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Floyd County Enacts Vape Shop and Gaming Machine Moratorium
The Floyd County Commission enacted a six month moratorium, effective Tuesday, on new businesses that will contain coin operated amusement machines or sell vape products. Commissioners discussed possibly bringing a county ordinance regarding COAMs and vaping stores to the April 2 Joint Services Committee meeting with Rome and Cave Spring officials. Rome and Cave Spring have enacted identical moratoriums. Local officials have long expressed concern about their inability to regulate...
Armuchee Resident is Finalist for Georgia Teacher of the Year
Leigha Burnham, of Armuchee, is one of the 10 finalists for Georgia Teacher of the Year announced by State School Superintendent Richard Woods. Burnham is the library media & technology specialist at Summerville Middle School in Chattooga County. Throughout the month of March, Woods surprised each finalist in their classroom to let them know they’d been selected. All 10 finalists will meet with a panel of judges for formal interviews and speeches before the Teacher of the Year selection in May. ...
Calhoun Water Officials Work To Add Filtration Systems: What This Means For Floyd County
CALHOUN — Concern stemming from a recently filed lawsuit has spurred Calhoun water officials to outline efforts to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from the water supply. Sometimes referred to as “forever chemicals,” officials have been working to comply with future regulations on PFAS. The city government is currently both a defendant and a plaintiff in what could easily amount to a multi-million dollar litigation concerning the chemicals in the water supply. ...
Rome Water Department Responds To Concerns At Ashland Park Homes
The Rome Water Department is reporting that its drinking water is safe after recent concerns raised by tenants at Ashland Park Homes. Upon receiving reports of illness and concerns regarding E. coli bacteria in the water supply, Water and Sewer Division Director John Boyd initiated inquiries into the matter, according to a City of Rome press release. “The Rome City Water Department assures residents that stringent water treatment protocols and...
COVID Claims 2 More Lives in Northwest Georgia
Two more Northwest Georgians died from covid over the past seven days, one in Floyd County and another in Bartow. Since the pandemic began four years ago, 1,512 residents in Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga counties have died from the virus while another 290 were lost to health issues involving covid. Georgia lost another 38 residents over the last week, including the local cases, boosting the state’s death toll...
Floyd County Police Host K9 Bomb Dog Training At Battey Property
The K9 teams quickly spread out across the abandoned hospital building to cover as much ground as fast as possible. Each handler moved to a floor, quickly opening doors and helping guide their canine partners as they sniffed the air intensely to detect the tiny particles that would tell them where the bomb was hidden. One of the dogs began to whine, his huffing becoming more intense as he suddenly...
GNTC Basic POST Certification Class Graduation Held March 26
Friends, family and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Gordon County Campus in Calhoun on Tuesday to honor 13 students graduating from Basic POST Certification Class #BPC1-2024-06. The Basic POST Certification (BPC) program is designed to train and prepare graduates for employment as entry-level Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (POST) certified police officers. The 11-week program is part of GNTC’s Law Enforcement Academy.
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