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Category Archives: Gordon County

Gordon Sheriff Recognizes Citizens Instrumental In Locating Lost Children

Gordon Sheriff Recognizes Citizens Instrumental In Locating Lost Children

May 3rd, 2022 – 11:50 AM The Gordon County Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Mitch Ralston, along with officials from the neighboring Murray County Sheriff’s Office, had the pleasure of recognizing a trio of local citizens for being instrumental in locating and rescuing a pair of lost children last week. Camryn (age 13) and Emily (age…read more

Georgia gas prices up a penny

Georgia gas prices up a penny

April 25, 2022–6:53 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices experienced a slight increase compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.71 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 1 cent more than a week ago, 28 cents less than last month but $1.01 more than this time last year. According…read more

Guyton to serve as CFO of AdventHealth Southeast Region

Guyton to serve as CFO of AdventHealth Southeast Region

April 24, 2022–12:43 p.m. NEWS RELEASE AdventHealth is pleased to announce that Alan Guyton will serve in a regional role as chief financial officer of the AdventHealth Southeast Region, which includes AdventHealth Redmond, AdventHealth Gordon, and AdventHealth Murray, as well as AdventHealth Manchester in Kentucky and AdventHealth Hendersonville in North Carolina. Guyton has been a…read more

Monday is the deadline to register to vote

Monday is the deadline to register to vote

April 24, 2022–12:02 p.m. STAFF REPORTS If you are not registered to vote in the upcoming election, Monday is the last day to do so. It’s also a good idea to check your registration status, especially if you haven’t voted in the last few cycles. The Primary Election is on May 24. Early voting begins…read more

EPD Announces Open Burn Ban to Start May 1st

EPD Announces Open Burn Ban to Start May 1st

April 23rd, 2022 Georgia Environmental Protection Division – Beginning May 1, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) open burning ban will be in effect for 54 Georgia counties.  The open burning ban has been in place during the summer ozone season since 2005. The ban prohibits citizens and businesses from burning yard and land-clearing debris during the…read more

Calhoun Police seek public aid in identifying theft suspect

Calhoun Police seek public aid in identifying theft suspect

April 20th, 2022 – 11:15 AM The City of Calhoun Police Department – Calhoun Detectives are requesting your assistance with identifying the man in these photographs. The male subject is wanted for questioning in a Theft by Deception case (Flim-Flam). The subject selects several high-dollar items and takes them to a cashier. He counts out…read more

GNTC and Georgia Power to create new lineworker training program

GNTC and Georgia Power to create new lineworker training program

April 19, 2022–9:16 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Leaders from Georgia Power joined with officials from the Technical College System of Georgia, Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), and state and local representatives today at GNTC’s Polk County Campus in Rockmart to announce the newest program in Georgia to support training and education for future lineworkers. Through a…read more

Local groups to host Congressional candidate forum

Local groups to host Congressional candidate forum

April 19, 2022–7:42 p.m. NEWS RELEASE One Community United, the NAACP of Rome and Floyd County, and the Floyd County Democratic Party are hosting a candidate forum for the Fourteenth U.S. Congressional District seat currently held by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The in-person forum will be held on Monday, April 25th at the Rome City Auditorium. The…read more

Update on officer-involved shooting in Gordon County

Update on officer-involved shooting in Gordon County

April 19, 2022–7:30 p.m, GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Gordon County, GA. The Gordon County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on April 19, 2022. One man is deceased. No deputies were injured. Preliminary information indicates Ringgold PD attempted to stop a car for…read more

Deputy-involved shooting in Gordon County early Tuesday

Deputy-involved shooting in Gordon County early Tuesday

April 19, 2022–7:48 a.m. GORDON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE At about 1 a.m. this morning, Gordon County Sheriff’s deputies were involved in a high-speed, multi-jurisdictional automobile pursuit on Interstate 75 southbound. The pursuit ended south of Calhoun when the suspect’s vehicle left the roadway and crashed in a culvert. After the crash, an officer-involved shooting occurred.…read more