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Increase in City water and sewer sparks debate
City Council members are debating how to address water and sewer funds in the upcoming budget. The debate lies in whether or not to raise the minimum bill on water and sewer, which would balance t...
May 21, 2013 | 3 3 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hall joins county school board with previous experience
Gordon County Board of Education Chair William Tyner received unanimous approval from board members Monday for the appointment of Bobby Hall to take the place of recently resigned board member Scot...
May 18, 2013 | 15 15 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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From left: Daniel Jackson, Academy Board Member and President/CEO of the Carroll County Chamber; Niki Knox of Georgia EMC; B. J. Meadows, Norris Sexton, Jeff Gazaway, Shawn Mashburn and Chuck Scragg of Georgia Power.
County leaders complete multi training program
The Board of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development announces Gordon County graduates from the 2013 Region 1 Multi-Day Training Program. Class participants represented a number of professio...
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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System School Governance Team hard at work.
CCS governance team talks budget
The System School Governance Team of Calhoun City Schools met for an informational breakfast session on Monday, May 13, 2013. The main focus of the agenda was that of system and school budgeting. ...
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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New system makes for easier accountability of schools
State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge released the first-ever Georgia College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) that measures schools and school districts on an easy-to-understand 100...
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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City's insurance increase lower than expected
The City of Calhoun is preparing its budget for fiscal year 2013 through 2014 and insurance has been an issue once again. This year’s proposed budget decreased from last year’s actual budget, but ...
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Scott McClanahan
Three Gordon Co. Schools to see principal change
At a faculty meeting Wednesday, Gordon Central High School Principal, Scott McClanahan, announced that he would be returning to Ashworth Middle School for the 2013-14 school year, following the res...
May 01, 2013 | 6 6 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Calhoun City to submit five year plan
Calhoun City Council has drafted its Community Work Program for 2013 through 2017 and is taking the steps needed to keep its Qualified Local Government title. This title means a local government i...
Apr 17, 2013 | 4 4 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Immigrants’ rights bill leaves questions unanswered
by Pam O'Dell Special to the Times
Apr 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Unless vetoed by the Governor, SB160 could prevent foreign visitors from establishing businesses, attaining resources, and participating in government programs. SB160 was passed by the General Asse...
General Assembly concludes with more than 2,000 bills filed
by Pam O'Dell Special to the Times
Apr 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
As the confetti settles and is swept off the chamber floors, there are some generalizations that can be made about the 1013 session in which 2,695 bills were filed. Most noteworthy: significant cha...
Dalton’s Pennington may challenge Deal in election
by Charles Oliver, Dalton Daily Citizen
Apr 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Gov. Nathan Deal hasn’t done anything really bad, says Dalton Mayor David Pennington. “The problem is that he hasn’t done anything really good at a time when the Georgia economy has struggled much ...
County Career Academy finalizes plans for new building
by ABBEY LENNON
Apr 03, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Gordon County Schools are making final moves towards completing plans for its latest addition; A more than 30,000 square foot building will house the College and Career Academy’s expected 500 – 600...
Hufstetler appointed to Child Support Commission
Mar 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Senator Chuck Hufstetler (R-Rome) was recently selected to serve on the Child Support Commission by Governor Nathan Deal. “I am honored and thankful to Governor Deal for his appointment to this ...
Regional Commission addresses $700 million Rural Devel. cuts
by ERIK GREEN
Mar 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Federal sequestration cuts are beginning to take their toll on agencies assisting communities in Georgia. Quinton Robinson, state director of the USDA Rural Development Office told members of the N...
Electronic gambling to fund Pre-K, HOPE
by Pam O'Dell Special to the Times
Mar 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Governor Nathan Deal’s bill to regulate and tax class B gaming machines passed the Senate last Thursday, 35 to 16. Class B machines are the video games often lining the back wall of convenience an...
County acquires land for Career Academy
by ABBEY LENNON
Mar 20, 2013 | 3 3 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Gordon County Board of Education made final approvals for acquisition of land to construct the planned Gordon County College and Career Academy Monday during a regularly scheduled meeting. Lis...