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Thursday, November 16, 2023–11:42 a.m. -Georgia Department of Labor- First-time claims for unemployment insurance fell in Floyd County from September to October, indicating the job market remains strong. According to the Georgia Department of Labor, there were 156 initial claims filed last month, down from 272 the month before. That’s also down from the 277…… read more
November 15th, 2023 – 11:15 AM WRGA Staff Reports – The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation released its 2024 list of 10 Places in Peril in the state, and sites in Gordon and Bartow Counties are on the list. The Sugar Valley Consolidated School was constructed in 1927 as a public school for children in…… read more
Wednesday, November 15, 2023–7:35 a.m. -USDA Farm Service Agency- The United States Department of Agriculture has designated four Georgia counties as disaster areas due to the drought. This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.…… read more
Monday, November 13, 2023–12:57 p.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices continue a downward trend at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $2.85 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is 5 cents less than a week ago, 25 cents less than a month ago, and…… read more
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November 9th, 2023 – 4:20 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – High school construction students from local and surrounding counties gathered at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds on Thursday morning for the Northwest Georgia Skills Challenge. The Associated General Contractors of Georgia (ACG) partnered with Duffy Southeast Construction to host…… read more
Thursday, November 9, 2023–12:48 p.m. -AdventHealth News Release- Veteran’s Day is coming up on Saturday and AdventHealth invites all veterans and Patriot Guard members to enjoy a free meal that day. Veterans can get lunch from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Chick-fil-A on Highway 53 in Calhoun and at Truetts’s Chick-fil-A on Shorter Avenue…… read more
Wednesday, November 8, 2023–10:09 a.m. -News Release- Friends, family, and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Gordon County Campus in Calhoun on Oct. 26 to honor 16 students graduating from Basic POST Certification Class BPC1 #2023-05. The Basic POST Certification (BPC) program is designed to train and prepare graduates for employment…… read more
Tuesday, November 7, 2023–10:06 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The votes are in and counted. In Rome, Harry Brock, Jim Bojo, and Mark Cochran got the most votes for city commission in Ward One. That means Rome will also have a new mayor since the current mayor Sundai Stevenson did not make the top three,…… read more
November 6th, 2023 – 3:00 PM WRGA Staff reports – The Georgia Forestry Commission has advised a high fire danger warning to the people of Northwest Georgia and is asking the community to refrain from burning or starting fires temporarily. “There’s been no measurable rain for over a month, and conditions are critically dry,” said…… read more
Monday, November 6, 2023–9:56 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices continue to drop. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $2.90 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is 6 cents less than a week ago, 30 cents less than a month ago, and 22 cents less than this time last year. It now…… read more