Monday, September 15, 2025–9:05 a.m. -AAA South- The Georgia gas price average is trending downward, offering drivers a modest reprieve. Georgians now pay an average price of $2.89 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which can change overnight. Monday’s state average is 2 cents lower than it was a week ago, 3 cents lower than it…… Continue Reading
Thursday, September 11, 2025–10:30 a.m. -News Release- Great Place To Work® and Fortune have selected Coosa Valley Credit Union for the 2025 Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance™ List. This is Coosa Valley Credit Union’s 3rd time being named to this prestigious list in the small and medium category. Earning a spot means that Coosa Valley Credit Union is…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, September 9, 2025–9:52 a.m. -News Release- On September 1, the Cartersville Police Department received information from a mandated reporter regarding suspected child abuse. As a result of the investigation, the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Quisean Witherspoon on September 9. Witherspoon is charged with aggravated battery and 1st-degree cruelty to children. He is currently housed…… Continue Reading
Monday, September 8, 2025–11:20 a.m. -WBHF Radio- Anheuser-Busch is investing $9.2 million in its Cartersville brewery to upgrade equipment and increase production of Michelob ULTRA, the country’s fastest-growing beer brand and top seller in the Southeast, according to data from Circana, an American market research and technology company. This investment is part of the company’s Brewing…… Continue Reading
Monday, September 8, 2025–10:30 a.m. -AAA South- The Georgia gas price average nudged up a cent, but the impact on wallets remains minimal. Georgians now pay an average price of $2.91 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is also a penny higher than it was a month ago, and 16 cents lower than it was a…… Continue Reading
Thursday, September 4, 2025–10:00 a.m. -News Release- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is awaiting CDC/ACIP recommendations and clinical guidance for administering the updated 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine. This has been DPH’s protocol since the first COVID-19 vaccines became available in late 2020. Health departments do not have the updated vaccine in stock, and the…… Continue Reading
Thursday, September 3, 2025–11:55 a.m. -Georgia State Patrol- The Georgia State Patrol has released the final Labor Day Holiday traffic statistics. Over the 2025 Labor Day holiday travel period, which began Friday, August 29 at 6:00 p.m. and concluded Monday, September 1 at 11:59 p.m., traffic crashes across Georgia claimed 15 lives. One fatal crash…… Continue Reading
Monday, September 1, 2025–1:30 p.m. -AAA South- Georgia’s gas price average increased by a single cent ahead of Labor Day; the slight rise has a minimal impact on the overall cost of filling up at the pump. Georgians now pay an average price of $2.90 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which can change overnight. Monday’s…… Continue Reading
August 29th, 2025 – 1:45 PM WRGA Staff Reports – The Cartersville Police Department responded to Qcells North America’s Cartersville facility on Friday, August 29th, 2025, following reports of a dispute between employees. While officials emphasized there was no active threat at the site, patrol units were dispatched out of an abundance of caution. The…… Continue Reading
August 28th, 2025 – 3:00 PM WRGA Staff Reports – A Smyrna man who funneled fentanyl, meth, and other drugs into Bartow County has been sentenced to 12 and a half years in federal prison. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia, 47-year-old Omari A. Nicks pleaded guilty to trafficking methamphetamine, cocaine,…… Continue Reading