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April 4th, 2021 – 5:30 PM Rome Floyd Chamber (Video by WRGA News) – The following High School Seniors have been named 2021 PAGE STAR Student Region Winners for PAGE STAR Region # 1. The announcement was made today by Jeanne Krueger, President & CEO of the Rome Floyd Chamber, region chair for the PAGE…… Continue Reading
May 3, 2021–6:50 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices have held steady for the past month. The state average is $2.70 per gallon. It now costs motorists $40.50 to fill a 15-gallon tank of gasoline; that is $3.60 more than what motorists paid in January of 2020 when pump prices hit their peak of $2.46 per gallon. According to AAA,…… Continue Reading
May 3, 2021–6:49 p.m. GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION The annual ban on outdoor burning I now underway in 54 Georgia counties, primarily in the northern half of the state. Affected residents are asked to refrain from burning yard and land-clearing debris during the hot summer months because smoke can negatively impact the state’s air quality by…… Continue Reading
May 3, 2021–8:50 a.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE There is a transition to a more active pattern, several disturbances/frontal systems will increase the chances for strong to severe storms across the area both today (Monday) and again Tuesday/Tuesday night. Below are our current thoughts on the particular main hazards and timing. Today: The first disturbance will allow for scattered…… Continue Reading
May 2, 2021–2:32 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Beginning Monday, all eight Mass Vaccination Sites operated by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) will allow drive-ups with no appointment necessary for the COVID-19 Johnson and Johnson vaccine. The Sites, including the one at the LakePoint Sports Complex in Bartow County, will administer the single-dose…… Continue Reading
April 28, 2021–8:57 a.m. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL If you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 you can now start doing many things that you stopped doing because of the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control issued new guidelines earlier this week. What You Can Start to Do If you’ve been fully vaccinated: You can gather…… Continue Reading
April 26, 2021–5:33 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 pandemic and immunization progress in Northwest Georgia. http://… Continue Reading
April 24th, 2021 Georgia Department of Public Health – The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) today recommended that the United States should resume Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccinations. Pending the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) formal acceptance of the decision, the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) will again offer J&J vaccine…… Continue Reading
April 23rd, 2021 – 7:40 AM Georgia Environmental Protection Division – Beginning May 1, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) open burning ban will be in effect for 54 Georgia counties. The open burning ban has been in place during the summer ozone season since 2005. The ban prohibits citizens and businesses from burning yards…… Continue Reading
April 19th, 2021 – 5:45 AM AAA: The Auto Club Group – Georgia gas prices hold steady at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are paying an average price of $2.70 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 4 cent less than a month ago, and $1.03 more than this time last year. It now costs motorists…… Continue Reading