Category Archives: Chattooga County
GDOT Suspends Lane Closures Ahead of Labor Day Weekend
August 31st, 2023 – 12:15 PMGeorgia Department of Transportation –To allow for the anticipated increase in Labor Day weekend traffic congestion, the Georgia Department of Transportation (G...
Aug 31, 2023
Blood Assurance prepares to assist blood centers in path of hurricane
Thursday, August 30, 2023–5:45 p.m.-News Release-As Hurricane Idalia moves across Florida's Big Bend, Blood Assurance is preparing to assist.The blood bank is maximizing its collection efforts, ...
Aug 30, 2023
Georgia gas prices down 4 cents from a week ago
Monday, August 28, 2023–8:10 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Georgia gas prices continue to inch downward.Monday's state average was $3.57 per gallon for regular unleaded, which is 4 cents le...
Aug 28, 2023
Rome woman killed in Chattooga County wreck
Saturday, August 26, 2023–8:11 p.m.-Georgia State Patrol-A Rome woman was killed in a wreck Saturday on Highway 27 near Gore-Subligna Road in Chattooga County. According to the Georgia Stat...
Aug 26, 2023
Rome sees decline in unemployment rate from June to July
Thursday, August 24, 2023–8:11 a.m.-Georgia Department of Labor-Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4 percent in July, down three...
Aug 24, 2023
High temperatures in Georgia raise health concerns
Wednesday, August 23, 2023–9:51 a.m.-Georgia Department of Public Health-With temperatures expected to be in the high 90s throughout the state for the next several days, and at times feeling lik...
Aug 23, 2023
Georgia gas prices dip slightly
Monday, August 21, 2023–9:56 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Georgia's gas price average decreased by two cents compared to a week ago.Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.61...
Aug 21, 2023
Georgia sees uptick in COVID cases
Sunday, August 20, 2023–4:14 p.m.-Georgia Department of Public Health-While the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is seeing an uptick in new COVID cases and hospitalizations related to C...
Aug 20, 2023
High-speed internet expansion coming to Chattooga County
Wednesday, August 16, 2023–11:13 a.m.-News Release-Some 3,400 homes, businesses, and schools in Chattooga County will be able to get high-speed fiber internet for the first time, due to a $10.3 ...
Aug 16, 2023
Recent traumas have taken a toll on the local blood supply
Tuesday, August 15, 2023–9:57 p.m.-News Release-In light of several recent traumas, Blood Assurance is calling on the public to roll up a sleeve and be someone's hero.Over the last week, the com...
Aug 15, 2023
