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
Tuesday, October 3, 2023–10:18 a.m. -FEMA News Release- FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on Wednesday. The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday,…… Continue Reading
Monday, October 2, 2023–10:07 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices continue to decline. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.24 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is 6 cents less than a week ago, 36 cents less than a month ago, but 7 cents more than this time last year. It now costs an…… Continue Reading
Sunday, October 1, 2023–10:19 a.m. -Georgia State Patrol- A Rome man and a Walker County teacher were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Chattooga County Friday. The wreck occurred on Highway 27 near Scott Hill Road in the Gore area. According to the Georgia State Patrol: A 2006 Jeep Wrangler traveled across the grass median…… Continue Reading
Thursday, September 28, 2023–8:00 a.m. -News Release- Trauma patients from northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama have another reason to expect continued expertise from Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center, the state’s only Level II Trauma Center west of Gainesville and north of Atlanta. Floyd Medical Center, which became the state’s first designated trauma center in 1981,…… Continue Reading
Monday, September 25, 2023–8:02 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices continue to decline at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.30 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 9 cents less than a week ago, 29 cents less than a month ago, and 18 cents more than…… Continue Reading
Saturday, September 23, 2023–5:22 a.m. -WZQZ Radio- A nineteen-year-old Rome man remains hospitalized after trying to outrun law enforcement on Wednesday afternoon. WZQZ News spoke with Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader on Thursday evening. Sheriff Schrader said that Jamon Kenterius Allen, age 19, remains in a Rome hospital but will be facing multiple charges in…… Continue Reading
September 22nd, 2023 – 1:15 PM WRGA Staff reports – Friday morning Georgia State Patrol troopers responded to a serious accident in Chattooga County in the Taylors Ridge area. According to information provided by the Georgia State Patrol (at 6:35 AM), troopers were dispatched to an accident on GA 1 near Kirby Hollow Road involving…… Continue Reading
Monday, September 18, 2023–9:57 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- While the national average for gasoline rose during the past week, Georgia drivers saw prices fall at the pump, thanks in most part to a suspension of the state’s gas tax. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.39 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline which is…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, September 12, 2023–6:25 p.m. -Staff reports- Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has issued a statement on the Impeachment Inquiry launched into Joe Biden by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. “There are two ways to open an impeachment inquiry,” she said. “The House can take a vote, or the Speaker of the House can announce in start…… Continue Reading