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October 9th, 2023 – 5:20 PM Georgia Forestry Commission – Georgia’s annual ban on outdoor burning ended September 30 in 54 counties, primarily in the northern half of the state. From May 1 through the end of September, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division mandates the restrictions to protect air quality from emissions that may increase…… read more
Monday, October 9, 2023–10:23 a.m. -Staff reports- The average price for gasoline continues to decline. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.15 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline which is 9 cents less than a week ago, 42 cents less than a month ago, and 6 cents less than this time last year. It now costs an…… read more
Wednesday, October 4, 2023–10:05 a.m. -Georgia Department of Transportation- Should I stay or should I go? That’s often the question drivers ask when they reach the “Decision Zone,” the area approaching an intersection where some will decide to stop and others will go through the signal when it changes to yellow. That decision by a…… read more
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 — 10:41 a.m. -News Release- As International Plasma Awareness Week kicks off, Blood Assurance is urging donors to roll up their sleeves and donate. The community nonprofit is in critical need of those with type A and AB blood to donate plasma. On On Monday, Blood Assurance had just 27 plasma…… read more
Tuesday, October 3, 2023–10:18 a.m. -FEMA News Release- FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on Wednesday. The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday,…… read more
Monday, October 2, 2023–10:07 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices continue to decline. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.24 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is 6 cents less than a week ago, 36 cents less than a month ago, but 7 cents more than this time last year. It now costs an…… read more
Sunday, October 1, 2023–10:19 a.m. -Georgia State Patrol- A Rome man and a Walker County teacher were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Chattooga County Friday. The wreck occurred on Highway 27 near Scott Hill Road in the Gore area. According to the Georgia State Patrol: A 2006 Jeep Wrangler traveled across the grass median…… read more
Thursday, September 28, 2023–8:00 a.m. -News Release- Trauma patients from northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama have another reason to expect continued expertise from Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center, the state’s only Level II Trauma Center west of Gainesville and north of Atlanta. Floyd Medical Center, which became the state’s first designated trauma center in 1981,…… read more
Monday, September 25, 2023–8:02 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices continue to decline at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.30 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 9 cents less than a week ago, 29 cents less than a month ago, and 18 cents more than…… read more
Saturday, September 23, 2023–5:22 a.m. -WZQZ Radio- A nineteen-year-old Rome man remains hospitalized after trying to outrun law enforcement on Wednesday afternoon. WZQZ News spoke with Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader on Thursday evening. Sheriff Schrader said that Jamon Kenterius Allen, age 19, remains in a Rome hospital but will be facing multiple charges in…… read more