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July 27, 2021–9:22 p.m. STAFF REPORTS In response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases, primarily due to the more contagious Delta variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance regarding facial coverings. The CDC is now recommending that fully vaccinated people wear masks in public indoor settings in areas of…… read more
July 27th, 2021 – 3:00 PM Staff Reports – An investigation conducted by the Georgia State Patrol is underway into a fatal wreck that occurred on Hwy. 53 at Farmville Road on Saturday (7/24/21) around 11:00 AM. According to information provided by the Georgia State Patrol, a 2016 red Kia Soul was traveling east on…… read more
July 27th, 2021 – 11:33 AM Gordon County Sheriff’s Office – According to the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office, at about 8 p.m. yesterday evening (July 26), deputy sheriffs and other emergency personnel were dispatched to a private residence on Wesley Chapel Road in the Sonoraville community in response to a report of a man having…… read more
July 21, 2021–5:20 p.m. CALHOUN POLICE REPORT Two Acworth men were arrested Tuesday following an armed robbery at Ginger’s Grocery on Dews Pond Road in Calhoun. According to the police report, 22-year old Cameron David Mulligan entered the store wearing all black and a mask just after 1 p.m. He pointed a gun at the…… read more
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July 19, 2021–6:15 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH We are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases and public health officials are concerned. In Georgia, positivity rates have increased by 84% over the last two weeks. In the 10-county Northwest Georgia region, the increase hasn’t been quite as dramatic. Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for…… read more
July 19, 2021–6:10 p.m. AAA SOUTH Peak summer driving season is in full swing as Americans hit the road and gas prices are not backing down. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.97 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 4 cents more than a week ago, 7 cents…… read more
July 19, 2021–6:00 p.m. NORTH GEORGIA EMC North Georgia EMC has received several reports of a scammer in their service area. A scam caller has contacted several members demanding payment for a new meter. NGEMC will not call you demanding payment and they do not charge for meters. If you receive a similar call, please…… read more
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July 16th, 2021 – 10:45 AM GA DPH Northwest Health District – Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the ten-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District, updates us on the coronavirus pandemic and our immunization progress in Northwest Georgia. He talks about our recent uptick in cases, Long Covid, and recently released CDC…… read more
July 15, 2021–11:15 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Initial claims for unemployment insurance were down in the Rome area last month. According to the Georgia Department of Labor, there were 768 first-time claims reported in Floyd County in June. That is down from 799 in May. Surrounding counties also saw a decline over the month.…… read more
July 15th, 2021 – 10:45 AM Gordon County Sheriff’s Office – At about 12:15 pm yesterday (Wednesday, July 14), Gordon County E 911 broadcast a report of a woman brandishing a pistol and pointing it at her own head in the parking lot of a local business near Fairmount. A Fairmount Police officer observed the…… read more