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Category Archives: Chattooga County

Chattooga County: Lane Closures Continue on Taylor Ridge

Chattooga County: Lane Closures Continue on Taylor Ridge

December 17th, 2020 – 3:05 PM The Georgia Department of Transportation –  Weather permitting, crews will be closing a portion of Highway 27 on Taylor Ridge. A pilot car will lead traffic in each direction during the lane closures. The closures will be on Saturday and Monday and Tuesday of next week. WHEN: Saturday, December 19…read more

GA State Patrol Urges Caution During the Holiday Travel Periods

GA State Patrol Urges Caution During the Holiday Travel Periods

December 17th, 2020 – 12:35 PM The Georgia State Patrol –  The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) and the Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD) encourage motorists to exercise safe driving habits during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday travel periods.  In an effort to reduce the number of crashes on Georgia roadways, State troopers and MCCD…read more

Food Distribution Event at North Summerville Baptist in Summerville

Food Distribution Event at North Summerville Baptist in Summerville

December 16th, 2020 – 12:45 PM WZQZ Radio –  (Via WZQZ Radio) In Georgia, 1 in 7 people live with food insecurity – not knowing where their next meal will come from.  There’s Hope for the Hungry is a Christian ministry, founded in prayer in 2003 and committed to evangelizing and feeding people who are in…read more

Kemp, Toomey on hand as first COVID-19 vaccines administered in Georgia

Kemp, Toomey on hand as first COVID-19 vaccines administered in Georgia

December 15, 2020–8:20 p.m. STAFF REPORTS On Tuesday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp joined Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Toomey in Savannah for some of the first COVID-19 vaccinations in Georgia. Kemp credited the Trump administration, Operation Warp Speed, and the private sector for their tireless efforts to get this vaccine developed, approved, and shipped…read more

AAA: Year-end travel forecast

AAA: Year-end travel forecast

December 15, 2020–8:00 p.m. NEWS RELEASE AAA Travel expects the vast majority of Americans to stay home this holiday season. Public health concerns and travel guidance are influencing their decisions not to travel over the year-end holidays, a period that typically sees high demand for vacations. While AAA expects at least 34 million fewer travelers compared to…read more

First Shipments of COVID-19 Vaccine Arrive in Georgia

First Shipments of COVID-19 Vaccine Arrive in Georgia

December 14th, 2020 – 2:40 PM Georgia Department of Public Health –  The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) today received the first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine for administration in Georgia. Shipments of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Coastal Georgia at two public health locations with ultracold freezers required for storage and temperature control of the vaccine. Additional…read more

Georgia Gas Prices Ticking Upward

Georgia Gas Prices Ticking Upward

December 14th, 2020 – 9:40 AM AAA: The Auto Club Group –  Georgia gas prices  increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.01 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 1 cent more than a week ago, 5 cents more than last month, and 39 cents less than this…read more

DOT proposes bypass plan for Summerville

DOT proposes bypass plan for Summerville

December 13, 2020–5:50 p.m. WZQZ RADIO The Georgia Department of Transportation has posted a proposed plan for public input about a new bypass for Summerville that will include 3 roundabouts. The bypass would run from Highway 48 near Hunt St. to Highway 27 just west of the Chattooga River Crossing, near Wildlife lake Rd, and…read more

15-year old dead following stabbing in Lyerly

15-year old dead following stabbing in Lyerly

December 10, 2020–12:55 p.m. CHATTOOGA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office and the GBI are investigating a stabbing that claimed the life of a 15-year old. According to Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader, deputies responded to a residence on Williams Street in Lyerly Wednesday night and found the juvenile with numerous injuries and…read more

Update on COVID-19 trends in Georgia

Update on COVID-19 trends in Georgia

December 10, 2020–10:54 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is providing the following information regarding the fight against COVID-19 in Georgia. COVID-19 Cases From 12/1 to 12/7, the seven-day average of new cases reported increased 62% over the previous seven-day average of new cases. (Note: the decrease in the seven-day average of new…read more