The Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition is hosting a virtual focus group for fathers of children aged 11-18 at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 20 to gather thoughts on how to best serve fathers and their children when it comes to cancer awareness and prevention. Each participant will receive a $25 Walmart gift card. To register, email aagnew@nwgacancer.org.
With a recent increase in reports regarding scams and fraud by criminals posing as Georgia Power employees, the company is reminding customers to be aware and follow simple tips to avoid being a target.
Georgia has now reclaimed the number one spot for pecan production in the U.S., according to a recent report by the USDA. This comes as Governor Brian Kemp declared the pecan as Georgia’s official state nut Friday.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, April 10, 2021:
The National Park Service is preparing for the influx of visitors to Little River Canyon National Preserve during the spring and summer. Each year over hundreds of thousands of people visit the area located on Lookout Mountain, and far too many people have lost their lives in the sometimes dangerous waters of Little River.
It has been 17 years since a set of billions of periodical cicadas emerged from their underground chambers and filled the air with boisterous buzzing and desperate mating calls. Brood X (pronounced ten), the largest emergence of the dozen periodical broods, makes its highly anticipated return just in time to shake up the spring in various regions spanning from northern Georgia all the way to Pennsylvania.
Georgia’s Secretary of State is supporting the new voting law passed by the Georgia General Assembly, while still defending the integrity of the 2020 election he oversaw.
WHAT: Weather permitting, crews will continue to repair the roadway at Taylor Ridge on Highway 27. The work next week will require a lane closure with traffic being led by a pilot car.
Out of an abundance of caution, the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and the North Health District are pausing COVID vaccinations using the J&J (Janssen) vaccine at the Cumming Fairgrounds site. Eight people experienced adverse reactions after being vaccinated on Wednesday. One person was evaluated at a hospital and released, the others were monitored at the site and sent home.
