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More bad news for the local economy as a Rome area store will be closing its doors and leaving the Mount Berry Square Mall. According to a company spokesman, the Rome GAP stores in Mount Berry will close in mid-January due to factors such as store location, store performance andContinue Reading

According to new U.S. Census figures Georgia’s population placed ninth in the country with a population at 9,829,211. The number shows a growth in the state of 131,373 compared to the 2000 Census. In 2000 Georgia’s population was listed at 8,186,781. The growth was substantially lower than the estimated increaseContinue Reading

The 2010 Cedartown Little League baseball sign-ups will begin on Jan. 4. Walk-in registration will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 4-7 and Jan. 11-14 at the Cedartown Recreation Department gym for kids ages 12-and-under. On Jan. 23 and Jan. 30 from 10 a.m. until 1Continue Reading

Bring One for the Chipper, the state’s annual Christmas tree recycling program, invites Georgia residents to bring their trees to local drop-off centers. For Polk County: any of the 6 convenience centers plus Home Depot in Cedartown. In Polk County, residents will receive a coupon which can be exchanged onContinue Reading

A small plane bound for Kennesaw that crashed in the Talladega National Forrest close to Heflin, Alabama Thursday, was located on Christmas day. Cleburne County Director of Emergency Management Steve Swafford says the wreckage was found Friday afternoon about two miles north of Heflin, which is about 70 miles eastContinue Reading

It was a much better than expected Christmas holiday travel period as only 12 people lost their lives on Georgia’s roadways. According to the Georgia Department of Public Safety, the only northwest Georgia highway fatality was reported in the Dalton area. The Georgia State Patrol and the Crash Reporting UnitContinue Reading

Bartow County authorities are investigating a fire at a Rydal residence that also reportedly damaged some chicken houses. Reports state that a man responded to an automated alarm early Saturday when the temperature in his chicken houses was too high. When the man arrived at his residence, a trailer, twoContinue Reading

From all of us at WGAA Radio, have a safe and wonderful Christmas!!Continue Reading

A two car wreck on Highway 27 at the Walmart entrance Wednesday evening tied up traffic and caused some major delays. According to reports from the scene, the wreck involved a late model red Pontiac 4 door sedan and a full size dark blue Honda SUV. Both vehicles had toContinue Reading