-News Release- It's time for The Connection Car Show. The Connection is all about bringing people together through a shared appreciation of automobiles, community, and culture. All 350 show car spots have officially sold out. This open-class event will showcase a wide variety of vehicles spanning different makes, model...

-Staff reports- Paperwork has been filed with the State of Georgia for a proposed 350,000-square-foot data center in the Kingston area in Bartow County. According to a Development of Regional Impact filing with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, the Kingston Technology Hub would be located on 559 acres of lan...

-AAA South- Georgia drivers are paying more at the pump as Labor Day travel demand pushes gas prices higher across the state, with the holiday weekend in full swing. The gas price average is now $3.89 (subject to change overnight). "After a record-setting August, Labor Day weekend is shaping up to make history at ...

-News Release- Last week, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) called for a statewide moratorium on all data center construction after visiting the proposed site of OpenAI's new 3.2-gigawatt data center in Effingham County. Ahead of this announcement, the Senator met with several residents who raised serious co...

-News Release- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed three additional measles cases associated with the measles case confirmed August 18, for a total of 8 cases associated with the current outbreak. This outbreak is associated with a daycare setting in the metro Atlanta area; the children were eit...

-Georgia Department of Public Safety- Thousands of Georgians are expected to travel this Labor Day weekend as summer comes to an unofficial close. The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds motorists that Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Troopers and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Officers will conduct high-...

-Georgia State Patrol- An Alabama man died in a motorcycle crash in the area of Kelli Clark Court and Highway 293 in Bartow County on Saturday. According to the Georgia State Patrol: 33-year-old Joseph Willingham of Moody, Alabama, attempted to negotiate a left-hand curve and lost control of his Harley-Davidson. The mo...

-Cherokee County, Alabama Sheriff's Office- On Tuesday afternoon, deputies went to a campground in the Wildwood Cove area off County Road 182 to serve a warrant for the Floyd County Sheriff's Office in Georgia. Deputies located 33-year-old Eric Carl Virta of Cartersville, Georgia. When they attempted to take him into c...

-News Release- Georgia Highlands College (GHC) has unveiled a new Education Lab at the Cartersville site designed to give future teachers an immersive, hands-on experience in a classroom environment before they enter the workforce. The new lab was developed to resemble a real K-5 classroom, providing GHC education stud...

-News Release- The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) announces the suspension of all lane closures on Georgia interstates during the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend. The suspension of lane closures will begin at 12:00 p.m. Friday, September 4, through 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, to offset the in...