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Gordon County Unemployment Rate at 3.1 Percent as Northwest Georgia Employment Hits Record High

Gordon County Unemployment Rate at 3.1 Percent as Northwest Georgia Employment Hits Record High CALHOUN, GA — Gordon County posted one of the lowest unemployment rates in Northwest Georgia in the latest labor force numbers released by state officials. According to the newest data, Gordon County ...

AdventHealth Gordon Opens New Milk Depot to Support Vulnerable Infants Across Northwest Georgia

AdventHealth Gordon officially launched its new Milk Depot with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, May 27, expanding access to life-saving donor breast milk for medically fragile infants across Northwest Georgia and the Southeast. The new Milk Depot, located inside The Baby Place at AdventHealth Gordon, ...

GNTC Welding Program Continues to Meet Growing Industry Demand Across Northwest Georgia

Georgia Northwestern Technical College officials say the college’s Welding and Joining Technology program continues to see strong demand as manufacturers and industrial employers across Northwest Georgia search for skilled workers to fill critical positions. The program, offered at GNTC’s campuses in Rome, Cedartown, Rock Spring ...

Investigation Details Georgia’s Long Response to PFAS Contamination in Northwest Georgia Rivers

A new investigation highlighted by WTVC-TV details years of concerns surrounding PFAS contamination tied to northwest Georgia’s carpet industry and the response from state environmental regulators. The investigation, conducted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Associated Press, and PBS FRONTLINE, examined how “forever chemicals” known as ...

Calhoun to Host Derek Dooley, Gov. Kemp on “Georgia First Tour” Stop

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Derek Dooley will be joined by Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp for a Northwest Georgia swing this week, with a featured stop in Calhoun. Dooley’s “Georgia First Tour” is scheduled to make a Wednesday appearance in Calhoun, where ...

USDA to Conduct Aerial Rabies Vaccine Drops Across Northwest Georgia

USDA to Conduct Aerial Rabies Vaccine Drops Across Northwest Georgia The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin aerial distribution of oral rabies vaccine baits across Northwest Georgia as part of a nationwide effort to prevent the spread of rabies. Officials say aircraft will fly over ...

Erin Brockovich Returning to Northwest Georgia for PFAS Testing Campaign and Town Halls

Famed consumer advocate Erin Brockovich will return to northwest Georgia later this month to announce an expanded campaign to test water, soil, and dust for PFAS contamination and meet with residents affected by so-called “forever chemicals.” Brockovich will hold a press conference in Rome on ...

President Trump to Visit Northwest Georgia on February 19

President Trump to Visit Northwest Georgia on February 19 ROME, Ga. — President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Northwest Georgia on Thursday, February 19, according to the White House. The president will appear in Rome, Georgia, located in the heart of Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. ...

New Partnership Fast-Tracks Northwest Georgia Students Into Health-Care Careers

A new partnership is creating a faster pathway for northwest Georgia students to enter nursing and other health-care careers. The agreement brings together Murray County Schools, Dalton State College, Georgia Northwestern Technical College, and health-care providers AdventHealth and Hamilton Medical Center to strengthen the region’s ...

Northwest Georgia Health Departments to Open Late Tuesday

Several public health offices across northwest Georgia will open later than usual on Tuesday, January 27. The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District office in Rome, along with health departments in Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding, and Polk counties, will ...
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