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Category Archives: Gordon County

[VIDEO] Dr. Voccio updates NWGA on COVID-19 Situation

[VIDEO] Dr. Voccio updates NWGA on COVID-19 Situation

May 15th, 2021 – 5:05 PM Georgia Department of Public Health 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 immunization progress in Northwest Georgia. He comments on the availability of the Pfizer vaccine for people 12…read more

Governor Kemp, State Labor Commissioner announce economic recovery plan

Governor Kemp, State Labor Commissioner announce economic recovery plan

May 13th, 2021 – 2:12 PM The Office of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp – On Thursday Governor Brian P. Kemp and Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced Georgia’s plan for reemployment and economic recovery. To address workforce shortages and boost a full economic recovery, state labor officials plan to end Georgia’s participation in…read more

HCA to sell Redmond Regional Medical Center to AdventHealth

HCA to sell Redmond Regional Medical Center to AdventHealth

May 13, 2021–9:56 a.m. HCA NEWS RELEASE HCA Healthcare, Inc., one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell Redmond Regional Medical Center, a 230-bed hospital in Rome, Georgia, to AdventHealth for approximately $635 million. The sale completes the company’s divestiture of hospitals in the surrounding areas…read more

Colonial Pipeline up and running again

Colonial Pipeline up and running again

May 13, 2021–11:00 a.m. AAA SOUTH The Colonial Pipeline is up and running again, but it could be several days or weeks before supplies return to normal. News of the cyber-attack that shut down the pipeline caused people to rush out and fill up, which drove pump prices upward. According to AAA, the state’s average…read more

Governor suspends state’s gas tax

Governor suspends state’s gas tax

May 11, 2021–2:20 p.m. STAFF REPORTS Governor Brian Kemp has signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency due to the petroleum shortage caused by the cyber-attack on the Colonial Pipeline Company. The order suspends the state’s gas tax through Saturday and lifts weight restrictions for fuel tankers. Statewide, gas prices jumped by 11-cents…read more

Georgia gas prices rise 11 cents in 24 hours

Georgia gas prices rise 11 cents in 24 hours

May 11, 2021–8:22 a.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices have risen 11 cents in the last 24 hours, according to AAA. As of Tuesday morning, the state average was at $2.87, up from $2.76 on Monday. AAA forecasted gas prices to climb this week in reaction to the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, which delivers…read more

Georgia gas prices on the rise

Georgia gas prices on the rise

May 10, 2021–9:13 a.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.76 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 6 cents more than a week ago, 6 cents more than last month, and $1.13 more than this time last year. It now…read more

GDOL Addresses Critical Labor Needs

GDOL Addresses Critical Labor Needs

May 8th, 2021 – 4:15 PM Georgia Department of Labor – Businesses across the state have reopened their doors and are gearing up for Georgia’s summer tourism rush. After 14 months of intensive effort to provide unemployment insurance benefits to over 1.2 million Georgians, the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) is shift its focus to…read more

Calhoun Police seek assistance Identifying Theft Suspects

Calhoun Police seek assistance Identifying Theft Suspects

May 7th, 2021 – 3:30 PM Calhoun Police Department – – The Calhoun Police Department is requesting your assistance in identifying the two persons of interest in these photos. On 1 May 2021, subjects unlawfully entered storage units located within the city limits of Calhoun. Various items were taken by the suspects include: A 55 inch…read more