#NorthGeorgia | AM 1180 Radio

September 27, 2026

Georgia DNR Reaches Deal To Restore Pine Log Wildlife Management Area

Local News, Local News Items #BartowCountyGA, #ChattoogaInfo, #CherokeeCountyGA, #DeerHunting, #fishing, #georgiadnr, #GeorgiaHunters, #GeorgiaHunting, #GeorgiaOutdoors, #georgiawildlife, #hunting, #LandConservation, #NorthGeorgia, #northwestgeorgia, #OutdoorRecreation, #PineLogMountain, #PineLogWMA, #publiclands, #TroutFishing, #TurkeyHunting, #WildlifeConservation, #WildlifeManagementArea, #WZQZ, #wzqznews 0

A popular Northwest Georgia wildlife management area that has been closed to the public for more than three years is set to return to public ownership and eventually reopen for hunting and other outdoor recreation.

September 26, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Fall-Like Weekend Brings Sunshine And Cooler Temperatures To Chattooga County

Local News, Local News Items #chattoogacounty, #ChattoogaInfo, #ChattoogaWeather, #CoolerWeather, #FallWeather, #FirstTasteOfFall, #georgiaweather, #lyerlyga, #MenloGA, #NationalWeatherService, #NorthGeorgia, #northwestgeorgia, #PennvilleGA, #summervillega, #SunnyWeekend, #trionga, #WeatherForecast, #WeekendWeather, #WZQZ, #wzqznews 0

Chattooga County is getting a welcome taste of fall this weekend, with sunshine, cooler temperatures and much lower humidity expected through Sunday.

September 25, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

AdventHealth Georgia Leader Named To State Rural Health Advisory Council

Local News, Local News Items #AdventHealthGeorgia, #AdventHealthRedmond, #chattoogacounty, #ChattoogaInfo, #CommunityHealth, #floydcountyga, #GeorgiaDepartmentOfCommunityHealth, #GeorgiaHealthcare, #GREATHealth, #HealthcareAccess, #HealthcareWorkforce, #lyerlyga, #MenloGA, #NorthGeorgia, #northwestgeorgia, #RomeGA, #ruralhealth, #RuralHealthcare, #summervillega, #trionga, #WZQZ, #wzqznews, AdventHealth 0

An AdventHealth Georgia leader has been appointed to a statewide council that will help guide efforts to improve healthcare access in rural communities — including Chattooga County and other parts of Northwest Georgia.

September 23, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Wednesday Weather — Cooler Air Arrives, Storms Possible

Local News, Local News Items #chattoogacounty, #chattoogacountyweather, #ChattoogaInfo, #FallWeather, #Forecast, #georgiaweather, #lyerlyga, #MenloGA, #NationalWeatherService, #NorthGeorgia, #northwestgeorgia, #SevereWeather, #summervillega, #Thunderstorms, #trionga, #weather, #WZQZ, #wzqznews 0

After several days of summerlike heat, Northwest Georgia will finally get its first real taste of fall today, but the change in temperatures could come with showers and thunderstorms.

September 21, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Storm Chances Continue Before Fall-Like Weather Arrives Later This Week

Local News, Local News Items #chattoogacounty, #chattoogacountyweather, #ChattoogaInfo, #ColdFront, #CoolerWeather, #DamagingWinds, #FallWeather, #georgiaweather, #HeatIndex, #HeavyRain, #HotWeather, #Lightning, #lyerlyga, #MenloGA, #MondayWeather, #NationalWeatherService, #NorthGeorgia, #northwestgeorgia, #NWGAWeather, #PennvilleGA, #SeptemberWeather, #SevereWeather, #StormChances, #StrongStorms, #summervillega, #Thunderstorms, #trionga, #WeatherForecast, #WeekendWeather, #WZQZ, #wzqznews 0

Unseasonably warm weather will continue across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia through Tuesday, with another round of afternoon thunderstorms possible before cooler, drier air arrives later in the week.

