City Council to Hold Work Session and Regular Meeting Monday
The City Council will meet twice on Monday, January 26. A work session is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. at 700 West Line Street, where officials will review agenda items and discuss city business. The regular City Council meeting will follow at 7:00 p.m. at the Depot Community Room, located at 109 South King Street. Both meetings are open to the public.
Calhoun City and Gordon County Schools Closed Due to Winter Weather
Calhoun City Schools and Gordon County Schools are closed Monday, January 26, in response to forecasts from the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency indicating potential severe winter weather in northwest Georgia. School officials cited student and staff safety as the primary concern. No decision has been announced yet regarding classes on Tuesday, January 27.
Second Case of Avian Influenza Confirmed in Walker County Poultry Flock
State and federal officials have confirmed a second case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a commercial poultry operation in Walker County. The affected facility, identified as Walker 02, housed approximately 16,000 broiler breeder chickens and is located within an existing HPAI control area. Depopulation of the flock was completed Friday, January 23.
The Georgia Department of Agriculture says this marks Georgia’s second commercial detection of HPAI in 2026 and the fifth overall since the national outbreak began in 2022. A 10-kilometer control area remains under quarantine with enhanced surveillance testing, and the zone has been expanded to include five additional farms. Movement of poultry and related materials is prohibited without a state-issued permit as officials work to contain the virus.