AdventHealth Medical Group is proud to announce that Connie Witt, FNP-C, has joined our team at AdventHealth Medical Group Family Medicine at Trion.
Georgia Highlands College President Mike Hobbs was nominated by the students at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) for the national Phi Theta Kappa’s (PTK) Paragon Award. He will receive the award during the PTK Catalyst 2024, the society’s annual convention in Orlando, Fla., this April.
Derrick Eckroat has announced his intentions to seek the Republican nomination for Chattooga County School Board – Seat One. The seat is currently held by Democratic incumbent Eddie Elsberry. Elsberry has not announced intentions to run again for the seat. Mr. Ekroat released the following statement to WZQZ News on Friday:
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, February 9, 2024:
Atrium Health Floyd is now accepting applications for the Rise to Success program, which will pay students’ tuition, books and fees as they work toward an associate degree in a healthcare field.
The Georgia State Patrol has released preliminary information about an accident on Back Berryton Road on February 7th involving a poultry truck. According to the state patrol: “On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, Troopers were dispatched to an incident involving A 2017 Kenworth commercial motor vehicle hauling a full load of poultry was traveling north on Back Berryton Road. While negotiating a curve, the driver left the roadway off the east shoulder causing the vehicle to overturn onto its side while sliding down a small embankment. The load of poultry separated from the trailer, causing hundreds of chickens to scatter around the scene. The driver suffered minor injuries and was transported to the Chattooga County Emergency Room. The roadway was shut down over the next several hours as the tow company and chicken farm workers clean up the crash scene and recover alive and deceased poultry”.
Georgia’s Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs delivered his second State of the Judiciary address to the General Assembly on Wednesday in the House chambers of the Capitol.
The Georgia Senate passed a bill Tuesday along party lines creating a tax holiday on guns and related items. The proposed holiday would last for five days, beginning on the second Friday in October. It is set to expire in June of 2029.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student Angel Cruz has received The Governor Nathan Deal Technical Education Scholarship in recognition of his academic achievement in an industrial program.
The American Red Cross of Northwest Georgia continues to seek volunteers from around the region.