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June 23rd, 2021 – 10:20 AM Gordon County Sheriff’s Office – From Gordon County Sheriff Mitch Ralston: On the afternoon of March 2nd, 2021, deputy sheriffs were dispatched to a private residence in a mobile home park near Resaca in response to a scene of severe elder neglect in questionable circumstances. Local Emergency Medical personnel…… read more
June 22nd, 2021 – 6:40 PM AAA – The Auto Club Group – Georgia gas prices dropped slightly at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are paying an average price of $2.89 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is two cents less than a week ago, five cents less than last month and 97 cents more than this time last…… read more
June 21, 2021–8:53 a.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for much of Northwest Georgia including Floyd, Bartow, Chattooga, Gordon, and Polk Counties. It will be in effect from late tonight through Tuesday evening. A cold front will bring periods of moderate to heavy rainfall across portions of north Georgia late…… read more
June 19th, 2021 National Weather Service in Peachtree City – Chattooga, Bartow, Floyd, Gordon, Polk, and Paulding: Periods of heavy rainfall are expected today and tonight as showers and thunderstorms from Tropical Storm Claudette spread across north and central Georgia. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect starting at 2 PM this afternoon for portions…… read more
June 17, 2021–2:20 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR First-time claims for unemployment insurance fell in the Rome area last month. According to the Georgia Department of Labor, there were 799 initial claims filed in May, down from 1,218 in April. There were a whopping 7,309 in May of last year. Rome has also gained 2,600…… read more
June 16, 2021–5:34 p.m. CALHOUN POLICE REPORT Three people have been charged with robbery after snatching a woman’s purse in the parking lot of the Calhoun Walmart Tuesday. According to the Calhoun Police report, the victim said she turned around to put groceries in her vehicle when 25-year old Sean Xavier White of Dalton grabbed…… read more
June 16, 2021–8:07 a.m. NEWS RELEASE For 150 years, Harbin Clinic has demonstrated its commitment to providing high-quality, local medical care to patients throughout Northwest Georgia. As the state’s largest privately owned, physician-led healthcare organization with an established and trusted reputation in the communities it serves, Harbin Clinic recognizes the critical importance of recruiting world-class…… read more
June 15, 2021–11:09 a.m. NEWS RELEASE The American Red Cross is experiencing a severe blood shortage. This, as the number of trauma cases, organ transplants, and elective surgeries rise and deplete the nation’s blood inventory. Donors of all blood types – especially type O and those giving platelets – are urged to make an appointment to…… read more
June 15, 2021–11:05 a.m. GORDON COUNTY JAIL RECORDS A Calhoun man has been arrested in connection with a fatal wreck that occurred Sunday on Fairmount Highway just east of Lovers Lane Road. 51-year old Eddie Lee Hampton has been booked into the Gordon County Jail on charges of felony 1st-degree homicide by vehicle, DUI, open…… read more
June 14th, 2021 – 10:40 AM WRGA Staff Reports – (According to the Georgia State Patrol, these are the preliminary investigative findings, and this crash is still under investigation.) On June 13, 2021, at 1:35 p.m., the Calhoun Police Department requested assistance from the Georgia State Patrol Post 43 Calhoun with a fatal crash in their…… read more