A tree falling across a power line overnight caused a power outage in the Teloga Community. According to Georgia Power, about 10 houses are affected by the outage. The outage is in the area of Neal Gap Road and East Teloga Road. Georgia Power says that power should be restored around 10:45 AM.
Stolen anything lately? The Internal Revenue Service is telling taxpayers to report anything stolen this year as income on tax returns — unless they return it. In fact, any income derived from illegal activity must be reported; and we have illegal whiskey to thank for that.
Every new year comes with a new set of laws and Georgia has a few that are rolling out along with 2022.
Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is urging residents to practice extreme caution this New Year’s Eve when celebrating with fireworks.
This month, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, along with several state agriculture departments and associations, announced a proposal that will benefit Georgia farmers and food banks.
The arrival of the New Year will be followed by the start of a new legislative session. The Georgia General Assembly is slated to begin their 2022 session on Monday, January 10th.
A Ringgold teenager was arrested in the early morning hours of Wednesday after a deputy observed some traffic violations and pulled the car he was driving over.
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and hospitals around the state are asking people to not use emergency rooms to test for COVID-19 unless you are showing severe symptoms that require urgent medical attention.
As COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in the community, Atrium Health Floyd is further limiting visitation at all locations, including Floyd Medical Center, Polk Medical Center and Cherokee Medical Center. Most patients will be allowed one designated visitor. Other inpatient and outpatient areas in all three communities will be affected. Requests for additional visitors due to special circumstances, such as end-of-life, will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The changes take effect Thursday, Dec. 30 at 8 a.m. Most hospitalized patients will be allowed one designated visitor:
