Inspired by the passion and dedication of our credit union partners, Elan Credit Card (Elan) has donated $75,000 to celebrate Credit Union Day 2025, totaling over $300,000 in donations since the initiative began in 2022. “Elan’s mission has always been rooted in partnership, and our charitable giving initiative allows us to extend that partnership beyond business. We’re proud to stand alongside our partners in supporting causes that truly make a difference in people’s lives,”

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, New Echota State Historic Site and the Friends of New Echota invite the public out for Cherokee Heritage Day on Saturday, November 1st, 2025, from 10a.m.-4p.m.   Park staff, Friends of New Echota volunteers and visiting Cherokee artists will highlight the program with early 19thcentury crafts demonstrations including basket making, beading work, storytelling, finger weaving, printing press demonstrations, rivercane blowgun de

AdventHealth Gordon is hosting a FREE lung cancer screening event on National Lung Cancer Screening Day, Saturday, Nov. 8, from 8 am to 4:30 pm, at the AdventHealth Harris Radiation Therapy Center. This event is for community members without insurance coverage who qualify for screening, offering a critical opportunity for early detection against the leading cause of cancer deaths.   AdventHealth Gordon is designated as a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of

Georgia’s most anticipated tradition for hunters across the state is almost here! Deer hunting firearms season opens Sat. Oct 18 and continues into January 2026, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). “Opening day of the firearms deer season is like a holiday that hundreds of thousands of deer hunters look forward to each year,” said Charlie Killmaster, state deer biologist for the Wildlife Resources Division. “Georgia dee

There is still time to order your 20-pound box of produce to support Gordon County 4-H! It’s Georgia Grown Produce coming straight to your door! Support Gordon County and Georgia 4-H while enjoying the best of fall’s harvest! To support local 4-H, simply order by Friday, November 7th, 2025 (no orders accepted after this date!), then pick up produce the Week of November 17 (more information will be published as date approaches). Each produce box includes a fresh, seasonal asso

The countdown is nearly over, and excitement is building for the 2nd Annual Morning Pointe Foundation Pickleball for a Purpose Scholarship Showdown, coming up Saturday, October 25, at Pickleball 706 in Calhoun — North Georgia’s premier indoor pickleball facility. Hosted in partnership with Morning Pointe of Calhoun Assisted Living and Memory Care, the tournament combines friendly competition and community spirit to raise funds for scholarships in nursing, therapy, and culinar

The Calhoun City Council met on Monday night, Oct. 13, 2025 and held one public hearing, several first readings and voted on other items of business. The Council approved a beer package request at 960 North Wall Street by Calhoun Food Mart, after a public hearing on the matter. A first reading was held of a zoning request from A-1 to R-1, for 0.57 acres at a location of 516 McDaniel Station Road, being parcel C29-187, by Brantley Farms LLC. The Zoning Advisory Board meeting w

Gordon County Fire & Rescue Chief Health Derryberry, right, looks on as one of the recruits from the department’s latest class works the jaws of life to open a crushed vehicle at Parrish Wrecker Service on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. On Tuesday morning, Oct. 14, 2025, Gordon County Fire & Rescue held special extrication training for their latest recruit class at Parrish Wrecker Service in Calhoun. Firefighters are required to have the specific extrication training, which is used