We are bracing for the coldest Christmas we have had in some time. In fact, some the coldest air Georgia has seen in 5 to 8 years will start to move in from the northwest early Friday morning.
As the Christmas and New Year’s holidays rapidly approach, Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Troopers and Motor Carrier Compliance (MCCD) Officers across the state are preparing for the back-to-back holiday weekends and will conduct high visibility patrols on the heaviest travel days to remind motorists to drive safely.
A group of first responders graduated Monday from an Advanced EMT training class held at Atrium Health Floyd Emergency Medical Services (EMS) through a partnership with Temple-based Faithful Guardian Training Center.
With extremely cold temperatures expected throughout north and central Georgia this week, Georgia Power is prepared to respond across its system. The company continuously monitors changing weather conditions and puts teams and resources in place that are ready to respond to any impacts caused by winter weather, safely and as quickly as possible.
State Representative Eddie Lumsden says that he is not aware of any pending legislation in the Georgia General Assembly regarding building regulations. The comments came after Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry told a local news blog that lobbyists in Atlanta were pushing legislation that would take away local control of building regulations.
The Chattooga County Board of Education will have a called board meeting on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the called meeting is Personnel. The meeting will be held at the Chattooga County Education Center, located at 206 Penn Street in Summerville.
With frigid temperatures expected to hit parts of north Georgia and metro Atlanta this week, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is actively preparing and coordinating brine operations and staffing plans in an effort to respond to the pending threat of icy conditions. Brine operations are underway in northwest Georgia, and will begin in metro Atlanta and Northeast Georgia at 7 a.m. Thursday. Brine operations will continue all day Thursday and into Friday as needed, with the likelihood that most routes will be treated at least twice. Crews will begin salting metro Atlanta interstates and state routes Thursday evening into Friday morning as needed based on conditions. Crews will work 12-hour shifts and will prioritize treating interstates, state routes, bridges and overpasses, with priority routes including the entirety of I-20, I-85 and I-75 north of metro Atlanta, I-75 south of metro Atlanta to Macon, and I-85 south of Atlanta to Columbus. An estimated 635,000 gallons of brine will be used to treat more than 21,000 lane miles in the affected areas.
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia has issued a Wind Chill Warning for Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia. The National Weather Service issues a wind chill warning when dangerously cold wind chill values are expected or occurring. If you are in an area with a wind chill warning, avoid going outside during the coldest parts of the day. See the complete details about the warning below:
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, December 21, 2022:
Customers in the Fish Hatchery Rd. area may experience low water pressure. Customers in the Sunnydale Rd, Peach Orchard Rd, Hwy 48, and surrounding areas may have no water due to an 8-inch water main break. We expect the repairs to take between two and four hours. We apologize for the inconvenience.