February 23, 2022–10:26 a.m. STAFF REPORTS Resurfacing work on Martha Berry Highway is underway. Paving on the highway started this week near Mount Berry Mall. The project will extend all the way to the Chattooga County line and will have at least one lane of traffic shut down along the way as the work progresses.… Continue Reading
Febraury 21st, 2022 AAA – the Auto Club Group – Georgia gas prices continue to increase at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.37 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 4 cents more than a week ago, 25 cents more than last month, and…… Continue Reading
February 14, 2022–7:33 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices continue to increase at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.33 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 9 cents more than a week ago, 22 cents more than last month, and $1.01 more than this…… Continue Reading
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February 9, 2022–8:33 a.m. NEWS RELEASE Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) joined a group of his fellow lawmakers, including Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01), to encourage Americans to file their taxes to access the second half of their enhanced Child Tax Credit (CTC) and…… Continue Reading
February 7, 2022–12:50 p.m. AAA SOUTH Gas prices continue to rise. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.24 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 4 cents more than a week ago, 13 cents more than last month, and 96 cents more than this time last year. According to AAA, Russia’s intentions…… Continue Reading
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February 6, 2022–12:36 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 the coronavirus in Northwest Georgia. Everyone ages 5 years and older is eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine, and everyone 12 years and older is eligible for…… Continue Reading
February 4, 2022–1:00 p.m. GEORGIA NORTHWESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE Georgia Northwestern Technical College is proud to announce the students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2021 fall semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, the student must maintain a GPA of 3.8 or higher during the semester with a course load of at…… Continue Reading
February 3, 2022–12:00 p.m. WZQZ RADIO A former Summerville Police Department employee was sentenced to 20 years with 4 years in confinement and the remainder on probation for diverting funds from the Santa in Uniform organization in Chattooga County Superior Court on Wednesday. Prosecutors say that the thefts began in 2010 and continued until they…… Continue Reading
February 2, 2022–10:22 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH According to the latest statistics from the Georgia Department of Public Health, there is a possibility of still getting COVID-19 if you are vaccinated. However, the vaccine continues to prove effective in preventing hospitalization or death. From January 2 of 2021 to January 26 of this…… Continue Reading
February 2, 2022–7:18 a.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for most of North Georgia from Thursday morning through Friday morning. Floyd, Bartow, Chattooga, and Gordon Counties are all included in the watch area. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone…… Continue Reading