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Monday, Apr. 3, 2023–1:20 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices remain at a standstill for the second week in a row. Georgia drivers continue to pay an average price of $3.22 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is the same as a week ago, 9 cents more than a month ago, and 66 cents less…… read more
Friday, Mar. 31, 2023–9:04 a.m. -Adam Carey, Rome News-Tribune- Northwest Georgia has more opioid-related overdose deaths, per capita, than any other region in the state. “We have a serious overdose problem,” Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District spokesman Logan Boss said. “We have by far the worst opioid death rate in the state.”…… read more
March 29th, 2023 – 3:45 PM Staff Reports – The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a motorcycle chase that ended in a fatal crash Monday night. At 9:20 PM, the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office was in pursuit of two motorcycles for racing on GA 3 near Mockingbird Road and requested assistance. A Georgia State Patrol trooper responded…… read more
Monday, Mar. 27, 2023–9:48 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices were stuck in neutral last week. Georgia drivers continue to pay an average price of $3.22 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which was exactly the same as the week before. Monday’s average was also 7 cents more than a month ago, but 74 cents…… read more
Friday, Mar. 24, 2023–11:12 a.m. -News Release- Coosa Valley Credit Union will open a new branch in Canton later in 2023. This will be the Credit Union’s second branch in Cherokee County, and the tenth branch in Northwest Georgia, after the upcoming opening of the new Dallas location. “At Coosa Valley Credit Union, we lead…… read more
March 23rd, 2023 – 4:48 PM The Office of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Hanwha Advanced Materials Georgia, Inc. (HAGA), a manufacturer of lightweight advanced materials for sustainable technology, will create more than 160 new jobs in the City of Cartersville. The company will invest an estimated $147…… read more
Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2023–5:20 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- A Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services firefighter, who became unresponsive during a search and rescue training exercise on Mar. 16 has died. According to Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services: Instructors at the Bartow-Cartersville Fire Joint Training Center recognized that 41-year-old Matthew Smith was experiencing…… read more
Monday, Mar. 20, 2023–9:50 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices decreased last week. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.22 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline Monday’s state average is 4 cents less than a week ago, exactly the same as a month ago, and 96 cents less than this time last year. It now costs $48.30 to fill a 15-gallon…… read more
Thursday, Mar. 16, 2023–8:55 a.m. -John Bailey, Rome News-Tribune- The Georgia Supreme Court is asking a judicial review panel to correct what they characterize as two “critical legal errors” before making a judgment on the fate of suspended Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Christian Coomer. Coomer represented Floyd and Bartow counties in the Georgia House…… read more
Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2023–10:50 a.m. -WBHF Radio- A 43-year-old Rome man has been arrested in connection with a murder that occurred 15 years ago. According to a warrant from the Magistrate Court of Bartow County, Shannon Vashawn Tapley is accused of strangling, stabbing, and cutting the throat of 19-year-old Lance Jay Banister on Pine Log…… read more