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Category Archives: Chattooga County

Georgia gas prices up 12 cents

Georgia gas prices up 12 cents

May 9, 2022–9:34 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices experienced a slight increase compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.71 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 1 cent more than a week ago, 28 cents less than last month but $1.01 more than this time last year. According…read more

DCH approves Atrium Health Floyd’s freestanding emergency department

DCH approves Atrium Health Floyd’s freestanding emergency department

May 8, 2022–3:32 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Chattooga County residents will have access to much-needed emergency care after Atrium Health Floyd creates a freestanding emergency department(FSED) there. The Georgia Department of Community Health has approved the project that will provide 24/7 emergency care to residents of Summerville, Trion, Lyerly, Menlo, and surrounding communities. Atrium Health Floyd…read more

SKY 21 TV Station Moving To Floyd County

SKY 21 TV Station Moving To Floyd County

April 27th, 2022 – 4:45 PM WZQZ Radio – (Via WZQZ Radio) The current owners of SKY21 Television in Summerville announced on Wednesday that the new owners of the station will be shutting down in Chattooga County and moving the TV station to Floyd County. A press release from SKY 21 states the following: “All…read more

Georgia gas prices up a penny

Georgia gas prices up a penny

April 25, 2022–6:53 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices experienced a slight increase compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.71 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 1 cent more than a week ago, 28 cents less than last month but $1.01 more than this time last year. According…read more

Monday is the deadline to register to vote

Monday is the deadline to register to vote

April 24, 2022–12:02 p.m. STAFF REPORTS If you are not registered to vote in the upcoming election, Monday is the last day to do so. It’s also a good idea to check your registration status, especially if you haven’t voted in the last few cycles. The Primary Election is on May 24. Early voting begins…read more

EPD Announces Open Burn Ban to Start May 1st

EPD Announces Open Burn Ban to Start May 1st

April 23rd, 2022 Georgia Environmental Protection Division – Beginning May 1, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) open burning ban will be in effect for 54 Georgia counties.  The open burning ban has been in place during the summer ozone season since 2005. The ban prohibits citizens and businesses from burning yard and land-clearing debris during the…read more

Fatal Fire in Lyerly Believed to be Accidental

Fatal Fire in Lyerly Believed to be Accidental

April 23rd, 2022 WZQZ Radio – (Via WZQZ Radio) Funeral services were held yesterday for the victim of a house fire in Lyerly.  Officials believe that the fire that took the life of sixty-eight-year-old Danny Millican may have been started accidentally. The Summerville News reported this week that Lyerly Fire Chief Kenneth Thompson said the…read more

Local groups to host Congressional candidate forum

Local groups to host Congressional candidate forum

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…read more

Georgia gas prices down 54 cents in a month

Georgia gas prices down 54 cents in a month

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…read more