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Category Archives: Gordon County

Free application week continues at GNTC

Free application week continues at GNTC

Wednesday, July 12, 2023–7:27 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Free application week continues at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. Those who are seeking to enroll in the fall semester can do so and GNTC will waive the $25 application fee for all new applicants through this Friday. The admissions deadline for the fall semester is July…read more

Woman injured in Gordon County motorcycle crash has died

Woman injured in Gordon County motorcycle crash has died

Tuesday, July 11, 2023–6:42 p.m. -Georgia State Patrol- A woman who was a passenger on a motorcycle involved in a crash in Gordon County on Sunday has died. 44-year-old Kimberely Denise Worley of Sugar Valley was transported to AdventHealth Gordon Hospital with serious injuries following the wreck. She has since died from those injuries. According…read more

Two seriously injured in Gordon County motorcycle crash

Two seriously injured in Gordon County motorcycle crash

Monday, July 10, 2023–11:47 a.m. -Georgia State Patrol- Two people were seriously injured Sunday in a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck in Gordon County. According to the Georgia State Patrol: A 2012 Ford F-250 was traveling east on Highway 53 and was waiting to turn left onto Fairmount Highway.  The F-250 turned…read more

Georgia gas prices rise

Georgia gas prices rise

Monday, July 10, 2023–11:39 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices increased by six cents compared to a week ago. Monday’s state average of $3.26 is still a penny less than last month and 94 cents less than this time last year.   It now costs an average of $48.90 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline. Drivers are…read more

GNTC students named as finalists in FBLA competition

GNTC students named as finalists in FBLA competition

Tuesday, July 4, 2023–8:52 p.m. -News Release- Two Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students were finalists in their competitions at the recent Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate National Leadership Conference in Atlanta.  Nancy Johnson, a resident of Tunnel Hill and student at GNTC’s Catoosa County Campus, placed third in Management Concepts and placed…read more

Georgia gas prices down seven cents

Georgia gas prices down seven cents

Monday, July 3, 2023–10:39 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices have decreased just as 1.4 million Georgians are expected to hit the road during the Independence Day holiday. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.20 per gallon for regular unleaded, which is 7 cents less than a week ago, 9 cents less than a month ago,…read more

Heat Advisory in effect

Heat Advisory in effect

Saturday, July 1, 2023–9:38 a.m. -National Weather Service- The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory, in effect until midnight Sunday. The advisory covers much of the state including all of Northwest Georgia with widespread heat index values at or exceeding 105 degrees. Hot temperatures and high humidity can cause heat-related illnesses to occur.…read more

Calhoun Police: Operation Zero Tolerance in effect until July 5th

Calhoun Police: Operation Zero Tolerance in effect until July 5th

June 27th, 2023 – 2:35 PM The Calhoun Police Department – The Calhoun Police Department will join the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety’s “OPERATION ZERO-TOLERANCE” sobriety checkpoint program – the nationwide law enforcement crackdown on alcohol and drug-impaired drivers. Chief Pyle states, “The Calhoun Police Department will do our part. The public can support…read more

Gordon County Coroner passes away

Gordon County Coroner passes away

June 26th, 2023 – 4:30 PM Gordon County Government – The Gordon County Board of Commissioners has announced that Coroner James Franklin Carver passed away on Monday (June 26th, 2023). Mr. Carver has served Gordon County as the Coroner since 1976. During this time Mr. Carver served in various roles in the Georgia Coroner’s Association…read more