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Friday, November 13, 2025–11:45 a.m. -News Release- Georgia Highlands College (GHC) is seeing record growth alongside University System of Georgia (USG), with the college experiencing a 23% increase in enrollment over the last three years, growing to nearly 6,000 students. In addition, GHC was recognized this month by the USG Board of Regents for having the highest enrollment…… read more
Tuesday, November 11, 2025–10:40 a.m. -Staff reports- QCells has announced the temporary furlough of 1,000 workers at its Cartersville and Dalton facilities. In addition, 300 employees hired through staffing agencies are being laid off. According to the solar company, imported components are being held up by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection under suspicion that…… read more
Monday, November 10, 2025–9:40 p.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices rose last week. The average price is now $2.80 per gallon for regular unleaded, up 2 cents from last week. That’s 9 cents less than last month and 13 cents lower than a year ago. Filling a 15-gallon tank now costs about $42, nearly $2 less than last year. “Even…… read more
Monday, November 10, 2025–10:45 a.m. -National Weather Service- The first widespread hard freeze of the season is expected on Tuesday morning. Temperatures of 20 to 28 degrees are possible (even colder in the higher elevations in North Georgia. With the wind chill, temperatures will feel like they are in the teens, so make sure kids…… read more
Monday, November 10, 2025–10:20 a.m. -News Release- Georgia Highlands College recently celebrated a major milestone with a groundbreaking ceremony for the nearly $12 million renovation of the Lakeview Healthcare Education Center on the Floyd Campus. The project will transform the Lakeview Building into a state-of-the-art home for GHC’s Nursing and Dental Hygiene programs—expanding the college’s…… read more
Sunday, November 9, 2025–3:15 p.m. -Cartersville Police Department- On Sunday, November 9, 2025, the Cartersville Police Department responded to 29 Weaver Street, Cartersville, for an unknown problem. Once on the scene, the responding officers located a juvenile male subject with a gunshot wound. The juvenile male was transported to an area hospital and later succumbed…… read more
October 6th, 2025 – 2:58 PM U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia – Shane Jacquces Barfield, a multi-convicted felon and domestic abuser, has been sentenced to federal prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm that he shot at local law enforcement. “Dangerous felons like Barfield forfeit the right to bear arms,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore…… read more
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 -Staff reports- Floyd County voters say “No” to a floating local option sales tax that would have gone to reducing the millage rate, and Rome voters elect two new city commissioners. The extra penny tax to defray a portion of property taxes in Rome and Floyd County failed by a vote…… read more
Monday, November 3, 2025–10:55 a.m. -AAA South- Over the weekend of November 1–2, Georgians saw a slight drop in gas prices, a continuation of a downward trend that began earlier in the week. Thanks to increased oil production from countries like the U.S. and OPEC+, supply has outpaced demand, pushing crude prices lower and easing…… read more
Saturday, November 1, 2025–4:40 p.m. -Staff reports- Remember to set your clock back one hour before going to bed Saturday night. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, meaning you will get an extra hour of sleep. The time change is a perfect time to remind yourself to change the batteries in your smoke…… read more