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City of LaFayette Special Election March 18, 2025
CALL FOR SPECIAL ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 21-2-540, a special election shall be held in City of LaFayette to fill the vacancy in the office of City Council Member, Ward 1, caused by the passing of the Honorable... Read More.
All Walker County Government Offices Closed January 10, 2025
All County Government Offices including the Courthouse will be closed on Friday, January 10, 2025 due to inclement weather.
GNTC Closed Friday, January 10, 2025
Georgia Northwestern Technical College will be closed on Friday, January 10, 2025, due to inclement weather.
Department of Health Closed Friday, January 10
The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District office in Rome and health departments in Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding, Polk, and Walker counties will be closed Friday, January 10.
Georgia Power Tips To Prepare For Winter Weather
As most of us know by now, there will be some form of winter precipitation heading into our area as we head into our weekend. Georgia Power has put together a list of tips to help minimize the impact of cold, winter weather on... Read More.
Walker County Schools Data Breach
Walker County Schools have notified students and parents of a cybersecurity attack. Their Information Systems vendor, PowerSource, notified them of the breach and has taken measures to help prevent the data breached from being used. It is our understanding that the breach affected both... Read More.
CHI Memorial Celebrates Topping Out New Hospital
Earlier today CHI Memorial marked a milestone in the construction of its new Northwest Georgia hospital. A "Topping Out" ceremony commemorated the moment when the final beam was placed on top of the new hospital. The state of the art facility is located on... Read More.
GNTC Alert Test January 7 at 2:00 pm
GNTC Alert is Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s text message and email emergency notification system. It allows you to quickly receive emergency communications and other important information via text message and email. Notifications may be about inclement weather alerts or emergency incidents on campus.
GNTC will... Read More.
2025 New Financial Strategies
Start 2025 new financial strategies. Clayton Hardin, Loan Officer with the Casey Bryant Mortgage Team, will be sharing strategies on how families can begin the new year with a fresh financial perspective on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6pm. After the presentation, there will... Read More.