Monday, May 1, 2023–9:37 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia’s gas price average decreased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.31 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 6 cents less than a week ago, 9 cents more than a month ago, and 40 cents less than this time last…… Continue Reading
Sunday, Apr. 30, 2023–8:00 p.m. -Staff reports- Georgia’s outdoor burn ban begins today. The annual Environmental Protection Division summer burn ban will is in effect through Sept. 30 and will be enforced in 54 Georgia counties, including Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Chattooga, and Polk. Citizens and businesses are prohibited from burning yard and land-clearing debris in…… Continue Reading
Saturday, Apr. 29, 2023–11:57 a.m. -Georgia Bureau of Investigation- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a 40-year-old Calhoun and charged him with three counts of child abuse, three counts of child molestation, and one count of sodomy. Roy Payne was taken to the Gordon County Jail. The Gordon County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI…… Continue Reading
Monday, Apr. 24, 2023–10:50 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices declined at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.37 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 2 cents less than a week ago, 15 cents more than a month ago, and 34 cents less than this time…… Continue Reading
April 19th, 2023 – 3:15 PM Calhoun Police Department – Tuesday afternoon (April 18th, 2023) the Calhoun Police Department reported that 28-year-old Joshua Thompson of Calhoun was arrested on five counts of child molestation and numerous other sexual-based charges. Information was obtained by Calhoun Police Detectives that lead them to suspect Thompson had engaged in…… Continue Reading
Monday, Apr. 17, 2023–9:14 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia’s gas price average increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.39 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 2 cents more than a week ago, 15 cents more than a month ago, and 31 cents less than this…… Continue Reading
Sunday, Apr. 16, 2023–5:02 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Georgia Department of Transportation is seeking feedback about a proposed solution to improve operations and reduce crash frequency and severity at one Gordon County intersection. The project on Highway 53 at Brownlee Mountain Road and Plainville Road would see the installation of a stop-controlled Restricted…… Continue Reading
Saturday, Apr. 15, 2023–6:19 a.m. -AdventHealth news release- AdventHealth Redmond, formerly Redmond Regional Medical Center, was identified as one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals™ and the top teaching hospital without a cardiovascular residency program according to an independent quality analysis provided by PINC AI™ and reported by Fortune. To select top performers, an objective, independent, quantitative research analysis was…… Continue Reading
Monday, Apr. 10, 2023–10:02 p.m. -Georgia Northwestern Technical College- Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will hold a Career Fair for GNTC students and graduates on Tuesday, April 11. The Career Fair will be open to GNTC students and graduates, as well as members of the community, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Conference…… Continue Reading
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Sunday, Apr. 9, 2023–1:20 p.m. -Georgia Department of Public Health- Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the ten-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District, gives us a quick update on COVID-19, talks about the importance of adolescent vaccines, and briefly explains the importance of the work our Environmental Health staff do to conduct…… Continue Reading