There is no custom code to display.

There is no custom code to display.

Category Archives: Polk County

Soldiers from Ft. Stewart being deployed to Germany

Soldiers from Ft. Stewart being deployed to Germany

February 27, 2022–4:02 p.m. NEWS RELEASE President Joe Biden has directed that 7,000 U.S. service members be deployed to Germany to enhance deterrence of Russia. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered the deployment of those 7,000 service members. The major unit in this tranche of troops is the 1st Armored Brigade Combat…read more

Georgia Pump Price Average Up 4 Cents

Georgia Pump Price Average Up 4 Cents

Febraury 21st, 2022 AAA – the Auto Club Group – Georgia gas prices continue to increase at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.37 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 4 cents more than a week ago, 25 cents more than last month, and…read more

Georgia gas prices continue upward trend

Georgia gas prices continue upward trend

February 14, 2022–7:33 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices continue to increase at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.33 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 9 cents more than a week ago, 22 cents more than last month, and $1.01 more than this…read more

[[VIDEO] Sen. Warnock calls for extension of Expanded Child Tax Credit

[[VIDEO] Sen. Warnock calls for extension of Expanded Child Tax Credit

February 9, 2022–8:33 a.m. NEWS RELEASE Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) joined a group of his fellow lawmakers, including Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01), to encourage Americans to file their taxes to access the second half of their enhanced Child Tax Credit (CTC) and…read more

Gas prices up again

Gas prices up again

February 7, 2022–12:50 p.m. AAA SOUTH Gas prices continue to rise. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.24 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 4 cents more than a week ago, 13 cents more than last month, and 96 cents more than this time last year. According to AAA, Russia’s intentions…read more

[VIDEO] Dr. Gary Voccio gives COVID-19 Update

[VIDEO] Dr. Gary Voccio gives COVID-19 Update

February 6, 2022–12:36 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 in Northwest Georgia. Everyone ages 5 years and older is eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine, and everyone 12 years and older is eligible for…read more

Polk Police: Drug bust on Prior Station Road

Polk Police: Drug bust on Prior Station Road

February 4th, 2022 – 4:00 PM Press Release – On February 2, 2022, a detective of the Polk County Police Department assigned to the North Georgia High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force was advised of an Emergency Medical Services call reporting an overdose at 1347 Prior Station Road, Cedartown, Georgia. Upon responding to the…read more

GNTC announces President’s and Dean’s Lists for fall 2021

GNTC announces President’s and Dean’s Lists for fall 2021

February 4, 2022–1:00 p.m. GEORGIA NORTHWESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE Georgia Northwestern Technical College is proud to announce the students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2021 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 course load of at…read more

Vaccines remain effective at preventing COVID-19 deaths

Vaccines remain effective at preventing COVID-19 deaths

February 2, 2022–10:22 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH According to the latest statistics from the Georgia Department of Public Health, there is a possibility of still getting COVID-19 if you are vaccinated.  However, the vaccine continues to prove effective in preventing hospitalization or death. From January 2 of 2021 to January 26 of this…read more

Raffensperger defends 2020 election count

Raffensperger defends 2020 election count

February 1, 2022–10:53 a.m. STAFF REPORTS Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was a guest on WRGA’s First News on Tuesday to, in his words, set the record straight about the 2020 Election. “Here’s what really happened in Georgia,” he said.  “28,000 Georgians skipped the presidential race and yet they voted down-ballot.  David Perdue got…read more