April 15th, 2022 – 12:00 PM WZQZ Radio – (Via WZQZ) A person lost their life in a house fire on Ragland Road in Lyerly on Thursday evening. The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement: “On Thursday around 7:35 pm, deputies, fire personnel, and Redmond EMS were dispatched to a residence west of…… Continue Reading
April 14, 2022–10:45 a.m. NEWS RELEASE The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is transitioning from daily to weekly COVID-19 data reporting. Case counts and vaccination updates will be published on the DPH website every Wednesday beginning April 20. The last daily update to the Daily Status Report and the vaccine dashboard will be on April 15. …… Continue Reading
April 14, 2022–10:45 a.m. NEWS RELEASE The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is transitioning from daily to weekly COVID-19 data reporting. Case counts and vaccination updates will be published on the DPH website every Wednesday beginning April 20. The last daily update to the Daily Status Report and the vaccine dashboard will be on April 15. …… Continue Reading
![[VIDEO] Gov. Kemp Signs Georgia Constitutional Carry Act into Law](https://cdn.socast.io/9065/sites/4/2022/04/featured-kemp-signs-CCA-april-13.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
April 13th, 2022 – 4:15 PM State of Georgia Press Release – Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp and two of his daughters, state constitutional officers, legislators, and other special guests, yesterday signed the Georgia Constitutional Carry Act (SB 319) and a license reciprocity measure (HB 218) into law. *For more…… Continue Reading
April 11th, 2022 – 12:05 PM WZQZ Radio – (Via WZQZ Radio) A Trion man has been sentenced to serve fifty-one months in Federal prison after pleading guilty in a child sex case. Eric Daniel Lewis appeared before Judge Charles Atchley in Chattanooga. Prosecutors said in March 2021 Lewis contacted a person on Facebook believing…… Continue Reading
April 11, 2022–10:42 a.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices continue to decline. Monday’s state average was $3.76, which is 11 cents less than a week ago. The national average is $4.11, down by 8 cents since last week. According to AAA, although supply and demand factors typically support elevated pump prices, the fluctuating price of oil…… Continue Reading
![[VIDEO] Dr. Voccio’s latest COVID-19 update](https://www.1031radiom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/04/voccio1-125x125.jpg)
April 10, 2022–6:38 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the ten-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District, updates us on COVID-19 in Northwest Georgia. Reminder: Everyone ages 5 years and older are eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine, and everyone 12 years and older is eligible for…… Continue Reading
April 10, 2022–6:32 p.m. WZQZ RADIO A house fire on Brooks Road, off Oak Hill – Alpine Road, left a family without a home on Friday night. The fire at a log home displaced a family of five. Several area fire departments responded to the blaze which destroyed the home. All five family members are…… Continue Reading
April 4, 2022–10:08 a.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices continue to decline at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.87 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 8 cents less than a week ago, 27 cents more than last month, and $1.16 more than this time last year.…… Continue Reading
April 3, 2022–3:27 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the ten-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District, gives us a cautiously optimistic update on the coronavirus in Northwest Georgia. He also discusses public health’s Tuberculosis (TB) program. Before Covid-19, TB was the world’s deadliest infectious disease. For…… Continue Reading