Monday, September 16, 2024–10:00 a.m. -News Release- Great Place To Work® and Fortune have selected Coosa Valley Credit Union for the 2024 Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance™ List. This is Coosa Valley Credit Union’s 2nd time being named to this prestigious list, and this year is the only Georgia financial institution in the small or medium category to…… Continue Reading
Monday, September 16, 2024–9:55 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia’s gas price average plunges at the pumps compared to a week ago. Georgians are paying an average of $2.97 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 9 cents less than a week ago, 27 cents less than a month ago, and 47 cents less than last year. It costs drivers…… Continue Reading
Monday, September 16, 2024–8:14 a.m. -Georgia State Patrol- Georgia State Troopers responded to a fatal traffic crash involving a motorcycle and a Ford Expedition on Boone Ford Road in Gordon County on Friday. According to the GSP: The investigation revealed that the motorcyclist, 39-year-old Michael Burchfield of Calhoun, was traveling on Boone Ford Road behind…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, September 11, 2024–9:33 a.m. -News Release- AdventHealth has received Great Place To Work® Certification from Great Place To Work®, an independent third-party organization regarded as the global authority on workplace culture. The recognition is based entirely on feedback from a random sampling of 5,000 team members across the organization who were invited to take…… Continue Reading
Monday, September 9, 2024–9:25 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia drivers get a little more relief at the pump. Georgia gas prices checked in at an average of $3.06 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline on Monday. That is 8 cents 8 cents less than a week ago, 19 cents less than a month ago, and 51 cents less than…… Continue Reading
Friday, September 6, 2024–7:30 p.m.- -Calhoun Times- This story is possible because of a news-sharing agreement with the Rome News-Tribune. More information can be found at northwestgeorgianews.com A town hall meeting concerning Calhoun’s water supply is scheduled for later this month. Set for Saturday, Sept. 21, at The Spot 365, 365 S. Industrial Blvd., at 10…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, September 4, 2024–7:33 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Three Rome teens have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in Murray County back on August 25. The GBI and the Murray County Sheriff’s office have charged 19-year-old TyKel Keshawn Hutchinson and a 16-year-old male with felony murder and aggravated assault in the shooting…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, September 4, 2024–9:55 a.m. -News Release- Bipartisan legislation backed by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff to help reduce Federal court wait times has passed the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act recently passed the U.S. Senate to add new Judgeships in Georgia and across the country, which would help reduce case…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, September 4, 2024–9:50 a.m. -Georgia Department of Public Safety- Traffic crashes in Georgia over the Labor Day holiday travel period which began Friday, August 30, at 6:00 p.m., and ended Monday, September 2, at 11:59 p.m., resulted in 20 deaths. Statewide, Georgia State Patrol Troopers investigated nine fatal crashes resulting in 13 fatalities. Local agencies reporting traffic deaths…… Continue Reading
Monday, September 2, 2024–5:20 p.m. -News Release- Georgia has entered the peak of hurricane season, but that’s not the only type of disaster people should be preparing for right now. National Preparedness Month began Sunday, and all month long, the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) is encouraging residents to take proactive steps…… Continue Reading