April 12, 2022–10:00 a.m. GEORGIA STATE PATROL One person was killed in a Monday morning wreck on Switch Road in Gordon County. According to the Georgia State Patrol, a vehicle driven by Brody Montana Rutledge left the roadway, and struck a culvert and then a mailbox. Rutledge’s vehicle reentered Switch Road before leaving the other…… Continue Reading
April 11, 2022–10:42 a.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices continue to decline. Monday’s state average was $3.76, which is 11 cents less than a week ago. The national average is $4.11, down by 8 cents since last week. According to AAA, although supply and demand factors typically support elevated pump prices, the fluctuating price of oil…… Continue Reading
April 10, 2022–6:50 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Joey Ulibarri always knew he wanted to help people, and that desire led him to enroll in the Basic Law Enforcement (BLE) program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC). The Calhoun native’s career path led him to follow in his father’s footsteps. The day after he graduated with his…… Continue Reading
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April 10, 2022–6:38 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the ten-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District, updates us on COVID-19 in Northwest Georgia. Reminder: Everyone ages 5 years and older are eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine, and everyone 12 years and older is eligible for…… Continue Reading
April 7, 2022–10:31 a.m. CALHOUN POLICE REPORT More information has been released regarding the arrest of a man after a brief chase and standoff with police in Calhoun Wednesday evening. According to the Calhoun Police report, officers were dispatched to the Applebee’s on Highway 53 after getting a call about someone driving recklessly in the…… Continue Reading
April 6, 2022–6:19 p.m. NEWS RELEASE A program of study at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is training students to guard sensitive information in a world where hackers are getting smarter every day. “Cybersecurity is both protecting the computers of the world and finding security holes; it’s learning how to set up our networks and…… Continue Reading
April 6, 2022–5:00 p.m. CALHOUN TIMES Calhoun Healthcare on Highway 41 was evacuated due to an electrical issue Wednesday morning. The Calhoun Times reports that firefighters got the call at around 8:09 a.m. and were able to locate a shorted electrical outlet that had caused light smoke in areas of the building. Further investigation found…… Continue Reading
April 5, 2022–6:20 p.m. CALHOUN POLICE DEPARTMENT Calhoun Police Department detectives are requesting your assistance with locating a missing person. Darla Marie Snyder, AKA Darla Marie Stokes, left walking from her residence on Peters Street, 3-25-2022 at approximately 8:00 pm. She was wearing blue jeans, a black and gray shirt, and Christmas slippers. She was…… Continue Reading
April 5th, 2022 – 1:50 PM Gordon County Sheriff’s Office – Gordon Sheriff Mitch Ralston regrets to announce that longtime K9 deputy “Eros” has passed away. Eros, a German Shepherd, retired from service in December 2020 after 5 years on patrol with his partner/handler Deputy F.D. Pullen. Eros was specially trained to sniff out illicit…… Continue Reading
April 4, 2022–10:20 a.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS A 47-year old Calhoun man was booked into the Floyd County Jail Sunday on a felony warrant charging him with aggravated assault. According to the warrant, William Troy Anderson Jr. held a box cutter to a woman’s throat during an argument on Carpenter Road and told the…… Continue Reading