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December 16, 2021–2:19 p.m. STAFF REPORTS The drive-thru pick for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program was held Thursday morning on North Broad Street. The Angel Tree program allows families to apply for toys and gifts for their children. Seniors 65 and over are also served by the program. More than 200 families are being…… Continue Reading
December 15, 2021–11:00 a.m. NEWS RELEASE Thirty high schools from across northwest Georgia competed in the SkillsUSA Region 1 Qualifying Competition hosted by Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) on Friday, Dec. 10. Over 150 competitors represented their schools hoping to qualify for SkillsUSA Georgia being held in Atlanta. Contestants placing first, second or third in…… Continue Reading
December 14, 2021–10:35 a.m. NEWS RELEASE The Salvation Army of Rome, serving Floyd, Polk & Chattooga counties, has received a grant of $13,500 from the International Paper Foundation. The money will help the Salvation Army to provide their community-wide evening meal to those persons in need 365 days per year. According to a news release…… Continue Reading
December 13, 2021–10:55 a.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices decreased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.14 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 4 cents less than a week ago, 12 cents less than last month, and $1.14 more than this time last year. Lower oil…… Continue Reading
December 9, 2021–6:40 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed the Omicron variant in an unvaccinated metro Atlanta resident with no recent international travel history. The individual has mild COVID symptoms and is isolating at home. Contact tracing is underway to identify close contacts at risk of COVID-19…… Continue Reading
December 6, 2021–6:56 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices decreased by four cents compared to a week ago. The state average is now $3.18 per gallon. That’s also 7 cents less than last month but $1.18 more than this time last year. According to AAA, it is not known how long the downward trend will last or…… Continue Reading
December 5, 2021–1:42 p.m. GEORGIA DE[ARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed the first case of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant in Georgia. The individual recently traveled from South Africa and developed mild symptoms and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19. Genomic sequencing confirmed the presence of the Omicron variant. The individual is isolating at…… Continue Reading
December 1, 2021–11:40 a.m. STAFF REPORTS According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reduced population immunity due to lack of flu virus activity since March 2020 could result in a possibly severe flu season this year. Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the 10-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest District said it’s not too late to…… Continue Reading
December 1st, 2021 U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Georgia Damon Thomas Young, a/k/a Morgan Sylvia, has been sentenced for his fraud scheme to steal heavy equipment worth nearly $3 million from various dealers while serving a 20-year state sentence as an inmate with the Georgia Department of Corrections. According to U.S. Attorney Erskine, the…… Continue Reading
November 30, 2021–10:23 a.m. STAFF REPORTS Over the last few days, we have been hearing about a new COVID-19 variant. The Omicron variant was first detected on November 9 in Botswana in Africa, according to Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the 10-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest District. “Then a very astute physician…… Continue Reading