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July 19, 2022–11:00 p.m. NEWS RELEASE The United Community Bank (UCB) Foundation is donating $2,500 to Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC). While the donation is the UCB Foundation’s first donation to GNTC, the local bank supports the GNTC Foundation each year from its local budget; this donation is being made “to improve the financial health…… read more
July 18th, 2022 – 3:30 PM WRGA Staff Reports – Calhoun Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Chuck Poarch celebrated his last shift last Sunday as a member of B Shift. Chuck was hired into the department as a member of B Shift on March 3, 1983. He served the City of Calhoun for 39 years…… read more
July 17, 2022–1:12 p.m. CALHOUN POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE Law enforcement officers in Georgia are ready to put the hammer down on drivers who are hammering down on their gas pedal during the fourth annual “Operation Southern Slow Down” speed enforcement operation. After the last 5year’s highly successful operation that drew national attention, Georgia will…… read more
July 17, 2022–1:05 p.m. STAFF REPORTS COVID-19 cases have slowly been rising in recent weeks. All Northwest Georgia counties, including Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk, and Chattooga, are now considered counties with high transmission indicators. According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, high transmission means a county has had more than 100 cases per 100,000…… read more
July 14, 2022–5:16 p.m. GEORGIA STATE PATROL Two people were airlifted to the hospital following a head-on crash Wednesday evening on Red Bud Road in Calhoun. According to the Georgia State Patrol, a Dodge Ram with a trailer, hauling a backhoe was traveling eastbound near mile marker 17 at around 6:57 p.m. The Dodge crossed…… read more
July 14, 2022–9:15 a.m. GORDON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE In January 2018, a local businessman and antique collector reported the theft of a large amount of valuable Civil War era relics to the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office. The victim reported that he’d contracted with a well-known antiquities dealer to sell particular items, but that the dealer…… read more
July 14, 2022–9:07 a.m. BLOOD ASSURANCE Northwest Georgia’s blood supply is in dire need of replenishment, according to Blood Assurance. On Wednesday, the nonprofit had just 19 units of the universal blood type, O-negative, on its shelves. Blood Assurance likes to have at least 180 units of O-negative available every day to send to local…… read more
July 13, 2022–11:26 a.m. GEORGIA STATE PATROL The Georgia State Patrol has released a preliminary report regarding a wreck on I-75 in Gordon County Tuesday that closed all lanes for nearly two hours. The crash occurred around 3:22 p.m. near mile marker 313 and involved a box truck and three passenger vehicles. The crash occurred…… read more
July 11, 2022–11:38 a.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices continue their downward trend. Monday’s state average was $4.19 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. That is 13 cents less than a week ago, and 24 cents less than last month. However, it is still $1.26 more than this time last year. According to AAA, a decrease in crude prices…… read more
July 8th, 2022 – 12:15 PM Calhoun Police Department – Law enforcement officers in Georgia are ready to put the hammer down on drivers who arehammering down on their gas pedal during the fourth annual “Operation Southern SlowDown” speed enforcement operation. After the last 5 year’s highly successful operation that drew national attention,Georgia will join…… read more