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Category Archives: Chattooga County

Georgia gas price average down slightly

Georgia gas price average down slightly

Monday, June 26, 2023–8:30 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices decreased slightly at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.27 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is 2 cents less than a week ago. That is 1 cent more than a month ago, and $1.14 less than…read more

Federal funds for broadband expansion announced for Georgia

Federal funds for broadband expansion announced for Georgia

Tuesday, June 20, 2023–9:35 p.m. -News Release- U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) have announced a new $12.2 million grant to provide communities in northwest Georgia with high-speed, low-cost internet access through the construction of a 185-mile fiber route across eight counties between Chattanooga, Tennessee; Bremen, Georgia; and Atlanta, Georgia. The…read more

Gas prices up slightly

Gas prices up slightly

Monday, June 19, 2023–9:10 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia’s gas price average increased slightly at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.29 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is two cents higher than a week ago, three cents more than a month ago, but $1.19…read more

Chattooga County crash claims the life of a Rome man Saturday

Chattooga County crash claims the life of a Rome man Saturday

Sunday, June 18, 2023–5:15 p.m. -WXQZ Radio- A Rome man was killed in a single-vehicle wreck in the Gore area in Chattooga County Saturday. According to the Georgia State Patrol: The crash occurred at around 12:30 pm on Highway 27 near Scott Hill Road when a vehicle left the roadway in a curve and struck…read more

Chattooga County crash claims the life of a Rome man Saturday

Chattooga County crash claims the life of a Rome man Saturday

Sunday, June 18, 2023–5:15 p.m. -WXQZ Radio- A Rome man was killed in a single-vehicle wreck in the Gore area in Chattooga County Saturday. According to the Georgia State Patrol: The crash occurred at around 12:30 pm on Highway 27 near Scott Hill Road when a vehicle left the roadway in a curve and struck…read more

Georgia gas prices up slightly

Georgia gas prices up slightly

Monday, June 5, 2023–10:37 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices are up compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.28 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. It now costs $49.20 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline. Drivers are now paying almost $15.00 less to fill up at the pump compared to a year…read more

Georgia gas prices up slightly

Georgia gas prices up slightly

Monday, June 5, 2023–10:37 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices are up compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.28 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. It now costs $49.20 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline. Drivers are now paying almost $15.00 less to fill up at the pump compared to a year…read more

GDOT suspending lane closures, identifies traffic hot spots for holiday weekend

GDOT suspending lane closures, identifies traffic hot spots for holiday weekend

Friday, May 26, 2023–7:21 a.m. -Georgia Department of Transportation- To allow for an anticipated increase in Memorial Day weekend traffic congestion, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) announced today the suspension of lane closures on Georgia interstates and state routes beginning Friday, May 26 at 12 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 30. While…read more

Memorial Day weekend kicks off busy summer travel season

Memorial Day weekend kicks off busy summer travel season

Friday, May 26, 2023–7:16 a.m. -Georgia Department of Public Safety- The Memorial Day holiday weekend kicks off the beginning of the busy summer travel season across Georgia and the nation.  As motorists begin making travel arrangements, the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) reminds drivers to plan their trips carefully and to remember to make safety a priority.…read more

Rome see flat April unemployment rate

Rome see flat April unemployment rate

Thursday, May 25, 2023–10:09 a.m. -Georgia Department of Labor- Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that Rome recorded an unchanged unemployment rate at 3.2 percent in April. A year ago, the rate was 2.7 percent. “With Georgia’s economy continuing to soar, the state unemployment rates remain steady,” said Commissioner Bruce Thompson. “When you consider the number…read more