Thursday, July 24, 2025–10:35 a.m. -Georgia Department of Transportation- Weather permitting, crews will soon begin replacing the I-75 bridges over Cedar Creek Road in Bartow County. The construction will require closing lanes on I-75 beginning on Saturday and lasting until the end of August. Motorists should expect delays during the closures and watch for crews…… Continue Reading
July 23rd, 2025 – 5:00 PM WRGA Staff Reports – On January 28th, 2025, the Cartersville Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force regarding the online download of Child Sexual Abuse Material. During the investigation, the Cartersville Police Department determined that the activity originated from…… Continue Reading
July 22nd, 2025 – 3:45 PM WRGA Staff Reports – (From the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia) A California drug trafficker who funneled massive amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine into Northwest Georgia will spend nearly three decades in federal prison. Wilfort Foster, III, 41, of El Monte, California, was sentenced to…… Continue Reading
Monday, July 21, 2025–8:10 a.m. -AAA South- The Georgia gas price average hit the brakes this week, remaining steady at the pumps without any price shifts. Georgians continue to pay an average price of $2.90 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which can change overnight. Monday’s state average remains the same as a week ago, 5 cents lower…… Continue Reading
July 15th, 2025 – 5:00 PM Floyd County Jail Records –… Continue Reading
July 16th, 2025 – 11:30 AM WRGA Staff Reports – The Georgia Council for the Arts has announced more than $1.3 million in grant awards for Fiscal Year 2026, funding 177 arts and cultural projects across 49 counties. In Northwest Georgia, several local organizations received funding through the General Operating Support Grant. These include the…… Continue Reading
July 16th, 2025 – 11:15 AM WRGA Staff Reports – Peter Hubbard has won the Democratic primary in the Special Election for Georgia Public Service Commissioner (PSC), defeating Keisha Sean Waites with 58.18% of the vote. The final tally, confirmed at 11:01 p.m. on Tuesday, showed Hubbard receiving 66,084 votes statewide to Waites’ 47,501 (41.82%).…… Continue Reading
Jul 14th, 2025 – 8:50 AM AAA – The Auto Club Group – The Georgia gas price average parked in neutral at the pumps compared to a week ago. Georgians now pay an average price of $2.90 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which can change overnight. Monday’s state average remains the same as a week ago, 4 cents higher…… Continue Reading
July 13th, 2025 – 11:10 PM Governor’s Office of Highway Safety – Drivers are being warned to slow down or risk receiving a ticket when “Operation Southern Slow Down” begins Monday (July 14th, 2025). This is the ninth year for the regional week-long speed enforcement and awareness campaign that will run from July 14-20 in…… Continue Reading
July 10th, 2025 – 5:00 PM WRGA News Staff Reports – A fatal accident shut down part of I-75 South near the GA-92 exit in the Bartow County-Acworth area Wednesday evening. According to information provided by the Georgia State Patrol, troopers were called to the scene just before 7 PM near mile marker 278. Investigators…… Continue Reading