Sunday, October 29, 2023–7:19 p.m. -News Release- Halloween is Tuesday, bringing a large number of pedestrians to local neighborhoods for trick or treating. The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is proactively sharing anticipated rush hour travel forecasts for October 31 for interstates and surface streets around metro Atlanta so drivers can adjust their Halloween…… Continue Reading
Thursday, October 26, 2023–12:13 p.m. -Georgia Department of Labor- The Georgia Department of Labor reports that the unemployment rate in the Rome area dropped in September, checking in at 3.3 percent. The jobless rate was 3.9 percent in August and 2.7 percent in September of 2022. Bartow County also reported an unemployment rate of 3.3…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, October 24, 2023–4:15 p.m. -Blood Assurance- Due to multiple trauma patients being treated this morning at area hospitals, the community blood supply has reached a critically low level. Blood Assurance is in dire need of both O-positive and O-negative blood donors to roll up a sleeve and be someone’s hero. Other blood types are…… Continue Reading
Monday, October 23, 2023–9:48 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.01 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is 6 cents less than a week ago, 31 cents less than a month ago, and 20 cents less than this time last year. It now costs an average of $45.15 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline. Georgians…… Continue Reading
October 17th, 2023 – 1:50 PM Floyd County Jail Records – A 40-year-old Chattooga man was arrested in Floyd County on Monday night after fleeing from law enforcement in his vehicle while under the influence of drugs. According to Floyd County Jail records, Joshua Benton Riley of Summerville allegedly fled a traffic stop in his…… Continue Reading
October 16th, 2023 – 2:45 PM Chattooga County GA Sherriff’s Office – From: Sheriff Mark A. Schrader: As a result of a proactive undercover investigation coordinated by the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, the Floyd County Police Department, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), and the Georgia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Four people were…… Continue Reading
October 9th, 2023 – 5:20 PM Georgia Forestry Commission – Georgia’s annual ban on outdoor burning ended September 30 in 54 counties, primarily in the northern half of the state. From May 1 through the end of September, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division mandates the restrictions to protect air quality from emissions that may increase…… Continue Reading
Monday, October 9, 2023–10:23 a.m. -Staff reports- The average price for gasoline continues to decline. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.15 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline which is 9 cents less than a week ago, 42 cents less than a month ago, and 6 cents less than this time last year. It now costs an…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, October 4, 2023–10:05 a.m. -Georgia Department of Transportation- Should I stay or should I go? That’s often the question drivers ask when they reach the “Decision Zone,” the area approaching an intersection where some will decide to stop and others will go through the signal when it changes to yellow. That decision by a…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 — 10:41 a.m. -News Release- As International Plasma Awareness Week kicks off, Blood Assurance is urging donors to roll up their sleeves and donate. The community nonprofit is in critical need of those with type A and AB blood to donate plasma. On On Monday, Blood Assurance had just 27 plasma…… Continue Reading