(From left, first row) Malik Dumas, Mekayla Fowler, Alexis Valadez Espinoza, Frederick Scrutchins Jr., Sarah Ramey; (second row) Ariel Salas, Jodi Lyn Meyer, Jazmin Luna; (third row) Connie Marie Jenkinson, Mackenzie LaRay Coffey, Joseph Wheaton; (fourth row) Maria Del Rosario Garcia, Camille Haulk, Makenzie Watters; (fifth row) Maria Alvarez, Keeley Nix; (sixth row) Mauricio Olguin, Evan Alexander Holt; (seventh row) Logan Shelby and Aaron Tyler Sprayberry pose for a picture

AdventHealth Gordon, in partnership with the Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition, will host a free lung cancer screening event for qualifying uninsured patients on National Lung Screening Day, helping increase access to early detection services for those at risk of lung cancer. The screening event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the AdventHealth Harris Radiation Therapy Center. Space is limited, and advance registration is require

Calhoun First Baptist Church, located at 411 College Street in Calhoun, will hold a special groundbreaking service with a time of prayer this Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026 at 11 a.m. that will precede the actual groundbreaking for their new preschool building, which is part of a larger project to add more space for the growing congregation. The new preschool building will replace a two-story modular building that’s around 25 years old and is in its end of life cycle. The church’s Mo

ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed three additional measles cases in Macon County. All three individuals were unvaccinated and had close contact with a measles case confirmed on October 12, 2026. DPH has notified others who may have been exposed and are at increased risk of developing measles. Vaccination is the best protection against measles. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends two doses of the MMR (measles, mum

First National Community Bank (FNCB), the wholly owned subsidiary of First Chatsworth Bankshares, Inc., is pleased to welcome banking veteran Lesa C. Downey as Chief Retail Banking Officer. Downey officially joined FNCB on October 19 and brings more than 40 years of banking experience, including executive leadership, commercial lending, credit, risk management, retail banking and community banking. In this role, Downey will oversee retail banking operations, furthering the Ba

Goodwill Opportunity Center - Dalton offers free career services and is located inside the Goodwill Store. The Goodwill Opportunity Center in Dalton will host a community hiring event on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Opportunity Center, located inside the Goodwill Store at 1001 Market Street in the Market Street Shoppes of Dalton near Mountain Creek Harley-Davidson, will welcome job seekers for on-site opportunities and support. Surge Staffing is seeking to h

Help save lives and donate blood at the upcoming Blood Assurance Blood Drive at Hamilton Health – Calhoun. Wednesday, October 28 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Hamilton Health – Calhoun 215 Curtis Parkway NE, Calhoun, GA 30701 Every donation helps ensure local patients have access to the blood products they need when they need them most. Donors will receive a $25 eGift Card and Game Changers t-shirt from Blood Assurance. Give local. Save local. Register Here: https://bit.ly/4i1Xnfq

This weekend the Gordon Central Blue Wave Band traveled to Rome, GA to participate in Peach State marching band competition. For eight judges, they performed their Fall 2026 Production titled "Celestial." Their show captures the meaning of being among the stars in outer space. From the emptiness of space, to shining bright like a star, the Blue Wave Band creates an incredible atmosphere of sound and visual elements. The Blue Wave directors Mr. Cameron Born and Ms. Holly Stoke

The battlefield is only the first to benefit from the game-changing historic preservation fund, named for the legendary Georgia football coach and preservation advocate (Resaca, Ga.) — The very first grants from the new Vince Dooley Battlefield Trust Fund have been awarded, marking a new era of historic preservation in the Peach State. The fund, named for the legendary University of Georgia football coach, historian and tireless preservation advocate, awarded two grants tota

Proposed four-bed Level II NICU would help more families receive specialized care closer to home The Georgia Department of Community Health recently issued AdventHealth Gordon a Certificate of Need to establish a four-bed Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit within the hospital’s existing Women’s Services Area. That decision is now subject to appeals initiated by Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center and Vitruvian Health Hamilton Medical Center and will proceed through the stat

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will host a Free Application Month throughout November to help those who are seeking to enroll in the spring 2027 semester. Through Nov. 30, GNTC will waive the $25 application fee for all incoming students. Applicants should enter the code NOVFREE27 (all capital letters) to waive the fee. The admissions deadline for the spring semester is Nov. 20; applications completed after that date will be eligible through March 7 to enro

The Georgia State Patrol has released their preliminary investigation findings on an I-75 crash in Gordon County that killed a Tunnel Hill man. According to the GSP, around 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, a Trooper from GSP Calhoun responded to I-75 SB near mile marker 312 to investigate a two-vehicle crash with injuries. The investigation revealed that a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder, driven by John Aitken, 72, of Tunnel Hill, Ga., was traveling south on I-75 pulling a camper trai