrated their patron saint with a socially-distanced service. Due to Covid, St George’s Primary School, in Great Bromley, was unable to host its traditional St George’s Day assembly. However, instead it held its own celebration outside in the playground. Pupils spent the week flexing their creative writing muscles and paying homage to the school’s namesake through writing poems, stories and ...