Families in the Calhoun community are invited to celebrate Halloween with residents and staff at Morning Pointe of Calhoun Assisted Living and Memory Care during a free Trunk-or-Treat event from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29. The event will bring residents, associates and local families together for an evening of Halloween fun and trick-or-treating. Children and families can enjoy the festivities while connecting with residents and team members throughout the community. The cele

(From left) Emily Russell, assistant director of Financial Aid at GNTC; E.K. West, Financial Aid specialist at GNTC; and Ana King, director of Financial Aid at GNTC, pose for a photo as West holds her TCSG Student Impact Award. E.K. West, Financial Aid specialist at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), has been recognized for her outstanding commitment, innovation and impact in supporting Student Success. West recently received the Technical College System of Geor

The Georgia State Patrol has released their Motor Vehicle Crash Report on a late Sunday night crash in the Farmville area that left one seriously injured. According to the report, a 2013 GMC Terrain, driven by Kailyn Mays, of Hawkinsville, Ga., was traveling west on Hwy. 53 near Plainview Road, too fast for conditions, and lost control of the vehicle. As a result, the vehicle ran off the roadway several hundred feet, striking a culvert. The vehicle then became airborne and tr

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is seeking nominations for its 2027 Preservation Awards, an annual list of preservation projects and individuals in the state who have made significant contributions to the field of historic preservation. The submission deadline is Monday, Dec. 7, 2026; winners will be announced in April 2027. Awards are presented based on the contributions of the person or project to the community and/or state and in compliance with the Secretary o

At the latest meeting of the Gordon County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, nobody spoke before the Board at the final public hearing concerning the upcoming 2026 millage rate, which the Board unanimously approved at a millage of 7.7 mills, which while rolled back from the current rate of 9.042 mills, is not quite a full rollback. But it is a significant roll back of the millage, according to Gordon County Administrator Jim Ledbetter. Gordon County Schools too

Early voting for the November 3, 2026 General Election begins this Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026 and runs through Friday, October 30th. All early voting is held in the Gordon County Board of Elections and Voter Registration Office, located in the Gordon County Courthouse on the 1st floor at 100 South Wall Street in downtown Calhoun. Early voting will take place during this period, Monday – Friday, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. There will also be two chances to vote on Saturday. Satu

Shannon Taylor graduated with an associate degree in Social Work from GNTC in 2025 and received assistance through the WIOA program. A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) graduate credits the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program with empowering her to succeed. Shannon Taylor was a low-income single parent seeking resources to assist her with covering the costs of an education when she entered GNTC in 2023. She earned certificates in Domestic and

From left: Commissioners Bud Owens, Kurt Sutherland and Chad Steward, County Administrator Jim Ledbetter, Commissioner Kevin Cunningham, Chief Heath Derryberry, Commissioner Randy Abernathy and Assistant Administrator Keith King get a sneak peek of the new ladder truck at Tuesday’s Board of Commissioner’s meeting. At the Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026 meeting of the Gordon County Board of Commissioners, October was proclaimed National Fire Prevention Month locally, while Gordon County

Photo of RABORAL V-RG® coated sachet oral rabies vaccine baits used for airplane and helicopter baiting in Georgia. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, working cooperatively with the Georgia Department of Health, will begindistributing oral rabies vaccine (ORV) baits for wildlife in parts of north Georgia and surrounding states during October. The smell of the ORV baits attracts targeted wild animals, such as ra

AdventHealth will host a Community AngioScreen event on October 19 from 8 am to 3 pm at the Mack Gaston Community Center, 218 N. Frederick St., Dalton. The noninvasive vascular screening is designed to help identify risk factors for heart disease and stroke before symptoms occur. The screening takes approximately 10 minutes and provides immediate results to participants. AngioScreen includes: Stroke screening/carotid artery ultrasound EKG of the heart Ankle brachial indexe

Grace Beam, director of Online Learning and Development at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. Grace Beam, director of Online Learning and Development at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), will speak at two national conferences this fall, focusing on how colleges are responding to artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom. “Colleges are rethinking how they design, deliver and assess learning in general,” Beam said. “This conversation entails more than ju

Allison Hampton, RN, recently received the DAISY Award at Hamilton Medical Center (HMC). From left are Mike Allen, Emergency Department director; Hampton; and Judean Guinn, chief nursing officer. Allison Hampton, RN, a float pool nurse at Hamilton Medical Center (HMC), recently received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The DAISY Award recognizes exemplary nursing excellence and is the highest honor a nurse can receive at HMC. Hampton was nominated for the award bas