July 25, 2022–9:00 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia has prices are down another 14 cents from last week. Monday’s state average of $3.90 is 52 cents less than last month, but still 94 cents more than this time last year. According to Montrae Waiters with AAA, lower domestic demand for gas and declining crude oil prices continue…… Continue Reading
July 25, 2022–5:54 p.m. CALHOUN POLICE An ultra-light style aircraft crashed Monday as it was attempting to land at the Tom B David Airport in Calhoun. According to Calhoun Police, the pilot was transported to Advent Health with non-life-threatening injuries.… Continue Reading
July 22nd, 2022 – 1:40 PM GDOT Press Release – Weather permitting, there will be periodic lane closures along the State Route 136 Connector between Valley Lane Northwest and Dobson Road Northwest Monday and Tuesday next week while crews resurface the roadway. WHEN: Monday and Tuesday, July 25 and 26 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.WHERE: State…… Continue Reading
July 20, 2022–9:41 p.m. STAFF REPORTS A Sunday alcohol sales referendum is set to go to before Gordon County voters this fall. On Tuesday, the Gordon County Board of Commissioners approved a couple of resolutions by a vote of 4-1 paving the way for a vote on November 8. If approved by voters, the county…… Continue Reading
July 19, 2022–11:00 p.m. NEWS RELEASE The United Community Bank (UCB) Foundation is donating $2,500 to Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC). While the donation is the UCB Foundation’s first donation to GNTC, the local bank supports the GNTC Foundation each year from its local budget; this donation is being made “to improve the financial health…… Continue Reading
July 18th, 2022 – 3:30 PM WRGA Staff Reports – Calhoun Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Chuck Poarch celebrated his last shift last Sunday as a member of B Shift. Chuck was hired into the department as a member of B Shift on March 3, 1983. He served the City of Calhoun for 39 years…… Continue Reading
July 17, 2022–1:12 p.m. CALHOUN POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE Law enforcement officers in Georgia are ready to put the hammer down on drivers who are hammering down on their gas pedal during the fourth annual “Operation Southern Slow Down” speed enforcement operation. After the last 5year’s highly successful operation that drew national attention, Georgia will…… Continue Reading
July 17, 2022–1:05 p.m. STAFF REPORTS COVID-19 cases have slowly been rising in recent weeks. All Northwest Georgia counties, including Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk, and Chattooga, are now considered counties with high transmission indicators. According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, high transmission means a county has had more than 100 cases per 100,000…… Continue Reading
July 14, 2022–5:16 p.m. GEORGIA STATE PATROL Two people were airlifted to the hospital following a head-on crash Wednesday evening on Red Bud Road in Calhoun. According to the Georgia State Patrol, a Dodge Ram with a trailer, hauling a backhoe was traveling eastbound near mile marker 17 at around 6:57 p.m. The Dodge crossed…… Continue Reading
July 14, 2022–9:15 a.m. GORDON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE In January 2018, a local businessman and antique collector reported the theft of a large amount of valuable Civil War era relics to the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office. The victim reported that he’d contracted with a well-known antiquities dealer to sell particular items, but that the dealer…… Continue Reading