January 25th, 2024 – 4:45 PM WRGA Staff Reports – Georgia State Patrol shared the following information with WRGA News regarding a major car accident that occurred in Gordon County on Thursday morning: On January 25th, at approximately 8:30 AM, Troopers responded to a two-vehicle, head-on collision on GA 53 at Old Fairmount Road. Both…… Continue Reading
January 24th, 2024 – 3:00 PM Calhoun Police Department – Calhoun Police Detectives are requesting your assistance with an ongoing criminal investigation. On January 3, 2024, at approximately 7:30 pm, the pictured female along with a male companion, entered the Harbor Freight Tool store located at 389 W Belmont Dr. Calhoun, Georgia 30701. The female…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, January 24, 2024–8:22 a.m. -National Weather Service- The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch in effect from this evening through Friday evening. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Several waves of showers and thunderstorms will impact much of north and central Georgia…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, January 23, 2024–12:30 p.m. -News Release- Faculty and staff at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) have nominated eight of their peer instructors for the Rick Perkins Award of Excellence in Technical Instruction competition. The Rick Perkins Award honors the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) most outstanding instructors. The award has been an ongoing…… Continue Reading
January 22nd, 2024 – 4:45 PM Gordon County Sheriff’s Office – Gordon County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a ‘shots fired” call at around 10 p.m. at a residence on Meadowlark Lane near Dews Pond Friday. In the aftermath of the shooting event on Meadowlark Lane on Friday night (January 19th), a total of six (6)…… Continue Reading
January 22nd, 2024 -12:00 PM Gordon County Sheriff’s Office – Gordon County Sheriff Mitch Ralston reports that an arrest has been made in connection with a domestic violence incident that included the discovery of an explosive device: “On January 11, 2024, deputy sheriffs were dispatched to 3102 Red Bud Road in response to a report…… Continue Reading
Sunday, January 21, 2024–10:03 a.m. -Gordon County Sheriff’s Office- Gordon County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a ‘shots fired” call at around 10 p.m. at a residence on Meadowlark Lane near Dews Pond Friday. According to the sheriff’s office: Deputies were close by and stopped the cars believed to have been involved within minutes of the…… Continue Reading
Friday, January 19, 2024–10:51 p.m. -News Release- Four Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students have been selected as the college’s finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Trish Wiggins, coordinator for the college’s GOAL program. Listed are students chosen as finalists for the GOAL award showing (from left) the student’s name,…… Continue Reading
Friday, January 19, 2024–10:35 p.m. -News Release- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a case of measles in an unvaccinated resident of the metro Atlanta area. The individual was exposed to measles while traveling out of the country. DPH is working to identify anyone who may have had contact with the individual…… Continue Reading
Friday, January 19, 2024–9:23 p.m. -National Weather Service- A Wind Chill Advisory has been issued for portions of North and West Central Georgia Friday night into Saturday morning to account for dangerously cold wind chills near zero. Minimum temperatures Saturday and Sunday morning are forecast to be in the teens for much of north and central Georgia and the mid-20s for the…… Continue Reading