Georgia Sees Uptick in COVID Cases

While the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is seeing an uptick in new COVID cases and hospitalizations related to COVID, the numbers remain relatively low, compared to the state’s peak in January 2022 or even summer COVID increases in previous years. The increases DPH is currently seeing are likely a combination of a new […]

Fairfield Plantation Board member suggests closing the gated-community’s fire department and residents rely on County FD for fire service

Carroll County government has agreed to conduct a ‘public safety and emergency services study and review’ for the Fairfield Plantation community—in part, to determine what services for the residents of the gated community are most efficient and effective. The study comes in response to a power point presentation developed by one member of the Fairfield […]

DA/ GBI determine ‘insufficient evidence’ to seek charges in case re: stolen items found on property owned by county commission chairman

Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jack Browning told WLBB Radio on Friday that the April 2023 case involving a stolen hydraulic dump trailer and stolen John Deere square hay baler which were located on property owned by Haralson County Commission Chairman Ronnie Ridley- is now considered closed, unless new evidence is brought forward. Earlier this […]