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Category Archives: Gordon County

Calhoun Man Arrested For Battery & False Imprisonment

Calhoun Man Arrested For Battery & False Imprisonment

February 2nd, 2021 – 12:35 pm Gordon County Sheriff’s Office- At about 11:30 p.m. last night (January 31) deputy sheriffs were dispatched to a private residence on Singletree Drive in response to a 911 report of domestic violence. Upon arrival, deputies met with a woman who reported she’d been assaulted and held against her will…read more

Gordon County COVID-19 testing site closed Tuesday

Gordon County COVID-19 testing site closed Tuesday

February 1, 2021–9:20 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The Georgia Department of Public Health’s drive-up COVID-19 testing site in Gordon County will not be open today as previously scheduled. Officials decided that the site at the senior center in Calhoun will be closed today due to forecasts of inclement weather. The Floyd County testing…read more

COVID-19 Variant Cases Increase in Georgia

COVID-19 Variant Cases Increase in Georgia

February 1st, 2021 – 12:50 PM Georgia Department of Public Health – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is confirming there are now 19 cases of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 identified in Georgia. This is the same variant discovered in the U.K. and in several other countries and U.S. states. So far, no other COVID-19…read more

Report: Driver shoots himself during traffic stop in Calhoun

Report: Driver shoots himself during traffic stop in Calhoun

January 31, 2021–3:20 p.m. GORDON GAZETTE The Gordon Gazette is reporting that a lookout was placed on a vehicle that was involved in a shoplifting incident at the Calhoun Walmart. An officer stopped the vehicle on West Belmont Drive near River Street. As the officer approached the vehicle he heard a gunshot. The driver, who…read more

Arrest made in murders of two Northwest Georgia men in Florida

Arrest made in murders of two Northwest Georgia men in Florida

January 31, 2021–1:49 p.m. WMBB-TV Bay County, Florida authorities continue to investigate the murders of two Northwest Georgia men. 48-year old Robert Shawn Fowler of Calhoun and 51-year old Robert Keith Gilmore of Lindale were found shot to death at a home they were renovating in Panama City Beach. According to WMBB-TV, 19-year old Ruez…read more

[VIDEO] State of Georgia Vaccine Distribution Update (1/26/21)

[VIDEO] State of Georgia Vaccine Distribution Update (1/26/21)

January 26th, 2021 – 11:11 AM Georgia Governor Brian Kemp – On Tuesday morning, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Georgia health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey updated Georgians on the status of the COVID-19 Vaccine distribution situation in the state. For more on this, please see the video below:read more

Rome City Commission meeting highlights

Rome City Commission meeting highlights

January 25, 2021–9:55 p.m. STAFF REPORTS The Rome City Commission has approved resolution for the issuance of multi-family housing revenue bonds by the Northwest Georgia Housing Authority. The $12.6 million dollars in bonds will be used to finance the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation and equipping of a 121-units of multifamily housing known as Dallas Manor in…read more

Georgia gas prices rise

Georgia gas prices rise

January 25, 2021–7:36 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.24 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 1 cent more than a week ago, 17 cents more than last month, and 14 cents less than this time last year. It…read more

GCSO captain dies from COVID-19 complications

GCSO captain dies from COVID-19 complications

January 24, 2021–5:30 p.m. GORDON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE The law enforcement community in Gordon County is mourning the loss of one of their own. Gordon County Sheriff’s Office Captain Mike Garigan passed away Sunday morning from COVID-19-related medical complications. Captain Garigan served in the Sheriff’s Office for over 3 decades, as a uniformed deputy, a…read more

COVID-19 testing schedule for this week

COVID-19 testing schedule for this week

January 24, 2021–3:09 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The Georgia Department of Public Health has released the schedule for free, drive-up COVID-19 testing for this week. Testing in Floyd County at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds will be on Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Bartow County testing will be at Liberty Square Church…read more