On Friday, Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp announced the establishment of a Healthcare Workforce Commission to address challenges in the hiring and retention of healthcare workers, including nurses, physicians, respiratory therapists, emergency medical personnel, and other clinical and non-clinical personnel.
Georgia Highlands College has appointed Jessica Lindberg as the new Dean of Humanities. Lindberg will oversee the School of Humanities, which includes Art, Communication, English, Film, Music, and Spanish.
Earlier this week, WZQZ news reported about the theft of a pocketbook at the local Walmart. Since that time, Sheriff Mark Schrader says the suspect has been identified.
A head-on collision near Ga 40 in Rome Friday morning resulted in the death of Louann Bean Loggins, 63 of Summerville. Police said that Loggins was struck head-on by a car that crossed the center line on US 27 near GA 140 (5600 block).
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Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton says that a company sending out mail solicitations about purchasing land in Chattooga County is causing some concern.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, April 22, 2022:
An arrest has been made in the murder of a man whose body was found in a large toolbox in Polk County in March.
Georgia is taking steps to ensure the emerging sustainable development carbon market is open to the state’s forests. A special technical advisory committee has been seated to help build Georgia’s Sustainable Development Carbon Registry. The action will supplement Georgia’s existing voluntary Carbon Registry by tracking the amount of carbon stored in commercial construction projects and also making life cycle assessments to measure all carbon impacts from raw material extraction to the building material’s final disposal. Carbon credits can then be quantified and awarded through the voluntary Registry.
A Flintstone man was charged by LaFayette Police after a traffic stop for an illegal “Drive Out” tag.
