May 16, 2022–7:22 a.m. WBHF RADIO One of the candidates in the Republican Primary for Georgia State Senate in District 52 is being disqualified. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has moved to disqualify District 52 State Senate candidate Jeff Lewis from the race. The decision came less than 24 hours after Georgia Administrative Court Judge…… Continue Reading
May 12th, 2022 – 12:30 PM WZQZ Radio – (Via WZQZ Radio) A Chattooga man was arrested this week on child molestation charges and enticing a child for indecent purposes. The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office had been investigating a 21-year-old Cody Kirk of a Spring Creek Road address in Trion for several weeks after a…… Continue Reading
May 12th, 2022 – 11:35 PM Georgia Secretary of State’s Office – Early voting for the May 24 primary election continues. Floyd County voters can cast ballots at the new elections office located in the health department building on East 12th Street and at the Anthony Recreation Center in Garden Lakes between the hours of…… Continue Reading
May 11, 2022–4:27 p.m. STAFF REPORTS COVID-19 hospitalizations have remained at their lowest since the start of the pandemic. However, cases in the United States have doubled in the past two weeks. Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the 10-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest District, gave an update Wednesday morning on WRGA’s First…… Continue Reading
May 11th, 2022 – 2:35 PM State of Georgia Press Release – Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Department of Revenue (DOR) announced today that DOR will begin issuing special, one-time tax refunds this week. This initiative is a result of House Bill 1302, which the Georgia General Assembly recently passed, and Governor Kemp signed into…… Continue Reading
May 11th, 2022 – 11:50 AM WZQZ Radio – (Via WZQZ Radio) A woman was arrested last week after allegedly chasing another woman in her vehicle down Highland Avenue. According to Summerville Police, officers responded to report that an SUV was chasing another vehicle and that witnesses believed the two vehicles had collided at some…… Continue Reading
May 11th, 2022 – 11:50 AM WZQZ Radio – (Via WZQZ Radio) A woman was arrested last week after allegedly chasing another woman in her vehicle down Highland Avenue. According to Summerville Police, officers responded to report that an SUV was chasing another vehicle and that witnesses believed the two vehicles had collided at some…… Continue Reading
May 10, 2022–6:25 p.m. NEWS RELEASE There is no safe amount of lead in a child’s blood. Even small amounts of lead can result in damage to the brain and nervous system, and cause behavioral problems, learning difficulties, and other medical issues – all of which may be permanent. However, legislation passed by the General Assembly and…… Continue Reading
May 9, 2022–10:18 p.m. GEORGIA STATE PATROL Two people were killed and two others injured in a two-vehicle wreck on Trion-Teloga Road in Chattooga County Monday. According to the Georgia State Patrol, a 2000 Honda Accord crossed the center line and struck a Chevy 2500 pickup. The Chevy then left the roadway, traveled down an…… Continue Reading
May 9, 2022–9:34 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices experienced a slight increase compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.71 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 1 cent more than a week ago, 28 cents less than last month but $1.01 more than this time last year. According…… Continue Reading