Category Archives: Gordon County

Georgia gas prices up slightly

Georgia gas prices up slightly

Monday, June 5, 2023–10:37 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices are up compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.28 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. It now costs $49.20 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline. Drivers are now paying almost $15.00 less to fill up at the pump compared to a year…Continue Reading

Georgia gas prices up slightly

Georgia gas prices up slightly

Monday, June 5, 2023–10:37 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices are up compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.28 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. It now costs $49.20 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline. Drivers are now paying almost $15.00 less to fill up at the pump compared to a year…Continue Reading

Pedestrian killed on I-75 in Gordon County

Pedestrian killed on I-75 in Gordon County

Sunday, June 4, 2023–2:15 p.m. -Georgia State Patrol- The Georgia State Patrol responded to a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on I-75 in Gordon County Saturday. According to the GSP: The incident occurred at around 12:08 p.m. near mile marker 310. 78-year-old Oscar George Washam of Cobb County had pulled over onto the shoulder of…Continue Reading

Man arrested following a pursuit in Plainville

Man arrested following a pursuit in Plainville

Sunday, May 28, 2023–8:43 p.m. -Gordon County Sheriff’s Office- A Plainville man was recently arrested following a chase with Gordon County Sheriff’s deputies. According to Sheriff Mitch Ralston: On Thursday night, May 25, deputies on patrol in the Plainville area observed a suspicious automobile on Brownlee Mountain Road. They stopped this vehicle and attempted to…Continue Reading

GDOT suspending lane closures, identifies traffic hot spots for holiday weekend

GDOT suspending lane closures, identifies traffic hot spots for holiday weekend

Friday, May 26, 2023–7:21 a.m. -Georgia Department of Transportation- To allow for an anticipated increase in Memorial Day weekend traffic congestion, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) announced today the suspension of lane closures on Georgia interstates and state routes beginning Friday, May 26 at 12 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 30. While…Continue Reading

Memorial Day weekend kicks off busy summer travel season

Memorial Day weekend kicks off busy summer travel season

Friday, May 26, 2023–7:16 a.m. -Georgia Department of Public Safety- The Memorial Day holiday weekend kicks off the beginning of the busy summer travel season across Georgia and the nation.  As motorists begin making travel arrangements, the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) reminds drivers to plan their trips carefully and to remember to make safety a priority.…Continue Reading

Rome see flat April unemployment rate

Rome see flat April unemployment rate

Thursday, May 25, 2023–10:09 a.m. -Georgia Department of Labor- Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that Rome recorded an unchanged unemployment rate at 3.2 percent in April. A year ago, the rate was 2.7 percent. “With Georgia’s economy continuing to soar, the state unemployment rates remain steady,” said Commissioner Bruce Thompson. “When you consider the number…Continue Reading

Suspects arrested in connection homicide investigation of former Calhoun football star

Suspects arrested in connection homicide investigation of former Calhoun football star

May 24th, 2023 – 3:20 PM WRGA staff reports –  Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Investigators with the assistance of members of the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force have arrested two individuals from Macon in connection to the homicide investigation of 24-year-old former Calhoun High School football star Olico Dennis. Dennis had been reported…Continue Reading

Georgia gas prices up a penny as Memorial Day approaches

Georgia gas prices up a penny as Memorial Day approaches

Monday, May 22, 2023–10:47 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices experienced a modest decrease at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.25 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is a penny less than a week ago, 13 cents less than a month ago, and…Continue Reading

Two more doctors leave Harbin for AdventHealth Redmond

Two more doctors leave Harbin for AdventHealth Redmond

Friday, May 19, 2023–6:57 a.m. -John Bailey, Rome News-Tribune- What some insiders are describing as a widening rift among Harbin Clinic physicians came to light this week as two more doctors left the physicians group to join AdventHealth. Drs. Chris Merritt and Himanshu Patel are the latest joining those already moving from Harbin Clinic to…Continue Reading