The safety of our guests and associates has always been our top priority at Six Flags Over Georgia. We are committed to keeping Six Flags Over Georgia a place where families and friends come together to enjoy a one-of-a-kind park full of fun experiences and immersive entertainment. As part of that commitment, we are implementing a chaperone …
Today kicked off a multi-state crack-down on speeding in the southeast. The safety campaign, Operation Southern Slow Down, was created to increase enforcement on major highways and interstates during travel periods when fatality rates are at the highest. The five day enforcement period which runs from July 15th to July 19th this year will ramp …
36-year-old Christopher Bean from Ringgold, GA, will spend 55 years in prison for molesting 2 young girls. One of the victims was his own developmentally disabled daughter. Court records show the molestation began when she was 5 years old. The other girl was Bean’s cousin. Her molestation occurred between the ages of 7-13. Bean admitted …
Dolly Parton fans have an excuse to put on their best blonde wigs and cowgirl boots on May 11 to celebrate the Queen of Tennessee. The third annual festival to celebrate Dolly will be held in Ringgold, GA, where the star tied the knot almost 58 years ago with Carl Dean. The packed Sunday will …
An execution scheduled for next week would be the first in Georgia in more than four years. The state is trying to move past an agreement made amid the coronavirus pandemic that effectively halted lethal injections. Willie James Pye, 59, is set to be put to death on March 20. He was convicted of murder …
Respiratory illness around the country spiked last week, just as families and friends gathered to celebrate the holidays. Tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a 16% jump in people testing positive for influenza last week, plus a substantial rise in reports of other respiratory illnesses like COVID-19 and RSV. Seven had the …
As folks return to work this week after the Christmas break, what will gas cost when you fill up your tank? The average gas price in Tennessee is $2.80 for regular unleaded. In Alabama, gas prices average $2.78, and the typical gas price at nearby Georgia stations is $2.75 per gallon.
‘Operation Southern Slow Down’ is underway across the area this week, as law enforcement officials in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina aim to reduce speeding across the southern states. Departments from city and county level to state highway patrols in all of the aforementioned are voluntarily participating in the ‘Operation Southern Slow Down’. …
The state of Georgia is investigating after a five-year-old boy fell from a water slide at Lake Winnepesaukah and SoakYa amusement and waterpark on Tuesday. In a statement from the park, On July 4, a child at our water park riding in a double tube sustained an injury. All safety guidelines were observed at the …
