Join the Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) Small Business Supplier Diversity (SBSD) Program for the Georgia Procurement Workshop in Valdosta, Georgia.   This event is a statewide outreach effort designed to strategically position operating small businesses to engage more effectively with procurement opportunities across state agencies, colleges, and universities. This training focuses on demystifying the state procurement process, promoting Georgia small bu

Dr. John Cowan, a physician and small business owner, today announced his candidacy for Congress in Georgia’s 11th District, saying the district reflects the values that shaped his life and career. He launches his candidacy with $1.5 million already in his campaign account. “I’m running for Congress because I believe our country works best when serious people step up to solve serious problems,” Cowan said. “I’m not running to be loud or to chase headlines. I’m running to put

AdventHealth Medical Group is pleased to announce that Yolanda Webb, MD, has joined AdventHealth Medical Group Family Medicine at Adairsville Health Park.   Dr. Webb is a board-certified family medicine physician. She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, and her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans.   Dr. Webb is committed to working with you and a multidisciplinary team to acco

It’s entirely possible in Gordon County, many times likely, to work a full time job and do everything just right by being a responsible adult…and still struggle to make ends meet. There are many hardworking families in our community who earn above the poverty line but still struggle to afford basics such as housing, food, childcare and transportation. The United Way of Gordon County is shedding light on the plight of these hardworking adults with an interesting and eye-openin

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is held the second full week of April this year, and in preparation, Gordon County E-911 is looking for interested donors to adopt one of their dispatchers during that week. Telecommunicators, or dispatchers, are the frontline of any emergency in the community. They are the ones who take emergency calls at Gordon County E-911, and dispatch the first responder services, law enforcement, fire and medical, to the scene of a variety o

The Georgia State Patrol has released preliminary details concerning a Friday night wreck on Hwy. 41 North around David Lake Road. According to the GSP, around 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, a Trooper was dispatched to a hit and run crash on SR-3/Hwy. 41 at David Lake Road. A 2002 Acura TL was traveling northbound in the continuous turn lane. A 2013 Kia Forte was traveling southbound in the left lane of SR-3/Hwy. 41. The driver of the Acura failed to maintain his lane, cros

Hamilton Medical Center (HMC), part of Vitruvian Health, is providing free heart health assessments at various locations in Northwest Georgia in February.   February is American Heart Month, and HMC is encouraging people to focus on their cardiovascular health. Local assessments will include cholesterol, glucose and blood pressure checks. Participants may enter to win a heart health basket.   Assessments include: Wednesday, Feb. 11, 10 a.m. to noon, Bradley Wellness Center, 1

Anand Kenia, MD (right), is pictured with cardiac surgery associates. Hamilton Medical Center’s cardiac team is the first in the region to introduce the world’s smallest defibrillation lead for patient care — a tool designed to help recipients keep implanted defibrillators longer with reduced risk of complications over time.   Thinner than a grain of rice, the wire-like OmniaSecure TM  Defibrillation Lead by Medtronic is part of a system placed under the skin to treat life-th

A full capacity crowd of friends, family, faculty and staff gathered in the Conference Center on GNTC’s Gordon County Campus in Calhoun on Thursday, Jan. 29, to celebrate the newest inductees of GNTC’s chapter of the National Technical Honor Society. One hundred and eight students were honored as the newest inductees into Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) chapter of National Technical Honor Society (NTHS).   A full capacity crowd of friends, family, faculty and

Georgia Northwestern Technical College is proud to announce the students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2025 fall semester.   To be eligible for the President’s List, the student must maintain a GPA of 3.8 or higher during the semester with a course load of at least 12 credit hours. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, the student must maintain a GPA of 3.5 to 3.79 during the semester with a course load of at least 12 credit hours.   President’s List Students for: