An employee at Sonoraville High School who helped prepare meals for students recently tested positive for COVID-19, causing the school system to temporarily stop services at the school so they could disinfect. Meals for students in that district can pick meals at Gordon Central High school on Thursday. According to a press release from the […]
Read More »Gordon County approves Momon Construction for judicial project
CALHOUN-The Gordon County Board of Commissioners approved a contract with Momon Construction as Construction Manager for the judicial and courthouse renovations. “This entails a commitment to the construction manager to deliver the project at a guaranteed maximum price,” said Jim Ledbetter, county administrator. He explained that the contract includes two parts, a pre-construction and construction. […]
Read More »Murray County eyes starting school in August
Murray County Schools consider starting school in August, giving teachers 20 more days of instruction time. The county traditionally returns the Tuesday after Labor Day, which would be September 8, 2020. Since the board has already approved the original calendar, they will have to re-vote, which will happen in May. Steve Loughridge, the Superintendent of […]
Read More »Northwest Elementary may not be ready for school in September
Northwest Elementary School may not ready by the time schools re-open in the fall was the general consensus of the Murray County Board of Education at Thursday’s meeting. Two tornadoes, which killed seven people, ripped through Murray County Sunday evening, with one tearing the roof off the elementary school. “Right now, we just don’t know,” […]
Read More »UPDATED 4/18: Information for storm victims.
Storm victims: there are sites set up throughout the community with food, toiletries, water. Please go to these sites to pick up these items donated to you. Sites: Deer Park (back side), Welcome Valley Baptist on Fullers Chapel, Ridge View Lane @ Brandon Circle, Ridgeview Lane @ Ridgeview Circle, Zion Hill Baptist, Twin Lakes 4/16 […]
Read More »More than 250 volunteers show up to clean up tornado destruction
More than 250 volunteers showed up at Bagley Middle School on Tuesday to help the community recover from two tornadoes that ripped through Murray County on Easter Sunday. More than 150 homes were impacted by Sunday’s tornadoes in Murray County. Dewayne Bain, Director of Emergency Management for Murray County said 35 homes were completely wiped […]
Read More »Bagley Middle School ground zero for recovery efforts
Bagley Middle School became ground zero for rescue efforts after two tornadoes tore through Murray County late Sunday night and will continue to serve in the aftermath of Easter’s deadly storms. Dewayne Bain, Director of Emergency Management for Murray County, said at Monday afternoon’s press conference he’s received numerous calls about volunteering to help clean […]
Read More »Seven dead, 23 injured after two tornadoes hit Murray County
Seven people are dead and 23 hospitalized as a result of at least one, possibly two tornadoes ripping through Murray County last night. According to Dewayne Bain, Director of Emergency Management, those numbers could change. The names of those killed have not been released, but Bain said three lived in one trailer and the others […]
Read More »BREAKING: Two tornadoes touch down in Chatsworth
Two tornadoes touched down around Ga. Highway 225 and Ga. Highway 286 in Chatsworth near Bagley Middle School and North Murray High School around 10:30 p.m. Ga. Highway 225 north of Central is blocked. Seven people are confirmed dead and 23 injuries. Gov. Brian Kemp is en route to the area and expected to speak. […]
Read More »UPDATE 5/18 7p.m. : Gordon COVID-19 remain the same
CALHOUN, Ga.-Gordon has 128 cases, including 16 deaths: a 70-year-old woman, an 85-year old woman, 89-year-old woman, 86-year old man, 85-year-old woman, 89-year-old, a 66-year-old woman, a 77-year-old man, 79-year-old man, a 74-year-old man, a 91-year-old woman, 70-year-old woman, a 68-year-old man, a 63-year-old man, and a 78-year-old man with underlying health issues. A 93-year-old […]
Read More »Not the memories they anticipated: two seniors on school closing
Two seniors from Gordon Central High School talk about how the pandemic impacted their last year of school CALHOUN, Ga–For the class of 2020, losing the last half of their last year, without the chance to make the memories previous classes talk about, like prom and graduation, is tough. While they understand the severity of […]
Read More »Turning the month of April blue for child abuse prevention
Turning the month of April blue is the goal for the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy to bring awareness to Child Abuse Prevention Month. “We hope this will get people asking questions,” said Lea Santom, Region 1 prevention coordinator for the center. She said abuse crosses socioeconomic and racial boundaries and people need to know […]
Read More »Meeting the challenge: Gordon County Schools and COVID-19
For Gordon County Schools, meeting the challenges of transitioning to distance-learning as school buildings have been shuttered for the remainder of the year, is just what they do. “Something we thought would last for a few weeks has become a test of endurance and perseverance,” said Kimberly Fraker, Superintendent of Gordon County Schools. “It is […]
Read More »Calhoun City Schools undaunted by distance learning
For Calhoun City Schools, the last two weeks of distance learning, despite the quick implementation, has been “outstanding,” according to Michelle Taylor, Superintendent of Calhoun City Schools. “Our leadership team has done an outstanding job working with our students, staff and parents to continue learning as our buildings have closed,” she said. “Calhoun City Schools’ […]
Read More »Bail denied on two arrested for murder in Murray County
Bail was denied on two people arrested in the murder of a Chatsworth man.Justin Payton Hooker of Dalton and Nadya Catherine Swartz of Chatsworth are currently being held at the Murray County jail. Both are charged with the murder of Kenneth Bunn of Chatsworth. Bunn’s body was found by police on Carlton Petty Road at […]
Read More »Investigators seek information on body found
A body found on Monday has investigators with the Murray County Sheriff’s Office are seeking information. According to a press release from the sheriff’s department: The body of a unidentified, white male was found at Carolton Petty Road and the Conasauga River Bridge. Investigators believe he was in his 20s. The area was investigated by […]
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