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Category Archives: Chattooga County

Expect higher gas prices this holiday weekend

Expect higher gas prices this holiday weekend

May 26, 2021–6:09 a.m. AAA SOUTH Motorists hitting the road this week to celebrate the unofficial kick-off to summer will be greeted with the most expensive Memorial Day weekend gas prices since 2014. Georgia gas prices are down 3-cents a gallon from last week as the supply has stabilized somewhat since the Colonial Pipeline cyber-attack. However,…read more

More than 357,000 vaccinations given at GEMA mass vaccination sites

More than 357,000 vaccinations given at GEMA mass vaccination sites

May 24th, 2021 – 5:10 PM Georgia Emergency Management – The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency closed out operations at the eight mass vaccination sites across Georgia on May 21, after administering 357,668 total doses of Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson vaccine. “Our goals were to address the vaccination needs of underserved populations…read more

Lane Closures Continue on Taylor Ridge Next Week

Lane Closures Continue on Taylor Ridge Next Week

May 22nd, 2021 – 4:40 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 a lane closure with traffic being led by a pilot car. WHEN: Monday, May 24 through Friday, May 28, from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.…read more

Fuel shortages remain, but relief is on the way

Fuel shortages remain, but relief is on the way

May 17, 2021–5:21 a.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas stations are still recovering from surging demand last week. Gasoline sales were reportedly 2-3 times stronger than normal as drivers lined up at pumps to top off their tanks. According to Montrae Waiters, spokeswoman AAA-The Auto Club Group, “The restart of the pipeline last Wednesday was very…read more

[VIDEO] Dr. Voccio updates NWGA on COVID-19 Situation

[VIDEO] Dr. Voccio updates NWGA on COVID-19 Situation

May 15th, 2021 – 5:05 PM Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District – Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the ten-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District, updates us on the coronavirus pandemic and immunization progress in Northwest Georgia. He comments on the availability of the Pfizer vaccine for people 12…read more

Chattooga Lane Closures Continue on Taylor Ridge Next Week

Chattooga Lane Closures Continue on Taylor Ridge Next Week

May 15th, 2021 – 5:00 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 a lane closure with traffic being led by a pilot car. WHEN: Monday, May 17 through Friday, May 21, from 9 a.m. until 2:30…read more

Governor Kemp, State Labor Commissioner announce economic recovery plan

Governor Kemp, State Labor Commissioner announce economic recovery plan

May 13th, 2021 – 2:12 PM The Office of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp – On Thursday Governor Brian P. Kemp and Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced Georgia’s plan for reemployment and economic recovery. To address workforce shortages and boost a full economic recovery, state labor officials plan to end Georgia’s participation in…read more

Colonial Pipeline up and running again

Colonial Pipeline up and running again

May 13, 2021–11:00 a.m. AAA SOUTH The Colonial Pipeline is up and running again, but it could be several days or weeks before supplies return to normal. News of the cyber-attack that shut down the pipeline caused people to rush out and fill up, which drove pump prices upward. According to AAA, the state’s average…read more

Governor suspends state’s gas tax

Governor suspends state’s gas tax

May 11, 2021–2:20 p.m. STAFF REPORTS Governor Brian Kemp has signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency due to the petroleum shortage caused by the cyber-attack on the Colonial Pipeline Company. The order suspends the state’s gas tax through Saturday and lifts weight restrictions for fuel tankers. Statewide, gas prices jumped by 11-cents…read more

Georgia gas prices rise 11 cents in 24 hours

Georgia gas prices rise 11 cents in 24 hours

May 11, 2021–8:22 a.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices have risen 11 cents in the last 24 hours, according to AAA. As of Tuesday morning, the state average was at $2.87, up from $2.76 on Monday. AAA forecasted gas prices to climb this week in reaction to the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, which delivers…read more