GSP: Monday night motorcycle chase results in fatal crash
March 29th, 2023 – 3:45 PM Staff Reports – The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a motorcycle chase that ended in a fatal crash Monday night. At 9:20 PM, the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office was in pursuit of two motorcycles for racing on GA 3 near Mockingbird Road and requested assistance. A Georgia State Patrol trooper responded…
Georgia gas prices unchanged from last week
Monday, Mar. 27, 2023–9:48 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices were stuck in neutral last week. Georgia drivers continue to pay an average price of $3.22 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which was exactly the same as the week before. Monday’s average was also 7 cents more than a month ago, but 74 cents…
Coosa Valley Credit Union announces new branch in Canton
Friday, Mar. 24, 2023–11:12 a.m. -News Release- Coosa Valley Credit Union will open a new branch in Canton later in 2023. This will be the Credit Union’s second branch in Cherokee County, and the tenth branch in Northwest Georgia, after the upcoming opening of the new Dallas location. “At Coosa Valley Credit Union, we lead…
Qcells Supplier to Invest $147 Million in Cartersville Manufacturing Facility
March 23rd, 2023 – 4:48 PM The Office of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Hanwha Advanced Materials Georgia, Inc. (HAGA), a manufacturer of lightweight advanced materials for sustainable technology, will create more than 160 new jobs in the City of Cartersville. The company will invest an estimated $147…
Bartow County firefighter has died after becoming unresponsive during training exercise
Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2023–5:20 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- A Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services firefighter, who became unresponsive during a search and rescue training exercise on Mar. 16 has died. According to Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services: Instructors at the Bartow-Cartersville Fire Joint Training Center recognized that 41-year-old Matthew Smith was experiencing…
Gas prices down slightly
Monday, Mar. 20, 2023–9:50 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices decreased last week. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.22 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline Monday’s state average is 4 cents less than a week ago, exactly the same as a month ago, and 96 cents less than this time last year. It now costs $48.30 to fill a 15-gallon…
High Court remands Coomer case back to JQC panel citing 2 “critical legal errors”
Thursday, Mar. 16, 2023–8:55 a.m. -John Bailey, Rome News-Tribune- The Georgia Supreme Court is asking a judicial review panel to correct what they characterize as two “critical legal errors” before making a judgment on the fate of suspended Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Christian Coomer. Coomer represented Floyd and Bartow counties in the Georgia House…
Rome man charged in 2008 murder in Bartow County
Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2023–10:50 a.m. -WBHF Radio- A 43-year-old Rome man has been arrested in connection with a murder that occurred 15 years ago. According to a warrant from the Magistrate Court of Bartow County, Shannon Vashawn Tapley is accused of strangling, stabbing, and cutting the throat of 19-year-old Lance Jay Banister on Pine Log…
Georgia gas prices up
Monday, Mar. 13, 2023–8:49 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia gas prices are headed back up. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.26 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is 12 cents more than a week ago. That’s also 1 cent more than a month ago, and $1.03 less than this time last year. It now costs $48.90 to…
Coosa Valley Credit Union earns Great Place to Work Certification for second year in a row
Monday, Mar. 13, 2023–7:34 a.m. -News Release- Coosa Valley Credit Union is proud to again be Certified™ by Great Place to Work®. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Coosa Valley Credit Union. When surveyed, 97% of employees said it’s a great place to work – compared to 57%…
Cartersville Police arrest two, recover 662 Cans of stolen Baby Formula
March 10th, 2023 – 11:40 AM Cartersville Police Department – On Thursday, March 9, 2023, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office issued a BOLO on a vehicle involved in shoplifting of baby formula from area Publix Supermarkets. Cartersville Police Officers located the vehicle at the Publix Supermarket, 300 Cherokee Place, and apprehended Regulo Sanchez-Romero, Mateo Sanchez-Romero,…
First-time claims for unemployment insurance rose in January
Thursday, Mar. 9, 2023–1:36 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- First-time claims for unemployment insurance were up in Floyd County to start 2023. According to the Georgia Department of Labor, there were 933 initial claims filed in January, up from 555 in December of 2022. That’s an increase of 68%. There were 333 claims filed in…
17-year-old Bartow teen arrested for aggravated battery
March 7th, 2023 – 11:00 AM WBHF Radio – Bartow County deputies booked 17-year-old Benjamin Ray Hyde into the jail on Sunday morning for aggravated battery. His girlfriend stated that while lying in bed at their residence on Catherine Way near Cartersville on Saturday night, he stomped on her abdomen and struck her in the…
Gas prices hold steady
Monday, Mar. 6, 2023–10:07 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia’s gas price average experienced a slight decrease at the pump compared to a week ago. The statewide average is $3.14 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, a penny less than last week, 20 cents less than a month ago, and 63 cents less than this time last…
Severe weather is possible today
Friday, Mar. 3, 2023–9:03 a.m. -National Weather Service- A Wind Advisory is in effect for the area until 11 p.m. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. There is also a chance for severe thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. There is an enhanced risk (level 3 out of 5)…
Gas prices continue to decline
Monday, Feb. 27, 2023–12:07 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia’s gas price average continues to decline at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.15 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is 7 cents less than a week ago, 23 cents less than a month ago, and 34 cents less than this…
Local blood supply dwindling ahead of spring break
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023–11:25 a.m. -Blood Assurance news release- After a strong start to the new year as far as blood donations go, the local blood supply is beginning to shrink. As of Wednesday, Blood Assurance was in urgent need of most blood types, primarily O-positive and O-negative. The nonprofit is now calling on community…
Bartow high-speed chase ends with arrest of Florida man
February 24th, 2023 – 12:00 PM WBHF Radio – The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office has reported that on Wednesday at 8:19 AM a law enforcement officer with the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office noticed a white Toyota Camry leaving the Target Parking lot on the wrong side of the highway at a high rate of speed. …
Rome, Cartersville Party City stores closing
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023–3:32 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Party City store in Rome will be closing, according to court documents, as the company works its way through bankruptcy. The Rome Party City is on Martha Berry Highway in front of Mt. Berry Square Mall. The company will also be closing its store on…
Flu-like symptoms? Could be rhino/enterovirus
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023–7:11 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Although we have seen a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases in Northwest Georgia, we are still way below what we saw when the pandemic was at its height….That, according to Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the 10-county Georgia Department of Public Health’s Northwest District. “In…