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Category Archives: Chattooga County

Georgia Power Disconnects On The Rise

Georgia Power Disconnects On The Rise

October 20th, 2020 – 4:00 PM Georgia Power –  The number of Georgia Power customers who have had their service disconnected for nonpayment is rising steadily since the state Public Service Commission lifted a pandemic-driven temporary moratorium on disconnections in July. In a document filed with the PSC this week, Georgia Power reported pulling the…read more

NFPA urges caution when decorating for Halloween

NFPA urges caution when decorating for Halloween

October 20th, 2020 – 10:00 AM  National Fire Protection Association –  As families find creative ways to celebrate Halloween in response to COVID-19, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) urges everyone to keep fire safety in mind, particularly when decorating with candles and electrical lighting. “Because typical Halloween activities like trick-or-treating may be curtailed or even canceled in…read more

Gas prices hold stady

Gas prices hold stady

GOctober 20, 2020–8:13 a.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices continue to hold steady at the pump compared to a week ago. The state average price for gasoline is $2.00 per gallon, yet drivers in some Georgia cities are finding prices below $1.90 a gallon. It now costs motorists $30.00 to fill a 15-gallon tank of gasoline; that is $11.10…read more

COVID-19 status report for October 19th

COVID-19 status report for October 19th

October 19th, 2020 – 4:20 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH These data represent confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) as of 10/19/2020, 2:50:09 PM. Total Confirmed State Cases are now at 341,310. Total State Deaths are now at 7,657. Total State Hospitalizations are at 30,388, and total state ICU Admissions are at 5,665.  766 confirmed cases,…read more

October 18 COVID-19 report

October 18 COVID-19 report

October 18, 2020–7:15 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The State of Georgia reported another 1,199 COVID-19 cases on Sunday along with 31 more deaths. Sunday’s numbers bring the total positive test results to 340,558 and the total number of deaths to 7,638 since the start of the pandemic. Floyd County reported 21 more cases…read more

Initial unemployment claims decline in Floyd County

Initial unemployment claims decline in Floyd County

October 18, 2020–7:04 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Fewer Floyd County residents filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance last month when compared to the month before. According to the Georgia Department of Labor, there were 1,895 claims filed in September compared to 2,099 in August. There were only 362 claims filed in September of last…read more

Venomous Fuzzy Caterpillars showing up in Georgia

Venomous Fuzzy Caterpillars showing up in Georgia

October 18th, 2020 – 9:10 AM Georgia’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences –  The “puss” caterpillar (Megalopyge opercularis) looks a little like something the cat might have coughed up. It’s hairy. Really hairy. It’s more than an inch long, with short, toxic spines hidden underneath its brown or gray fur. The hairs at the…read more

Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Rises In September

Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Rises In September

October 18th, 2020 – 9:00 AM  Georgia Dept. of Labor –  Georgia’s unemployment rate rose to 6.4 percent in September… that’s 7/10ths of a point higher than August. However, the Georgia Dept. of Labor says that 65 percent of jobs lost to the pandemic, have been gained back since April.  Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said “We are encouraging…read more

Child Struck And Killed On Friday Evening In Summerville

Child Struck And Killed On Friday Evening In Summerville

October 18th, 2020 – 9:00 AM WZQZ Radio –  (Via WZQZ Radio) The Georgia State Patrol continues to investigate an accident that happened on Friday evening in Summerville when a nineteen-month-old toddler walked into the path of an oncoming vehicle on Highway 27, across the road from Advance Auto. The Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision…read more

Drug Task Force Makes Arrests

Drug Task Force Makes Arrests

October 16th, 2020 – 5:20 AM WZQZ Radio – (Via WZQZ) The Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force and other agencies made 3 arrests and seized drugs at a High Point Road residence near Chickamauga, Wednesday. Drug task force agents collected heroin, meth and marijuana, along with a large generator which may be a stolen…read more