Monday, January 29, 2024–9:51 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices are up. The average is now $3.02 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is 7 cents more than a week ago, and a penny more than a month ago, but still 37 cents less than this time last year. It now costs an average of $45.30 to fill a 15-gallon tank…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, January 24, 2024–8:22 a.m. -National Weather Service- The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch in effect from this evening through Friday evening. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Several waves of showers and thunderstorms will impact much of north and central Georgia…… Continue Reading
January 23rd, 2024 – 11:30 AM WZQZ Radio – A thirty-one-year-old corrections officer was arrested earlier this month and charged with attempting to smuggle drugs and cell phones into Hays State Prison in Chattooga County. Nicholas Matthew Grindle worked at the prison in Trion and was arrested by Georgia Department of Corrections authorities on January…… Continue Reading
Friday, January 19, 2024–10:38 p.m. -News Release- AdventHealth Medical Group is pleased to announce the opening of a new cardiology clinic location inTrion, opening January 22. Residents in and around Trion can easily access expert heart care close to home, provided byAdventHealth Medical Group cardiologist, Himanshu Patel, MD. AdventHealth Medical Group Cardiology at Trion is…… Continue Reading
Friday, January 19, 2024–10:35 p.m. -News Release- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a case of measles in an unvaccinated resident of the metro Atlanta area. The individual was exposed to measles while traveling out of the country. DPH is working to identify anyone who may have had contact with the individual…… Continue Reading
Friday, January 19, 2024–9:23 p.m. -National Weather Service- A Wind Chill Advisory has been issued for portions of North and West Central Georgia Friday night into Saturday morning to account for dangerously cold wind chills near zero. Minimum temperatures Saturday and Sunday morning are forecast to be in the teens for much of north and central Georgia and the mid-20s for the…… Continue Reading
Friday, January 19, 2024–8:30 a.m. -Georgia Department of Labor- The Rome area gained 1,100 jobs from December of 2022 to December of 2023, according to the latest numbers from the Georgia Department of Labor. Rome ended the year with employment at 45,400, up from 44,300 the previous year. The number of jobs was up by…… Continue Reading
Thursday, January 18, 2023–5:24 p.m. -News Release- Due to a significant decrease in blood donations related to the weather, and an increase in emergency use from several massive blood transfusions over the last 24 hours, Blood Assurance is recommending to more than 70 hospitals around the region to hold off on elective surgeries until at…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, January 16, 2014–3:13 p.m. -Staff reports- Floyd County Schools will implement a two-hour delay on Wednesday, January 17. School will begin at 10 a.m. All FCS employees should report by 9 a.m. Please note, that this will be a two-hour delay with a two-hour shift in the normal schedule. If you normally drop your…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, January 16, 2024–4:26 a.m. -Staff reports- School closings Floyd County Schools – closed, after-school activities canceled Rome City Schools- closed, after-school activities canceled Darlington – closed Unity Christian – closed Gordon County Schools – closed Calhoun City Schools – closed Polk County Schools – closed (learn from home day) Bartow County Schools – closed,…… Continue Reading