Calhoun News

A 3-year-old child escaped with minor injuries after being hit by a car in a Calhoun parking lot on Monday.

Department of Public Safety Commissioner and Calhoun native Russell Powell has returned from Israel after an intensive two weeks of immersion in the latest public safety training led by Israeli police experienced in counterterrorism measures.

A ribbon cutting was held for 365 On Piedmont, on May 24, 2013. Owners Gwen Hollingsworth, Judy Mittleieer and Tami Richardson invite the public to come and browse through one of Calhoun's newest boutiques located at 365 Piedmont, Calhoun, or contact the store via telephone at 770-773-5597.

Regions Bank mortgage lender, Scott Nation, and community banker, Cyndi Westmoreland, have received the prestigious "Chairman's Club" award for their previous year's performance in business banking and mortgage lending, respectively.

The battle is over, and winners declared in the fourth annual Battle of the Bands .

Supplemental funding provided by the county to the Harris Arts Center in Calhoun may be reduced and potentially cut if the center cannot provide specific services returned for the supplement.

An Atlanta man pretending to be a police officer was arrested by real police Saturday night following a disturbance at a Calhoun restaurant.

Standing around the urn made from the same mold as the urns at Church Hill Downs is the family of William and Jean Bond who remain in Calhoun.

Thanks to many United Way donors in Gordon County, United Way of Gordon County has allocated $500,000 to the 18 agencies working in Gordon County in an effort to make the community a better place to live and work.

You could say that some members of Calhoun band Wolves in D.C. are doing things in reverse.

The proposed concept of the park on the corner of Hicks and Wall that could be completed by the end of the summer.

David J. Lance, President and CEO of Greater Community Bank of Calhoun and Greater Rome Bank, announces that Matthew R. Robbins has been named Senior Lending Officer.

Four of Calhoun-Gordon County's most accomplished citizens will be in the spotlight as the GEM Theatre debuts its first annual Pearl Awards Ceremony at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2013.

Missoula Children's Theater returns to the Harris Arts Center June 10 - 14 with "The Princess and the Pea."

Gordon Hospital in Calhoun has been named to the Georgia Hospital Association's Partnership for Health and Accountability Core Measures Honor Roll.

Students at the Imagination Station in Calhoun enjoy a snack provided by the Calhoun City Schools summer feeding program.

Brother and sister, Madison and Matthew Smith recently took time out of their busy schedules keeping the regular Bingo games on track at Morning Pointe of Calhoun.

Richard Allen Moss, 63, of Calhoun was arrested Friday morning June 7, 2013, after deputies witnessed him stealing tools out of a personal vehicle in the jail parking lot, according to the Gordon County Sheriff's office.

The North West Georgia Daylily Society will hold it's annual exhibition show and plant sale on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the North Georgia Experiment Station on McDaniel Station Road in Calhoun, Ga.

As city leaders raise the hotel/motel excise tax from the current 5 percent to 8 percent, to increase tourism, not all lodging managements agree Last year at a 5 percent rate the hotel/motel tax brought in $279,561.