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Category Archives: Gordon County

Calhoun Police are requesting help in identifying suspect

Calhoun Police are requesting help in identifying suspect

January 6th, 2021 – 2:30 PM The City of Calhoun Police Department – Detectives are requesting your help in identifying persons of interest in the theft and usage of a stolen credit card. The female subject pictured was with a white male subject who was driving the dark colored pickup truck. The stolen credit card was…read more

Runoff Election results

Runoff Election results

January 6, 2020–5:16 p.m. STAFF REPORTS Rev. Raphael Warnock is the projected winner of Georgia’s Special Election Runoff for the US Senate. Warnock, a Democrat, defeated Incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler. Meanwhile, DemocratJon Ossoff is now the projected winner of the other US Senate contest, defeating Incumbent Republican David Perdue. Despite the statewide results, the Republicans…read more

First Case of COVID-19 Variant Identified in Georgia

First Case of COVID-19 Variant Identified in Georgia

January 5th, 2021 – 3:45 PM Georgia Department of Public Health –  The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is announcing Georgia’s first case of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the U.K. and in several other countries and U.S. states. The variant was discovered during analysis of a specimen sent by a…read more

13 traffic deaths reported statewide during the New Year’s Holiday

13 traffic deaths reported statewide during the New Year’s Holiday

January 5, 2021–11:18 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Traffic crashes across Georgia during the New Year’s holiday travel period resulted in 13 traffic deaths involving 10 fatal crashes. This year, the holiday travel period was 78-hours long. It began at 6 p.m. on December 31 and ended at 11:59 p.m. on January 1. Statewide, Georgia…read more

Today is Election Day

Today is Election Day

January 5, 2021–7:10 a.m. STAFF REPORTS Today is Election Day and Georgia will get to decide who will control the US Senate. There are two races for Senate on the ballot. Incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler is being challenged by Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock in one race while Incumbent Republican David Perdue is squaring off against…read more

Calhoun Police chief offers back to school safety tips

Calhoun Police chief offers back to school safety tips

January 4, 2021–8:17 p.m. CALHOUN POLICE As schools reopen across Calhoun and Gordon County this week, with many students returning to class Wednesday, motorists face additional traffic Issues. Not only do they need to  brace themselves for back to school traffic but they also need to be mindful of speed limits in school zones and…read more

[VIDEO] Dr. Gary Voccio December 31 COVID-19 update

[VIDEO] Dr. Gary Voccio December 31 COVID-19 update

January 3, 2021–4:24 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Last week, the Northwest Georgia region saw more COVID-19 cases than it has since the start of the pandemic. Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the 10 county Georgia Department of Public Health’s Northwest Health District, gave an update late last week, which you can view…read more

COVID-9 testing schedule for this week

COVID-9 testing schedule for this week

January 3, 2021–3:20 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The Georgia Department of Public Health has released the schedule for free, drive-up COVID-19 testing for this week. Testing in Floyd County at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds will be on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. each day. Bartow County testing will…read more

GDOL Anticipates No Delay in Eligible UI Payments for Extended Benefits

GDOL Anticipates No Delay in Eligible UI Payments for Extended Benefits

December 31st, 2020 – 4:15 PM Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) is working to complete the requirements for the extension of benefits for the programs included in the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. For those claimants who received a weekly benefit…read more

COVID-19 immunizations begin in NWGA: Vaccine supply very limited

COVID-19 immunizations begin in NWGA: Vaccine supply very limited

December 31st, 2020 – 3:40 PM GA DPH NW Health District –  More news from the Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District: COVID-19 immunizations have begun in Northwest Georgia, but public health’s vaccine supply remains very limited.  The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District will begin updating the public on vaccine…read more