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March 22, 2022–10:30 p.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS A 27-year old Calhoun woman was jailed Monday on a felony warrant charging her with 1st-degree burglary. According to the warrant, Chelsi Rena Nation and a co-conspirator drove to a residence under construction on Mt. Alto Road. The structure was entered by force. Multiple power tools had…… read more
March 21, 2022–10:20 a.m. AAA SOUTH Georgians are getting a little break at the gas pump. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $4.14 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is 15 cents less than a week ago. According to AAA, the drop in gas demand and the decrease in crude oil prices have contributed…… read more
March 18th, 2022 – 12:00 PM Gordon Sheriff Mitch Ralston – At about 6:30 a.m. this morning in the pre-dawn darkness, Gordon County sheriff’s deputies received a ‘lookout’ for an armed carjacking suspect who’d hijacked and stolen two automobiles in succession near Rome (Georgia), evaded authorities there, and was believed to be heading toward our…… read more
March 17, 2022–9:33 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 3.3 percent, up six-tenths of a percent over the month. A year ago, the rate was 4.8 percent. Despite this, Rome saw a rise in the labor force in the month of January. “Even though…… read more
March 16, 2022–6:30 p.m. GORDON COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission has completed a Development of Regional Impact review regarding a plan for more than 51 acres at 962 Union Grove Road in Gordon County. The property is currently zoned agricultural in the unincorporated portion of the county, but plans are to annex the…… read more
March 14, 2022–10:51 a.m. GORDON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE On March 7th, Gordon County Sheriff’s Detectives participating in the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force initiated an investigation into the online activities of Charles Joshua Stephens, age 26, of Webb Drive, Calhoun, Georgia. On March 9th, detectives executed two search warrants for electronic devices/online storage accounts. During the execution of…… read more
March 13, 2022–10:06 a.m. NEWS RELEASE Melissa Blevins, lead teacher and site manager for Adult Education in Gordon County, was named Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Adult Education Teacher of the Year for 2022. “The State of Georgia needs the Adult Education program,” Blevins said. “When you think of the hundreds of thousands of Georgians,…… read more
March 14, 2022–8:30 a.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices are up 32 cents compared to just a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $4.29 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is also 96 cents more than last month and $1.61 more than this time last year. It now costs motorists $64.35 to…… read more
March 13, 2022–7:22 p.m. GEORGIA STATE PATROL Four people, including two children, were injured in a single-vehicle wreck on Highway 225 near I-75 in Gordon County Saturday night. According to the Georgia State Patrol, a 2004 Ford Econoline van traveled off the east shoulder of the road and struck a culvert. The driver and his…… read more
March 13, 2022–6:18 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Last month, the American Red Cross of Georgia promoted Carla Maton to the role of Executive Director for Northwest Georgia and efforts are already underway to add board “leaders who are passionate about making their communities stronger” in the 15-county territory Maton calls home (Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Dawson,…… read more