Monday, July 17, 2023–9:09 a.m. -News Release- AdventHealth Chief Medical Officer, Julie Barnes, MD, is retiring, effective August 31. Dr. Barnes has worked in health care for 43 years and has spent 30 of those years at Redmond working in various roles including volunteer, switchboard operator, nurse aide, nurse, physician, and chief medical officer. Dr.…… Continue Reading
Monday, July 17, 2023–9:04 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices are up slightly from a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.27 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is a penny more than a week ago, but still 2 cents less than a month ago and 79 cents less…… Continue Reading
Sunday, July 16, 2023–6:56 p.m. -US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee- Dermatologist, John Y. Chung, M.D., and his practice Skin Cancer & Cosmetic Dermatology Center, P.C. (“SCCDC”), which operates 13 dermatology clinics in southeast Tennessee and north Georgia (including offices in Rome, Calhoun and Cartersville), have agreed to pay $6.6 million to…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, July 12, 2023–11:30 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- A new industry is coming to the Northwest Georgia Regional Industrial Park in Shannon. On Wednesday, the Gordon County/Floyd County Joint Development Authority approved the sale of 10.4 acres in the park to Tuscaloosa, Alabama-based Power and Rubber Supply for $35,000 an acre. According to the…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, July 12, 2023–7:27 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Free application week continues at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. Those who are seeking to enroll in the fall semester can do so and GNTC will waive the $25 application fee for all new applicants through this Friday. The admissions deadline for the fall semester is July…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, July 11, 2023–6:42 p.m. -Georgia State Patrol- A woman who was a passenger on a motorcycle involved in a crash in Gordon County on Sunday has died. 44-year-old Kimberely Denise Worley of Sugar Valley was transported to AdventHealth Gordon Hospital with serious injuries following the wreck. She has since died from those injuries. According…… Continue Reading
Monday, July 10, 2023–11:47 a.m. -Georgia State Patrol- Two people were seriously injured Sunday in a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck in Gordon County. According to the Georgia State Patrol: A 2012 Ford F-250 was traveling east on Highway 53 and was waiting to turn left onto Fairmount Highway. The F-250 turned…… Continue Reading
Monday, July 10, 2023–11:39 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices increased by six cents compared to a week ago. Monday’s state average of $3.26 is still a penny less than last month and 94 cents less than this time last year. It now costs an average of $48.90 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline. Drivers are…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, July 4, 2023–8:52 p.m. -News Release- Two Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students were finalists in their competitions at the recent Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate National Leadership Conference in Atlanta. Nancy Johnson, a resident of Tunnel Hill and student at GNTC’s Catoosa County Campus, placed third in Management Concepts and placed…… Continue Reading
Monday, July 3, 2023–10:39 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices have decreased just as 1.4 million Georgians are expected to hit the road during the Independence Day holiday. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.20 per gallon for regular unleaded, which is 7 cents less than a week ago, 9 cents less than a month ago,…… Continue Reading