Georgia may be known as the “Peach State”, but we could just as well be known as the “Onion State” because the world-famous Vidalia Onion can only be grown in Georgia. Today is the day that Vidalia Onions will begin to be shipped across the state and across the United States.
Georgia gas prices continue to decline at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.76 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average was 11 cents less than a week ago, 50 cents less than last month and $1.05 more than this time last year.
The new county convenience center opened on Reece Street in Menlo on Monday. The former site on Highway 48 was closed after the land was sold to a new owner who did not want to continue leasing the spot for the dump site to the county.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College is hosting a Free Application Week this week, to help those who are seeking to enroll in the summer semester.
Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the ten-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District, is reminding residents of the area that everyone age five years and older are eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine and anyone twelve or older is eligible for a free COVID-19 booster.
The Town of Trion Business Office, Maintenance, Gas, and Recreation Departments will be closed on Friday, April 15, 2022 for Good Friday Easter Holiday. Garbage normally picked up on Friday will be picked up on Thursday, April 14, 2022. All other days will be on regular schedule. For any emergency calls for the Gas or the Trion Police Department, please get in touch with Emergency 911 and they will contact the proper person.
The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is observing National Work Zone Awareness Week April 11 – 15. This year’s theme is “Work Zones are a Sign to Slow Down”. Each spring Georgia DOT and other departments of transportation across the country observe National Work Zone Awareness Week to educate motorists about the dangers of work zones and to remind drivers to plan, minimize distractions and slow down when driving through work zones.
Mr. Robert Lewis (Bob) Reynolds, age 92, of Lyerly, GA, passed away peacefully April 9, 2022 at Wellspring Hospice in Marietta, GA after a brief illness.
