April 19, 2022–7:42 p.m. NEWS RELEASE One Community United, the NAACP of Rome and Floyd County, and the Floyd County Democratic Party are hosting a candidate forum for the Fourteenth U.S. Congressional District seat currently held by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The in-person forum will be held on Monday, April 25th at the Rome City Auditorium. The…… Continue Reading
April 19, 2022–7:30 p.m, GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Gordon County, GA. The Gordon County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on April 19, 2022. One man is deceased. No deputies were injured. Preliminary information indicates Ringgold PD attempted to stop a car for…… Continue Reading
April 19, 2022–7:48 a.m. GORDON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE At about 1 a.m. this morning, Gordon County Sheriff’s deputies were involved in a high-speed, multi-jurisdictional automobile pursuit on Interstate 75 southbound. The pursuit ended south of Calhoun when the suspect’s vehicle left the roadway and crashed in a culvert. After the crash, an officer-involved shooting occurred.…… Continue Reading
April 18, 2022–5:09 p.m. AAA SOUTH Gas prices continue to decline. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.70 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is six cents less than a week ago, and 54 cents less than last month. The price is still a dollar more than this time last year. According to…… Continue Reading
April 18th, 2022 – 3:40 PM Gordon County Sheriff’s Office – On Thursday, Sheriff’s Detective Kenneth Hollaran received an official commendation from the Federal Bureau of Investigation for his work on a criminal case that he initiated in 2019. The case, which was begun in Gordon County and subsequently adopted by the FBI, involved the…… Continue Reading
April 14, 2022–10:45 a.m. NEWS RELEASE The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is transitioning from daily to weekly COVID-19 data reporting. Case counts and vaccination updates will be published on the DPH website every Wednesday beginning April 20. The last daily update to the Daily Status Report and the vaccine dashboard will be on April 15. …… Continue Reading
April 14, 2022–10:45 a.m. NEWS RELEASE The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is transitioning from daily to weekly COVID-19 data reporting. Case counts and vaccination updates will be published on the DPH website every Wednesday beginning April 20. The last daily update to the Daily Status Report and the vaccine dashboard will be on April 15. …… Continue Reading
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April 13th, 2022 – 4:15 PM State of Georgia Press Release – Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp and two of his daughters, state constitutional officers, legislators, and other special guests, yesterday signed the Georgia Constitutional Carry Act (SB 319) and a license reciprocity measure (HB 218) into law. *For more…… Continue Reading
April 13, 2022–3:10 p.m. CALHOUN POLICE More information has been released concerning that helicopter crash on Golden Circle off Highway 53 in Calhoun Tuesday. According to the incident report from the Calhoun Police Department, the pilot, identified as 69-year-old Ronald Dobbs of Calhoun told officers that he had landed in a grass field and was…… Continue Reading
April 12, 2022–8:56 p.m.STAFF REPORTS Motorists were asked to avoid Highway 53 and South Wall Street in Calhoun Tuesday afternoon after a helicopter crashed near El Nopal. The aircraft is a privately owned helicopter, and four people we onboard, including the pilot. Everyone on board survived the crash with only minor injuries reported. Calhoun Police…… Continue Reading