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Morning Pointe of Calhoun is nearing completion of a $1.5 million interior renovation of its Assisted Living and Memory Care community.

United Way of Gordon County have set up their Pumpkin Patch next to North Georgia National Bank, and across from the Calhoun Depot.

Highland Rivers Health has been named Georgia’s Behavioral Health Provider of the Year by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.

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The Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library has added three new staff members to their ranks.

Hamilton Medical Center has begun using the MAXAIR controlled air purifying respirator system to provide unprecedented protection and comfort for healthcare workers who have extended exposure to patients with COVID or other highly transmissible diseases.

Comcast announced today a multi-million-dollar upgrade that is bringing three new tiers of internet services to homes and businesses in Calhoun.

The Calhoun Area Writers Group is proud to announce the launching of Trace’n the Devil, a novella, by Mandy L. Cantrell.

Northwest Georgia natives the Georgia Thunderbolts have released their first full-length album, “Can We Get a Witness.”

The 2021 Calhoun Comic and Toy Expo was in full-force this year at the Sonoraville Recreation Complex, 7494 Fairmount Highway.

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AdventHealth Gordon is hosting a virtual Living Well class featuring Julia Danforth, MD, on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m. online via a Zoom meeting.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, a health observance where the importance of breast awareness, education and research is highlighted by people and organizations worldwide, including AdventHealth Gordon.

Gordon County residents will have a chance to get rid of unwanted items from around the house this weekend.

Storyteller and newspaper columnist Lynn Walker Gendusa, whose columns appear regularly in the Calhoun Times, has published a new book of short stories.

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Calhoun Woman’s Club will be holding a ‘Fill My Bowl’ chili dinner on Friday, Oct. 22, from 4 to 6:30 p.m.

The City of Calhoun has announced it will observe the Halloween holiday on the actual day this year.

The Gordon County Antique Engine and Tractor Club will hold its 15th annual show at the Cherokee Capital Fairground on Oct. 15 and 16. Bring your friends, engines, tractors and join us for two days of fun.

An old friend’s stalwart observation has risen to the top of my thoughts lately.

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After seeing our community’s recent surge in COVID-19 cases, AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, a sister hospital of AdventHealth Gordon, showed support for local front line team members.

October is National Physical Therapy Month, and Morning Pointe Senior Living proudly honors all the in-house therapy partners that help keep our residents happy, healthy, and thriving through activities designed to keep them moving.

Northwest Georgia Center for Independent Living has promoted Kathy Baker to Assistant Director.

One out of every eight women will receive a breast cancer diagnosis in her lifetime.

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and, as always, Hamilton Medical Center is supporting breast cancer awareness.

This October, Harbin Clinic shares an inside look at complete cancer care. A cancer diagnosis can be one of the most difficult journeys a patient may ever face.

The Gordon County Chamber of Commerce presented its 28th Annual Golf Tournament last week and despite COVID-19, the event proved to be a record-making success.

After being critically injured during a combat deployment to Iraq in 2009, Mike Reynolds was forced to retire from the military.

Mrs. Danielle Ruff was named the 2022-2023 System Teacher of the Year for Calhoun City Schools during the pre-game Homecoming festivities on Hal Lamb Field at Phil Reeve Stadium Friday night.

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Anna Shaw Children’s Institute will host “Life and Livestock,” a 4-H event featuring Dr. Temple Grandin, autism activist and world-famous American scientist and animal behaviorist, on Thursday, Oct. 28.

Deer hunters, will you be in the woods when the week-long primitive weapons deer hunting season opens Saturday, Oct. 9?

Y. Grant Kim, MD, says trust is the most precious aspect of being a physician and that trust is earned.

Calhoun makes an appearance in a new post-apocalyptic horror fantasy novel by Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., author J. Todd Kingrea.

AdventHealth Gordon is hosting a diabetes education class on Tuesday, Oct. 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. in Conference Room E.

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If interested in a pet featured, call Gordon County Animal Control at 706-629-3327 for more information. Adoption fees are $75 for unaltered cats, $40 for altered cats, $85 for unaltered dogs and $40 for altered dogs.

Many people struggle daily to provide the basic necessities for their families.

The Harris Arts Center’s youngest patrons continue to enjoy monthly educational activities, Toddler Friday classes are designed for ages one to four, and meet on the second Friday of the month from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

The Chattanooga Zoo’s annual Boo in the Zoo is a family-friendly celebration filled with merry-not-scary decorations, trick-or-treat stations, scavenger hunt, costume contests, and more!