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Category Archives: Chattooga County

Potential for Severe Weather

Potential for Severe Weather

March 24th, 2021 – 2:40 PM Floyd County Emergency Management – Showers will increase across the area tonight with scattered to numerous thunderstorms spreading across the area tomorrow — primary concern for most active/severe weather across north & central GA, likely Thursday afternoon and evening. Thursday: A potential for widespread severe weather is expected across north &…read more

Georgians 16+ Eligible for COVID Vaccine

Georgians 16+ Eligible for COVID Vaccine

Georgia Department of Public Health – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and Governor Brian Kemp announced the state will expand its COVID vaccine eligibility beginning March 25, 2021, to include all Georgians aged 16 and older. Increased COVID vaccine supply and significant progress in vaccinating Georgia seniors, our most vulnerable population, allows the…read more

Georgia gas prices continue to rise

Georgia gas prices continue to rise

March 22, 2021–10:00 a.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.74 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 5 cents more than a week ago, 23 cents more than last month, and $1.04 more than this time last year. It…read more

Road work on Taylor’s Ridge this week

Road work on Taylor’s Ridge this week

March 22, 2021–9:54 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION If you are going to be traveling over Taylor’s Ridge in Chattooga County, listen up. Weather permitting; Georgia Department of Transportation work crews will continue to repair the roadway on Highway 27. The work, which is going on from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. each day, requires…read more

[VIDEO] Dr. Voccio gives COVID-19 update

[VIDEO] Dr. Voccio gives COVID-19 update

March 21, 2021–7:25 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH We have seen significant declines in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations from the after-holiday spike, but should we be concerned about any of the COVID-19 variants? Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the 10-county Northwest Health District said there are significant spikes in the variants in the…read more

Vehicle drug-bust by Summerville Police leads to four arrests

Vehicle drug-bust by Summerville Police leads to four arrests

March 18th, 2021 – 11:25 AM WZQZ Radio – (*Pictured in order above: 27-year-old Corsica Johnson of Summerville, 32-year-old Jamal Johnson of Summerville,  21-year-old Jayla Watts of Rome, and 22-year-old William Jervard Williams of Rome.) (Via WZQZ Radio) Wednesday, officers with the Summerville Police Department searched a vehicle at George’s Quick at the corner of…read more

Local health departments to have a delayed opening Thursday

Local health departments to have a delayed opening Thursday

March 18, 2021–5:19 a.m. NEWS RELEASE All Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District offices, including the district office in Rome and health departments in Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding, Polk, and Walker counties, will delay opening Thursday morning until 10 am.read more

Flash Flood Warning in effect until 7 a.m.

Flash Flood Warning in effect until 7 a.m.

March 18, 2021–4:30 a.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Floyd, Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd and Polk Counties until 7 a.m. At 4:20 AM, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to…read more

Flood Watch in effect through Thursday morning

Flood Watch in effect through Thursday morning

March 17, 2021–7:20 p.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through Thursday morning for portions of Northwest Georgia, including Floyd, Gordon, Bartow, Chattooga, and Polk Counties. Significant rainfall is expected for Northwest Georgia for the next 12 hours. A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to Flash Flooding.…read more

Delayed openings for Thursday

Delayed openings for Thursday

March 17, 2021–6:23 p.m. STAFF REPORTS Rome City Schools is observing a system-wide two-hour delay to class start times on Thursday. This decision comes because of impending inclement weather that is in the forecast. The two-hour change to class start time includes faculty and staff. Please continue to check the RCS system social media pages…read more