There is no custom code to display.
There is no custom code to display.
December 22, 2020–9:34 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 51 more Floyd County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 6,205 since late February. According to the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Tuesday status report, 99 more Bartow County residents tested positive for a total of 5,855. Gordon County reported 39 new…… read more
December 22, 2020–9:31 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION To ease traffic congestion statewide, Georgia Department of Transportation will suspend construction-related lane closures on heavily traveled interstate highways and state routes during the Christmas holiday period. The suspensions are from 5 a.m. Wednesday, December 23 to 10 p.m. Sunday, December 27. While the road closures will…… read more
December 20, 2020–10:30 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH There is good news and bad news regarding COVID-19. The good news is…a vaccine is being administered. The bad news is….COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the 10-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest District, recently gave an update which you…… read more
December 19th, 2020 – 5:00PM Gordon County Sheriff’s Office – Gordon County Sheriff Mitch Ralston announced that December 18th marked the last day of service for GCSO veteran K9 ‘EROS’ (pictured above), a specially trained canine asset at the Sheriff’s Office. EROS served for 5 years on patrol with his handler Deputy F.D. (Dale) Pullen.…… read more
December 17th, 2020 – 2:45 PM The Gordon Gazette – (Via The Gordon Gazette) According to Calhoun Police Chief Tony Pyle, a body was discovered on December 17th in the area behind Dollar General on Curtis Parkway. Gordon County Deputy Coroner Jonathan Pressley has stated the body has been identified as 49-year-old Troy Jefferson of…… read more
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
December 16, 2020–1:13 p.m. CALHOUN POLICE DEPARTMENT Calhoun Police Detectives are currently investigating a theft that occurred Saturday at a local business and they are asking for the public’s help in identifying two persons of interest. The man and woman were driving a white 2009 GMC Yukon. It is reported that the two are known…… read more
December 16th, 2020 – 12:30 PM Georgia Department of Transportation – The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced Lane Closures for Final Paving of the 53 Bypass in Gordon County: Weather permitting, crews will be finishing paving operations on the Highway 53 bypass Thursday on the eastern portion of the route. Motorists on Highway 53 will…… read more
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
December 15, 2020–8:15 p.m. NEWS RELEASE The Georgia Department of Public Health has announced a delayed opening for some of their free drive-up COVID-19 test sites for Wednesday. The Floyd County site at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds and the Gordon County site at the senior center in Calhoun will both open at 10 a.m. instead…… read more