Category Archives: Local News

GNTC BASIC POST CERTIFICATION GRADUATION HELD MONDAY, JULY 10TH
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College):Friends, family and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College's (GNTC) Gordon County Campus ...
Cripple Creek Jul 13, 2023

BARTOW COUNTY WOMAN CHARGED WITH INSURANCE FRAUD
(Media release from the Office of Georgia’s Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire):Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that Heather Sellers, 43, of White, has...
Cripple Creek Jul 13, 2023
GEORGIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS TO DISTRIBUTE $3.5 MILLION IN COMPETITIVE STATE GRANTS
(Media release from the Georgia Council for the Arts):Georgia Council for the Arts, a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), on Monday announced that more than $3.5 m...
Cripple Creek Jul 11, 2023

GNTC PROPELS STUDENT TOWARD CAREER IN AVIATION
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College):A young pilot says, thanks to Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), he is working his way toward his lifelong dream of a career in ...
Cripple Creek Jul 11, 2023

CALHOUN NATIVE OBSERVES FLIGHT OPERATIONS ON FLIGHT DECK ABOARD USS RONALD REAGAN
(Photo release from the United States Navy Office of Community Outreach):SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 4, 2023) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Reece Duke, from Calhoun, Georgia, attached to the Diamon...
Cripple Creek Jul 11, 2023
SOS RAFFENSPERGER APPLAUDS GEORGIA’S TOP RANKING AS THE EARLY VOTING STATE
(Media release from the Georgia Secretary of State Press Office):Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is pleased to announce Georgia as a top state for Early Voting in the 2022 midterm elections.&nbs...
Cripple Creek Jul 11, 2023

AAA: GEORGIA GAS PRICE AVERAGE ROSE SIX CENTS OVER THE PAST WEEK
(Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group):Georgia gas price average increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.26 per gallo...
Cripple Creek Jul 10, 2023
ROME CITY COMMISSION TO MEET MONDAY, FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION TO MEET TUESDAY
The Rome City Commission will meet in regular session tonight at 6:30 pm at City Hall (or the City Auditorium) on Broad Street. Their caucus will begin at 4 pm in the Sam King Room. The agenda is post...
Cripple Creek Jul 10, 2023

FLOYD COUNTY ELECTIONS BOARD TO HOLD CALLED MEETING TO GATHER PUBLIC COMMENTS ON PRECINCT MODIFICATIONS
(Announcement from Floyd County, GA):The Floyd County Board of Elections will hold a Special Called Meeting on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at the Floyd County Election Cen...
Cripple Creek Jul 10, 2023

SWIMMING SAFETY? THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT FROM THE AMERICAN RED CROSS!
Is your family spending time out on the water this Summer? Download the American Red Cross Swim app! The app offers water-safety tips, a progress tracker for kids learning to swim, and more, says Carl...
Cripple Creek Jul 10, 2023



