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Category Archives: Gordon County

GNTC announces Free Application Week for the fall semester

GNTC announces Free Application Week for the fall semester

May 31, 2022–5:45 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will host a Free Application Week, July 11-15, to help those who are seeking to enroll in the fall semester. During Free Application Week, GNTC will waive the $25 application fee for all new applicants. The admissions deadline for the fall semester is July…read more

Georgia gas prices are down a penny

Georgia gas prices are down a penny

May 30, 2022–6:55 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices decreased by a penny compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $4.13 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. AAA says we can expect prices to remain elevated throughout the summer. Last week, the governor signed an executive order to extend the…read more

[VIDEO] COVID-19 cases on the rise in Northwest Georgia

[VIDEO] COVID-19 cases on the rise in Northwest Georgia

May 30, 2022–6:50 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Public health officials are expressing concern about a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in Northwest Georgia. Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the 10-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest District recently gave an update. There is also concern we could see even more cases in…read more

Child drowns at Lake Allatoona

Child drowns at Lake Allatoona

May 29, 2022–9:22 p.m. STAFF REPORTS A five-year-old child from Calhoun drowned in Lake Allatoona Saturday. Georgia Department of Natural Resources game wardens responded to the Clear Creek area at around 2:30 p.m. According to witnesses, the boy was playing on a float in the lake and a few minutes later he was missing from…read more

Kemp Signs Executive Orders to Extend Suspension of Gas Tax

Kemp Signs Executive Orders to Extend Suspension of Gas Tax

May 26th, 2022 – 1:45 PM State of Georgia Press Release – Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed two executive orders to alleviate the financial burden placed on Georgians due to inflation, and also to renew efforts to address supply chain issues. In Executive Order 05.26.22.02, Governor Kemp has extended the temporary suspension of the…read more

Georgia DOT suspending lane closures Memorial Day weekend

Georgia DOT suspending lane closures Memorial Day weekend

May 26th, 2022 – 1:38 PM Press Release – To allow for the anticipated increase in Memorial Day weekend traffic congestion, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) announced today the suspension of lane closures on Georgia interstates and state routes beginning Friday, May 27 at 12 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 31.  While…read more

2022 Primary Election Returns

2022 Primary Election Returns

Unofficial Results brought to you by: Click the candidate’s photo to visit the official campaign website. Hershel Junior Walker won. 13.36% 3.96% 3.21% 2.42% 8.85% 68.19% Raphael Warnock won. 3.96% 96.04% Marjorie Taylor Greene won. 6.15% 69.54% 3.65% 2.22% 16.95% 1.49% Marcus Flowers won. 19.11% 74.71% 6.19% Brian Kemp won and will face Stacy Abrams…read more

Election results

Election results

May 24, 2022–11:48 p.m. STAFF REPORTS 14th District Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has won her Republican Primary and will now face Democrat Marcus Flowers in November. Flowers also won without the need for a runoff. Greene received 8,532 votes in Floyd County.  Her nearest challenger was Jennifer Strahan who had 3,150 votes. Flowers received 1,935…read more

Georgia gas prices up 17 cents

Georgia gas prices up 17 cents

May 23, 2022–8:20 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices continue to rise, up 17 more cents in the last week. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $4.15 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is also 43 cents more than last month and $1.22 more than this time last year. It now costs motorists…read more

Local blood supply at critical levels

Local blood supply at critical levels

May 22, 2022–11:42 a.m. NEWS RELEASE The blood and platelet supply across Northwest Georgia is at a critical level, according to Blood Assurance. As of Thursday, the regional blood center had about a one-day’s supply of O-negative, A-positive, and B-negative blood on its shelves. Additionally, the nonprofit announced it only had 19 platelet units to…read more