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April 5th, 2021 – 10:20 AM AAA – The Auto Club Group – Georgia gas prices decreased marginally at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.71 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 1 cent less than a week ago, 13 cents more than last month, and 94 cents…… read more
April 1st, 2021 – 5:20 PM The Calhoun Police Department – On Wednesday March 31, 2021 Calhoun Police charged 34 year old Ralando Johnson of Gwinnett County Georgia In connection with a November 1st , 2020 armed robbery. On November 1st 2020, officers were called to The Dollar Tree located at 122 WC Bryant Parkway…… read more
April 1, 2021–10:58 a.m. STAFF REPORTS Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed an executive order Thursday that eliminates the ban on gatherings and shelter-in-place requirements. The order takes effect on April 8. Also included: ▪ Removes the critical infrastructure distinction and collapses all organization suggested measures into one main list, with a small number of additional industry-specific…… read more
March 31, 2021–8:26 a.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Floyd, Bartow, Chattooga, Gordon, and Polk Counties until 2:15 p.m. At 8:16 AM, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring. Expect flooding…… read more
March 30, 3021–6:10 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded a contract for the resurfacing on Highway 53 in Calhoun. The repaving project is just over 2.9 miles beginning at the Highway 53 Spur and ending at Highway 41. Bartow Paving Company was the low bidder for the work at…… read more
March 30th, 2021 – 4:10 PM National Weather Service in Peachtree City – The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Flash Flood Watch for portions of northwest Georgia including Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Paulding, and Polk From 8 PM EDT this evening through Wednesday evening. * Rain, heavy at times, will return to…… read more
March 29, 2021–6:13 p.m. GEORGIA STATE PATROL A 6-year old boy has died from injuries sustained in the crash of a tractor-trailer last Thursday on I-75 in Gordon County. According to the Georgia State Patrol, the 2016 Freightliner, driven by 46-year old Corey Demetrice Smith of Spring, Texas, struck the guardrail and then hit the…… read more
March 28, 2021–5:00 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 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 and comments on Psalm Sunday and Easter services. http://… read more
March 27th, 2021 – 7:45 PM National Weather Service & Floyd County Emergency Management – Today (through 11 PM this evening) — A MARGINAL to SLIGHT risk for severe weather exists across far north GA today. As a warm front lifts north across the area, there is a risk for a few strong to severe storms mainly across far north Georgia. Main…… read more
March 27th, 2021 – 7:30 PM The Salvation Army of Rome – The Salvation Army Georgia Division is responding to communities affected by storms following Thursday night’s destructive tornadoes. Two tornadoes touched down in Georgia after midnight Thursday, causing significant damage, including downed trees and power lines. In Newnan, Georgia, where upwards of 25,000 people…… read more