Fatal tractor-trailer crash reported on I-75 in Bartow Monday
July 23rd, 2024 – 2:05 PM WRGA Staff Reports – A fatal accident occurred on I-75 in Bartow County on Monday. The Georgia State Patrol reported that a tractor-trailer was heading north on I-75 near mile marker 278. For reasons yet to be determined, the truck veered off the left side of the road into…
Georgia Highlands hosting free application week
Tuesday, July 23, 2024–9:02 a.m. -News Release- Georgia Highlands College (GHC) is waiving the $30 admissions application fee from July 22 to July 26, making it the perfect time for future students to apply for any upcoming semester. It’s also not too late to apply for the fall semester and begin taking classes in August and October. …
Georgia gas prices decline
Monday, July 22, 2024–6:38 p.m. -AAA South- The Georgia gas price average decreased at the pumps compared to a week ago. Georgians are paying an average price of $3.34 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 5 cents less than a week ago,7 cents more than a month ago, and 1 cent less than this time last year. It costs…
Georgia gas prices increase
Monday, July 15, 2024–8:14 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices are on the rise. The statewide average is $3.39 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline is 7 cents more than a week ago, 10 cents more than a month ago, and 11 cents more than this time last year. It costs drivers an average price of $50.85 to fill a 15-gallon tank…
Georgians urged not to eat Diamond Shruumz products
Sunday, July 14, 2024–5:11 p.m. -Georgia Department of Public Health- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating reports of severe illnesses associated with Diamond Shruumz-brand chocolate bars, cones, and gummies. Diamond Shruumz products may contain harmful and undisclosed…
GBI investigating death in Bartow County
Thursday, July 11, 2024–10:31 a.m. -GBI News Release- At the request of the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office, the GBI is investigating a death. On Sunday, July 7, 2024, at about 7:30 a.m., a Bartow County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to a vehicle fire on the southbound shoulder of Interstate 75, Bartow County, GA. When…
Bartow County: One lane of I-75 to close Tuesday
July 8th, 2024 – 4:20 PM The Georgia Department of Transportation – Weather permitting, crews will be performing maintenance along I-75 southbound near milepost 306. The work will close the right southbound lane and the shoulder north of Highway 140 for about a half mile. Motorists should expect delays. WHEN: Tuesday, July 9 from 9 a.m.…
Gas prices up slightly
Monday, July 8, 2024–8:32 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices increased slightly compared to a week ago. The statewide average is now $3.32 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is a penny more than a week ago. That is also 1 cent more than a month ago, and 8 cents more than this time last year. It costs drivers…
GDOT to suspend lane closures for Holiday Weekend, GSP to patrol roads.
July 2nd, 2024 – 4:00 PM WRGA Staff Reports – The Georgia Department of Transportation announced it has suspended lane closures on Georgia interstates and state routes for the upcoming July 4th holiday weekend. The suspension will begin at noon (July 3rd) and continue until 10 p.m. on Sunday, July 7th. During this period, construction-related…
“Operation Etowah Exploits” leads to 14 arrests in Bartow County
July 2nd, 2024 – 11:20 AM GBI Press Release – Police arrested 14 people in a proactive multi-agency investigative effort targeting sex traffickers and sex buyers in the Northwest Georgia area. The GBI’s Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit (HEAT), the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations & Criminal Investigation Division, the Cartersville Police Department, the…
Georgia gas prices dip
Monday, June 24, 2024–11:57 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices dipped another two cents compared to a week ago. Georgians are paying an average price of $3.26 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is also 12 cents less than a month ago, and 3 cents less than this time last year. It costs drivers an average…
Rome man arrested in Cartersville
Wednesday, June 19, 2024–10:57 a.m. -WBHF Radio- Bartow County deputies arrested 38-year-old Adrian Jamar Daniels of Rome in front of Burger King on Dixie Avenue and East Church Street in Cartersville on Saturday after a wild chain of events. A deputy started following a white U-Haul GMC Savannah full-size van that had left from behind…
Gas prices hold steady
Monday, June 17, 2024–9:37 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia’s gas price average is holding steady at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgians are paying an average price of $3.28 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is a penny less than a week ago, 12 cents less than a month ago, and penny less than this time last…
12 injured in two wrecks on I-75 Saturday evening
Monday, June 17, 2024–10:36 a.m. -WBHF Radio- On Saturday night, a couple of accidents on I-75 in southern Bartow County shut down the interstate and injured several people. At 8:18, Emerson Police, with Cartersville Fire and Bartow County deputies, went to investigate a crash on I-75 southbound near mile marker 286 (about a mile north…
GHC named a finalist for $1 million 2025 Aspen Prize
Tuesday, June 11, 2024–10:35 a.m. -News Release- The Aspen Institute has named Georgia Highlands College as a finalist for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The $1 million award is the nation’s signature recognition of strong performance among community colleges. The institutions selected for this honor stand out among more than 1,000 community…
Georgia gas prices fall seven cents
Monday, June 10, 2024–10:40 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices decreased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgians are paying an average price of $3.29 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline which is 7 cents less than a week ago, and 14 cents less than a month ago, but 2 cents more than this time last…
GHC Chargers go ‘All In’ at JUCO World Series and bring home sportsmanship award
Wednesday, June 5, 2024–8:11 a.m. -Georgia Highlands College- The Georgia Highlands College men’s baseball team will go down in history books as the college’s first team to make it to the JUCO World Series, held last week in Grand Junction, Colo. While the team did not win the series, they went strong with an initial…
Gas prices hold steady
Monday, June 3, 2024–9:15 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices held steady at the pump last week. Georgians are paying an average price of $3.36 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline which is the same as a week ago, but 10 cents less than a month ago, and 7 cents more than this time last year. It…
Coosa Valley Credit Union bringing back American Flag project
Saturday, May 25, 2024–3:45 p.m. -News Release- Coosa Valley Credit Union (Coosa Valley) will once again be replacing torn or faded American flags in the communities the credit union serves. The project will run until July 4th, 2024. “This is the 11th year of this project and to date, Coosa Valley has replaced well over 400…
Nine facing charges in two shootings in Cartersville
Wednesday, May 29, 2024–8:50 a.m. -Cartersville Police News Release- On April 23, Cartersville Police Officers initiated an investigation into a shooting that occurred in the area of Lee Street and Walker Street resulting in the arrests of three individuals. In the early morning of May 12, Cartersville Officers responded to a shots fired call in…
