• Heat Advisory for Calhoun - Click for Details
    ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...
    ...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
    Expires: July 04, 2026 @ 8:00pm
    WHAT
    For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111. For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 108 expected.
    WHERE
    Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield Counties.
    WHEN
    For the Extreme Heat Warning, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the Heat Advisory, from 8 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Saturday.
    IMPACTS
    Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
    Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
  • Extreme Heat Warning for Calhoun - Click for Details
    ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...
    ...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
    Expires: July 02, 2026 @ 8:00pm
    WHAT
    For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111. For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 108 expected.
    WHERE
    Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield Counties.
    WHEN
    For the Extreme Heat Warning, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the Heat Advisory, from 8 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Saturday.
    IMPACTS
    Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
    Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Calhoun - Click for Details
    ... Southern Whitfield County in northwestern Georgia...
    ... Northwestern Gordon County in northwestern Georgia...
    ...hail or flooding...
    ...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...
    ...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...
    Expires: July 02, 2026 @ 6:30pm
    SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
    Southern Whitfield County in northwestern Georgia... Southeastern Walker County in northwestern Georgia... Northwestern Gordon County in northwestern Georgia... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 604 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mill Creek, or 7 miles southwest of Dalton, and is nearly stationary.
    HAZARD
    60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
    SOURCE
    Radar indicated.
    IMPACT
    Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
    LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE
    Dalton, Calhoun, Resaca, Mill Creek, Tilton, and Villanow.
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
    For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If you see wind damage...hail or flooding...wait until the storm has passed...and then call the National Weather Service toll free at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA. HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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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. ...

GNTC Launches Line Repairer Apprenticeship Program to Support Regional Utility Contractors

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has established a new registered apprenticeship program designed to help regional utility contractors meet growing workforce and regulatory requirements in the electrical lineworker field. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Line Repairer Registered Apprenticeship program, delivered through GNTC’s Office of ...

GBI Dedicates New Regional Office in Calhoun

Monday, September 8 CALHOUN — On Friday, September 5, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) held a dedication ceremony to officially open the new Region 1 Field Office in Calhoun. Sheriff Mitch Ralston attended the event, joining a large number of guests who gathered to ...

Calhoun Police Participate in Regional “Operation Southern Slow Down” to Curb Speeding

Calhoun, GA – The Calhoun Police Department is partnering with the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and law enforcement agencies from four neighboring states for the fourth annual Operation Southern Slow Down, a week-long crackdown on speeding drivers. Beginning Monday, July 14, 2025, law ...

GNTC’s Jennifer Dixon named regional finalist for TCSG Instructor of the Year

Jennifer Dixon, assistant dean and instructor of Early Childhood Care and Education at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) and winner of the college’s 2025 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year, advanced as a regional finalist for the state award. The Technical College System of Georgia ...