New Echota-Cherokee Capital State Historic Site will be hosting Super Museum Sunday on February 8 th , 2026, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Super Museum Sunday  is an annual statewide event started in the 1980s by the Georgia Historical Society as part of the annual Georgia History Festival .   Since the inauguration of the event in the 1980s, thousands of visitors have participated that would not normally visit these sites. What started as a small effort to encourage the public to explore l

Red Cross phlebotomist Nelaja Rondeu asissts Alabama A&M University student Jayla Hall in making her first blood donation at the Magic City Classic Blood Drive. The American Red Cross urges people to take action now to help offset the severe impact of recent winter storms on efforts to rebuild the blood supply during an ongoing blood shortage. Donors of all blood types are asked to make a blood donation appointment as soon as possible. Over 500 blood drives have been cancele

Jaylene Triplett with her new baby. A mother-baby nurse at Hamilton Medical Center (HMC) for the past four years, Triplett says her birth experience at HMC’s Turner Maternal and Infant Care Center exceeded expectations. That confidence is what led her to drive about 30 miles to deliver her first child there. Triplett said she never questioned where she wanted to give birth. She insisted on making the drive because she trusted the care — and she said the experience lived up t

Michael Forker, a 74-year-old man from LaFayette, was convicted by a Walker County jury of Child Molestation, Sexual Exploitation of Children, and five separate counts of Invasion of Privacy on December 3, 2025. Following his conviction, Forker was sentenced by Lookout Mountain Superior Court Chief Judge Brian House to 65 years with the first 58 years to be served in the Georgia Department of Corrections. This case began when the victim, a juvenile female relative who was liv

From left: Rafael Huerta, managing director of the Latin American Association in northwest Georgia; Dr. Heidi Popham, president of GNTC; scholarship recipients Yvonne Beltran, Ronaldo Ramirez, Guadalupe Nuñez, Melissa Del Real, Joseph Guerrero, Leslee Menjivar; Haley Chapman, senior community relations and public relations specialist at Mohawk Industries Inc; and Eliezer Velez, LAA Chief Operations Officer pose for a picture during the LAA-Mohawk Scholarship Ceremony at GNTC’

​Veterans Coffee Hour is every Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Calhoun-Gordon County Library, located at 100 North Park Avenue in downtown Calhoun. Veterans are invited to enjoy coffee and chat in a relaxed environment.

Whether you’ve caught the common cold or something more serious, being sick as a mom or dad is hard. You want to show up for your children and keep your home running smoothly, but accomplishing everything while you’re trying to recover can be tough. Your kids may think you’re a superhero, but we know that even the strongest parents can use a little support sometimes — especially when they’re feeling under the weather. We’re sharing some practical strategies to help you balanc

Gordon County Fire & Rescue’s Station 10 in Ranger invites the public to recycle their aluminum cans in the trailer outside of the station, located at 131 US-411, Ranger, to help the ‘Give Burns The Boot’ campaign through the Georgia Firefighter Burn Association. “Give Burns The Boot” is an annual campaign in which more than 100 fire departments throughout the State join together and collect funds to benefit the organization’s mission and programs. The trailer will be a perma

Join Downtown Calhoun businesses for a Valentine’s Day ‘Love Local Social,’ one of five micro events that will be held this year in support of downtown business. The event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. This is a great way to get the community downtown to shop local and support small business! As part of the special event, The GEM Theatre invites everyone to enjoy some of their special activities that day. The GEM is excited to participate in the Down

The cat’s out of the bag! Gordon Gazette owner Brandi O. is officially the new co-host of Georgia 101.7’s Coffee, Country & Great Conversation, joining her good friend and news colleague Brent Jones each weekday morning from 6-9 a.m. where they’ll bring Gordon County the latest news, weather and sports! The most important fact to set the record straight…the Gordon Gazette is not going anywhere! With more than 63 million visitors on Facebook alone in 2025, plus a flourishing I