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September 27th, 2022 – 3:18 PM Updated September 28th, 2022 – 10:00 AM Staff Reports – Some local High Football games have changed the day and time of the games due to the threat of inclement weather coming from Hurricane Ian: -The Rome @ Woodstock game has been moved to Thursday at 7:30 p.m. –Armuchee’s…… read more
September 27th, 2022 – 11:30 AM Paulding County Sheriff’s Office – Paulding Deputies released a statement saying that they have arrested a Carroll County teenager for the murder of a Paulding County teen. On Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 3:32 PM a 911 call was placed to Paulding E-911 regarding an assault in progress where…… read more
September 11, 2022–11:26 a.m. NEWS RELEASE The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) will begin offering the new bivalent COVID-19 booster this week, as shipments of the vaccine arrive in the state. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommend the bivalent booster manufactured by Pfizer…… read more
September 7, 2022–5:36 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Blood Assurance is reporting a significant blood supply shortage after multiple traumas over Labor Day weekend. As of Tuesday morning, the blood center had just a one-day supply of the crucial O-negative and O-positive blood types, as well as B-positive blood. Moreover, A-positive and A-negative blood are also in…… read more
September 3, 2022–7:43 p.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE After a Sunday that saw several inches of rain and flooding, we remain under a Flood Watch until 8 p.m. Monday evening. According to the National Weather Service, excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may…… read more
August 31, 2022–1:52 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Since Georgia is now in the peak of hurricane season, residents should look forward to preparing for the unexpected. September is National Preparedness Month, and the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS), in partnership with local emergency management agencies, encourage all Georgians to prepare for natural and…… read more
August 29, 2022–7:26 p.m. STAFF REPORTS The Georgia Department of Public Health continues to monitor the monkeypox outbreak in the state. The monkeypox virus can be spread through direct contact with another person who has an infectious rash, scabs, or body fluids. It can also be spread through respiratory secretions during prolonged, face-to-face contact, or…… read more
August 29th, 2022 – 3:25 PM U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Georgia – Stacy Keith Wisener, a repeat sex offender, has been sentenced to three decades in federal prison for sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl and producing child pornography depicting the abuse. Wisener also received a concurrent term of imprisonment for possessing mail he…… read more
August 28, 2022–5:52 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH We are still experiencing high numbers of COVID-19 cases in Northwest Georgia, particularly in Floyd County. Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the 10-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest District recently gave an update. He said to be mindful that vaccines are helpful in the…… read more
August 16, 2022–10:13 a.m. STAFF REPORTS It has been a busy month and a half for Georgia Highlands College President Dr. Mike Hobbs. Recently, the college started a new “Ready to Start” scholarship for any student who falls a few hundred dollars short of paying after financial aid and other scholarships have been applied. GHC…… read more