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Gordon County Quality of Life Committee to Meet Dec. 18

The Gordon County Board of Commissioners will hold a regularly scheduled Quality of Life Committee meeting at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2025. The meeting will take place in the First Floor Conference Room of the Gordon County Administration Building, located at 201 N. ...

Georgia DOT Suspends Lane Closures Ahead of Christmas and New Year’s Travel

As Christmas and the New Year’s holiday approach, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is urging motorists to plan ahead and travel safely during the busy holiday period. To help reduce congestion and improve traffic flow, Georgia DOT will temporarily suspend lane closures on ...

VAC Announces Community Kitchen Holiday Hours

The Voluntary Action Center (VAC) has announced holiday operating hours for its Community Kitchen, ensuring meals will continue to be available to those in need while other VAC services temporarily close. According to the announcement, the Community Kitchen will continue serving meals on designated days ...

GNTC Basic Law Enforcement Academy Graduation Held Dec. 16

Friends, family members, and community supporters gathered at the Conference Center on Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Gordon County Campus on Dec. 16 to recognize 16 students who completed the Basic Law Enforcement Academy. The graduates were members of Basic Law Enforcement Training Class #BL11-2025-02, a ...

Gordon Chamber Young Professionals Win Regional Food Drive Competition

The Gordon County Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Committee has been named the regional winner of the Annual Northwest Georgia Share Your Christmas Food Drive Competition. The friendly competition challenged Young Professionals committees across Northwest Georgia to collect food for local families facing food insecurity. ...

Free Adoptions Offered at Calhoun Animal Control Through Dec. 31

Calhoun Animal Control is offering free adoptions through December 31 in an effort to find homes for animals currently in its care. The shelter is at full capacity and is asking for the community’s help to make space for incoming animals. Officials say each adoption ...

Hardee’s Location in Resaca Closes

The Hardee’s restaurant located on Highway 41 North in Resaca has closed as of this week, according to officials. The closure follows ongoing financial issues tied to ARC Burger, the company that purchased Hardee’s out of bankruptcy several years ago. In late 2025, Hardee’s terminated ...

Foster Named GNTC’s 2026 Adult Education Teacher of the Year

Troyanna “Troy” Foster, an Adult Basic Education (ABE) instructor serving Adult Education students in Floyd County, has been named Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Adult Education Teacher of the Year for 2026. “Adult Education makes what seems impossible possible,” Foster said. “I take pride in ...

LIHEAP Heating Assistance Now Open as Cold Weather Sets In

As winter temperatures settle in across Georgia, assistance is now available to help eligible households manage rising heating costs. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for heating is officially open for the season, with applications underway as of Dec. 1. With mid-December cold snaps ...

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Three, Seeks Two More in Fairmount-Area Burglaries

The Gordon County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three individuals and is searching for two others in connection with a series of residential burglaries reported earlier this month near Fairmount. Deputies were dispatched to Slate Mine Road on December 8 after receiving reports of multiple burglaries. ...
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