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June 23rd, 2021 – 3:50 PM National Weather Service in Peachtree City – The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has announced that a tropical depression has formed off the lower coast of South Carolina and is likely to become Tropical Storm “Danny” before making landfall. “Danny” will track WNW into northern Georgia overnight tonight…… read more
June 27th, 2021 – 2:00 AM WZQZ Radio – (Via WZQZ Radio) Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry and Sheriff Mark Schrader, along with State Senator Jeff Mullis and State Representative Eddie Lumsden announced on Friday that Chattooga County will be purchasing seven acres and the old GBI Crime Lab from the Georgia Department of Corrections.…… read more
June 27th, 2021 – 1:55 AM Georgia Department of Labor – The State of Georgia has ended the participation in the federal unemployment insurance (UI) programs enacted through the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act and reinstate many of the eligibility requirements waived during the recent pandemic. The last payable week for Pandemic…… read more
June 26th, 2021 – 4:25 PM Georgia Department of Transportation – Weather permitting, crews will continue to repair the roadway at Taylor Ridge on Highway 27. The work next week will require occasional lane closures with traffic being led by a pilot car. WHEN: Monday, June 28 through Thursday, July 1 from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.…… read more
June 26th, 2021 – 4:20 PM AAA – The Auto Club Group – Travel continues to rebound after a year-long pandemic. AAA forecasts travel volumes for Independence Day will be the second-highest on record; nearing the highs set in 2019. More than 47.7 million Americans will take at least one domestic trip this Independence Day…… read more
June 26th, 2021 – 2:50pm Georgia State Patrol – On June 24, 2021, at 3:23 p.m., the Georgia State Patrol Post 41 LaFayette was requested to investigate a traffic crash on GA #1 at Midway Drive in Walker County. The preliminary investigations show a red Chevrolet Blazer was struck in the rear by a silver…… read more
June 24th, 2021 – 4:20 PM Georgia Department of Transportation – In an effort to ease travel through and within our state during the Fourth of July weekend, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) will suspend construction-related closures on interstate highways starting Friday, July 2. Additionally, Georgia DOT will limit lane closures on state…… read more
June 24, 2021–10:30 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Rome’s unemployment rate stayed at 3.6% from April to May. The jobless rate in May of 2020 was 9.6%. The labor force decreased in Rome by 443 but it’s still up by 933 when compared to May of 2020.…… read more
June 22nd, 2021 – 6:40 PM AAA – The Auto Club Group – Georgia gas prices dropped slightly at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are paying an average price of $2.89 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is two cents less than a week ago, five cents less than last month and 97 cents more than this time last…… read more
June 21st, 2021 – 11:30 AM WZQZ Radio – (Via WZQZ Radio) Chattooga County’s government, along with the municipal governments of the Town of Trion and the City of Summerville, have issued a joint-emergency declaration after Tropical Storm Claudette stalled out over the area and produced heavy rains that led to the flooding of homes…… read more