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Category Archives: Gordon County

North Georgia E.M.C. And TVA Rolling Blackouts

North Georgia E.M.C. And TVA Rolling Blackouts

December 23, 2022 -1:30 PM WZQZ Radio – The Tennessee Valley Authority and some of the utilities it provides power to will be conducting rotating outages on Friday. North Georgia EMC is one of the TVA cooperatives that is participating in the rolling blackouts, and this will affect people with NGEMC power today in the…read more

GRACE CHURCH TO OPEN WEATHER SHELTER BEGINNING TONIGHT

GRACE CHURCH TO OPEN WEATHER SHELTER BEGINNING TONIGHT

December 23, 2022 -1 PM Gordan County Gazette- Due to the extreme frigid temps coming into the community this week, Grace Church, located at 401 Peters Street in Calhoun, is scheduled to open a weather shelter in their gym on Friday night. The shelter will open each night at 6 p.m.read more

Wind Chill Warning Issued for Northwest Georgia

Wind Chill Warning Issued for Northwest Georgia

December 22nd, 2022 – 4:20 PM Staff Reports – A Wind Chill Warning has been issued as dangerously cold wind chills (-10 to -20 degrees) are expected this weekend in the following counties: Floyd, Gordon, Polk, Paulding, Bartow, and Chattooga. A wind chill warning has not been issued in Georgia in almost 5 years .…read more

Extremely Cold Temperatures expected this Weekend

Extremely Cold Temperatures expected this Weekend

December 20th, 2022 – 4:30 PM Staff Reports – Extremely cold temperatures are expected across North Georgia starting Thursday night and into the weekend. According to the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, there is potential for some wintry precipitation in the North Georgia area late Thursday into Friday morning as rain could potentially quickly…read more

29-year-old Jail Inmate receives additional Charges after attacking Deputies

29-year-old Jail Inmate receives additional Charges after attacking Deputies

December 19th, 2022 – 5:33 PM Floyd County Jail Records – A 29-year-old inmate at the Floyd County Jail has received multiple additional charges after an incident occurred in which he attacked jail officers. According to Floyd County Jail Records Ernesto Bail Perez of a Coleman Drive Calhoun address allegedly kicked a jail officer (injuring…read more

Gordon County Mitigation Plan Approved by FEMA

Gordon County Mitigation Plan Approved by FEMA

December 14th, 2022 – 4:17 PM Gordon County Emergency Management – Gordon County as a whole is better prepared for disasters with the recent Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approval of its local hazard mitigation plan, which is a long-term strategy to reduce the community’s vulnerability to natural disasters. Jurisdictions that adopted this plan include…read more

RPD, FCPD, and Calhoun PD honored at 23rd annual Governor’s Challenge Awards

RPD, FCPD, and Calhoun PD honored at 23rd annual Governor’s Challenge Awards

December 11th, 2022 – 4:05 PM Staff Reports – The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety recently honored 31 different Georgia law enforcement agencies for their year-round work to save lives and reduce traffic crashes on our roads during the 23rd  annual Governor’s Challenge Awards held Friday at the Macon Centreplex. The Rome Police Department was…read more

Downtown Calhoun’s Christmas Parade of Lights Thursday at 7 PM

Downtown Calhoun’s Christmas Parade of Lights Thursday at 7 PM

December 7th, 2022 – 5:36 PM Staff Reports – Thursday night is Downtown Calhoun’s Christmas Parade: The theme for this year is “Christmas in Candy Land.” The parade is set to begin at 7 PM. The parade will feature a wide variety of floats, marching bands, vintage cars, tractors, and more. At 6:30 PM, local…read more