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Category Archives: Gordon County

New COVID vaccine dashboard on DPH website

New COVID vaccine dashboard on DPH website

February 16, 2021–4:04 p.m. NEWS RELEASE The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is launching a new COVID vaccine dashboard on the DPH website at dph.georgia.gov. The dashboard provides a detailed, transparent picture of vaccination administration in Georgia. As part of the transition to the new dashboard, you will see a one-time decrease in the…read more

Closings and delays for Tuesday

Closings and delays for Tuesday

February 15, 2021–7:12 p.m. STAFF REPORTS Due to the frigid temperatures and threat of black ice, Floyd County Schools will be closed Tuesday for all staff and students. Please note that all after-school activities are canceled for Tuesday as well. Rome City Schools is scheduled for a flexible learning day on Tuesday.  In addition to students, RCS administrators, educators and…read more

NWGA Health Departments announces delayed openings on 2/16

NWGA Health Departments announces delayed openings on 2/16

February 15th, 2021 – 5:10 AM GA DPH Northwest Health District – All Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District offices, including the district office in Rome and all ten county health departments, will delay opening tomorrow, Tuesday, February 16, until 10 a.m. This effects health departments in in Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd,…read more

NWGA: Black Ice/Wind Chill Potential until Tuesday morning

NWGA: Black Ice/Wind Chill Potential until Tuesday morning

February 15th, 2021 – 5:00 PM The National Weather Service and GDOT- According to the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, the potential for black ice on roads in Northwest Georgia is expected until Tuesday morning with the following Counties potentially effected: Floyd, Polk, Gordon, Bartow, Paulding, and Chattooga.  Rainfall associated with an approaching cold…read more

Calhoun Police apprehends Sandy Springs Murder Suspect

Calhoun Police apprehends Sandy Springs Murder Suspect

February 15th, 2021 – 10:35 AM Staff Reports – (Via The Calhoun Police Department) The Calhoun Police Department’s Emergency Service Unit was called in late Sunday night, Feb. 14, to execute a search warrant on a private residence in the city of Calhoun. Officers from the Sandy Springs (Georgia) Police Department contacted CPD and stated…read more

AAA: Georgia Gas Prices Ticking Upward

AAA: Georgia Gas Prices Ticking Upward

February 15th, 2021 – 9:45 AM AAA The Auto Club Group – Georgia gas prices  increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.33 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 5 cents more than a week ago, 12 cents more than last month, and 6 cents more than this…read more

COVID-19 testing schedule for this week

February 14, 2021–6:00 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The Georgia Department of Public Health has released this week’s scheduled for free drive-up COVID-19 testing in Northwest Georgia. The Gordon County testing site at the senior center on Cambridge Court in Calhoun will be open Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The Floyd County…read more

Armed Standoff in Gordon County Ends Peacefully With Arrest

Armed Standoff in Gordon County Ends Peacefully With Arrest

February 13th, 2021 – 5:15 PM Gordon County Sheriff’s Office – Gordon Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 2pm  February 13th, deputy sheriffs were dispatched to the vicinity of Craigtown Road / US Highway 41 north of Calhoun in response to multiple reports of an intoxicated, threatening man armed with a gun. Deputies arrived within…read more

Georgia Power reminds customers to be vigilant, avoid common scams

Georgia Power reminds customers to be vigilant, avoid common scams

February 13th, 2021 – 3:30 PM Georgia Power – With a recent increase in reports regarding scams and fraud by criminals posing as Georgia Power employees, the company is reminding customers to be aware and follow simple tips to avoid being a target. Georgia Power urges customers to be cautious when contacted by an unverified…read more

GNTC announces President’s and Dean’s Lists for fall 2020

GNTC announces President’s and Dean’s Lists for fall 2020

Febraury 11th, 2021 – 4:40 PM Georgia Northwestern Technical College – Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is proud to announce the students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2020 fall semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, the student must maintain a GPA of 3.8 or higher during the semester with a…read more