The time is here to add one more book to your summer reading list. The 2026-2027 Georgia Hunting and Fishing Regulations and Seasons guide is now available both online and in print. Published by The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division, the combined guide includes the latest regulations, season dates, and licensing information. The guide features important information for hunters, including season dates, bag limits, Wildlife Management Area (WM

Step right up for the greatest run on earth! The United Way of Gordon County’s 33rd annual Bettye Butler Memorial Unity Run 5k is set for Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. This year’s theme is ‘Under the Big Top. Presented by Hamilton Health Calhoun, the annual fundraising event for United Way of Gordon County raises money for their Gordon County Community Partner Agencies while allowing attendees to enjoy a family-friendly community event. New this year is the Community Cup Challenge

Gordon County Fire Rescue responded to another structure fire this week, this one in the Sonoraville community. According to officials, GCFR personnel responded just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 to a structure fire at 139 Hammond Road SE, just off of Pendley Road. Once on scene, crews were met with fire on the outside wall near the garage with flames near the attic eve. Firefighters confirmed there were no occupants in the home, and then began to extinguish the fir

In honor of National Chicken Wing Day on Wednesday, July 29, Jefferson’s Restaurant is offering its guests a chance at free wings! Patrons who visit on July 29 and provide a decorated one-dollar bill can redeem their dollar for Buy One, Get One wings. Jefferson’s Restaurant is well-known for its custom of lining its restaurant walls with one-dollar bills that have been decorated and colored on by guests—a quirky tradition that dates back to the restaurant’s founding days. On

The 18th year of Christmas in July was another successful one! The annual event was held at Calhoun First Baptist Church with over 190 volunteers helping throughout the week and on “Christmas Day” to prepare donations to be given to 104 preselected families in order to help them have a better start to the new school year. Included in the 104 families were 272 children and 202 adults from the Calhoun/Gordon County area. During the week of July 20-July 24, community elves del

Red Cross issues rare crisis call for donors as summer blood shortage intensifies Patient care threatened as critical blood type levels continue to fall ROME, Ga. (July 27, 2026) — For only the second time in history, the American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis — and patients may already be feeling the impact. Donors are asked to act immediately to help save lives. Blood donations have fallen to a four-year summer low, worsening this season’s emergency blo

Jeff Romine, Certified Safety Professional, Certified Professional Environmental Auditor, and Certified Safety Management Professional, gives a presentations on what local public safety needs to know about Electric Vehicles. At the Thursday, July 23, 2026 meeting of the Gordon County Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Team meeting, the group of local public safety officials received a presentation on what they should know about electric vehicles. Gordon County recently kicked

Heavy showers and thunderstorms in the Calhoun area late Friday resulted in standing water in one area on the west side of Calhoun. Around 7:30 p.m. Friday night, July 24th, resident Preston Aker, who lives in the area of Harkin Street at Court Street in Calhoun, began a Facebook Live video, capturing the extreme flooding around several homes. The water appeared to be close to entering the homes, standing up to bumpers and tires of parked vehicles. Calhoun City Councilman Bru