September 21, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

New Georgia Grown Map Connects Families With Fall Farms And Agritourism

Local News, Local News Items #agriculture, #Agritourism, #AppleSeason, #BuyGeorgiaGrown, #chattoogacounty, #ChattoogaInfo, #CornMaze, #FallAgritourism, #FamilyFarms, #FarmLife, #GeorgiaAgriculture, #GeorgiaApples, #GeorgiaFarmers, #GeorgiaFarms, #GeorgiaGrown, #GeorgiaGrownApples, #NorthGeorgia, #northwestgeorgia, #PumpkinPatch, #SupportGeorgiaFarmers, #UPick, #WZQZ, #wzqznews 0

Fall farm season is getting underway across Georgia, and the Georgia Department of Agriculture has launched a new tool designed to connect families directly with farms offering seasonal activities.

September 20, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Unseasonable Heat Continues Sunday Before Stormier, Cooler Weather Arrives

Local News, Local News Items #chattoogacounty, #ChattoogaInfo, #CoolerWeather, #FallWeather, #georgiaweather, #HeatIndex, #lyerlyga, #MenloGA, #NationalWeatherService, #NorthGeorgia, #northwestgeorgia, #RainChances, #SeptemberHeat, #SevereWeather, #Storms, #summervillega, #SundayWeather, #Thunderstorms, #trionga, #WeatherForecast, #WZQZ, #wzqznews, #WZQZWeather 0

Summer-like heat will continue across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia Sunday, but a changing weather pattern is expected to bring increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms early this week followed by noticeably cooler temperatures by Wednesday and Thursday.

September 20, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Congressman Clay Fuller Joins EPA Officials In Chickamauga For $6 Million Brownfields Announcement

Local News, Local News Items #BrownfieldCleanup, #Brownfields, #chattoogacounty, #ChattoogaInfo, #ChickamaugaGA, #ClayFuller, #CommunityDevelopment, #CongressmanClayFuller, #CrystalSpringsPrintWorks, #EconomicDevelopment, #EnvironmentalCleanup, #EPA, #EPABrownfields, #FederalFunding, #floydcountyga, #Georgia14, #Georgia14thDistrict, #LocalGovernment, #NorthGeorgia, #northwestgeorgia, #NorthwestGeorgiaRegionalCommission, #NWGRC, #PropertyRedevelopment, #RomeGA, #summervillega, #trionga, #WalkerCountyGA, #WZQZ, #wzqznews 0

Congressman Clay Fuller, who represents Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, joined federal, state and local officials in Chickamauga Friday to highlight $6 million in federal funding aimed at cleaning up and redeveloping contaminated or underused properties across Northwest Georgia.

September 19, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Georgia DNR Reminds North Georgia Residents To Be BearWise This Fall

Local News, Local News Items #BearSafety, #BearWise, #BlackBears, #CampingSafety, #chattoogacounty, #ChattoogaInfo, #CloudlandGA, #FallOutdoors, #georgiadnr, #GeorgiaOutdoors, #georgiawildlife, #HikingSafety, #LookoutMountain, #lyerlyga, #MenloGA, #NorthGeorgia, #NorthGeorgiaMountains, #northwestgeorgia, #OutdoorSafety, #summervillega, #trionga, #Wildlife, #wildliferesourcesdivision, #WildlifeSafety, #WZQZ, #wzqznews 0

As cooler weather approaches and more people head outdoors, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is reminding Northwest Georgia residents that fall is also an especially active feeding period for black bears.

September 19, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

North Georgia EMC To Begin Charging $2 Monthly Fee For Paper Bills

Local News, Local News Items #chattoogacounty, #ChattoogaInfo, #ConsumerNews, #EBill, #ElectricBill, #ElectricCooperative, #Electricity, #EnergyNews, #GeorgiaUtilities, #NGEMC, #NorthGeorgia, #NorthGeorgiaEMC, #northwestgeorgia, #PaperBills, #PaperlessBilling, #summervillega, #trionga, #UtilityBills, #UtilityNews, #WZQZ, #wzqznews 0

Sample Image

North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation customers who still receive their monthly electric bill through the mail will soon have to pay extra for that service.