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Category Archives: Cherokee County, Alabama

Woman facing charges in chase that started in Georgia, ended in Alabama

Woman facing charges in chase that started in Georgia, ended in Alabama

August 7, 2022–7:33 p.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS/WEIS RADIO A Rome woman is facing charges following a high-speed chase from Georgia into Cherokee County, Alabama last week. Floyd County Police were pursuing the vehicle driven by 35-year-old Lynsey Beth Foster last Wednesday. Cedar Bluff Officers joined the chase as it entered Alabama.  That vehicle hit…read more

Oak Ridge Boys to headline Weiss Lake Music Festival on Saturday

Oak Ridge Boys to headline Weiss Lake Music Festival on Saturday

August 4, 2022–3:49 p.m. STAFF REPORTS The Oak Ridge Boys will be headlining a free music festival in Centre, Alabama this weekend. The Weiss Lake Music Festival will be held at Estes Field Saturday and the gates open at 4 p.m. The festival will also feature performances from local artists, and other fun, family activities. …read more

Alabama man facing child molestation charges in Floyd County

Alabama man facing child molestation charges in Floyd County

August 2, 2022–1:11 p.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS A Centre, Alabama man was booked into the Floyd County Jail Monday on charges of child molestation and aggravated sexual battery. According to the warrants, 56-year-old Dudley Lynn Kerr molested a female between 2013 and 2017 at a residence on Ward Mountain Road while the victim was…read more

ADOT: Road Closure planned for next week near Centre Walmart

ADOT: Road Closure planned for next week near Centre Walmart

July 30th, 2022 – 8:00 AM via WEIS Radio – The Alabama Department of Transportation is advising all motorists the intersection crossover on U.S. 411 at Walmart in Centre will likely be closed next Tuesday and it’ll remain closed overnight –  re-opening on Wednesday afternoon.   All left turns and crossing from the side streets will…read more

New transport offers better service for babies, parents

New transport offers better service for babies, parents

July 28, 2022–7:25 p.m. NEWS RELEASE More tiny infants who need lifesaving care can now be brought quickly to Floyd Medical Center, thanks to Atrium Health Floyd’snewNeonatal Intensive Care Transport. The specially equipped ambulance is designed for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) patients. The new vehicle can transport twins or a baby and the mother and additional family…read more

Chase started in Floyd County ends with arrests in Alabama

Chase started in Floyd County ends with arrests in Alabama

July 24, 2022–11:42 a.m. CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA SHERIFF’S OFFICE According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, deputies conducted traffic safety checkpoints and performed saturated patrols in several communities Friday afternoon and evening. The focus this weekend was on north-end communities, including Boomtown, Berea, Blanche, and McCord’s Crossroads. Four arrests were made as a result of…read more

Centre Woman Fatally Injured Sunday Evening Crash on County Road 22 

Centre Woman Fatally Injured Sunday Evening Crash on County Road 22 

July 11th, 2022 – 4:20 PM WEIS Radio – (WEIS Radio reports:) A single-vehicle crash occurring around 6:20 Sunday evening (July 10th) has claimed the life of a Cherokee County woman.   Norma D. Richardson, 42 from Centre, was fatally injured when a 2008 Nissan Altima she was driving left the roadway, struck a culvert,…read more

Atrium Health Floyd helps students overcome pandemic delays

Atrium Health Floyd helps students overcome pandemic delays

July 3, 2022–9:25 p.m. NEWS RELEASE We, no doubt, will be talking about the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic for years to come. The resulting mental health issues, the toll on clinical caregivers, and the educational delays in young students all have gotten media attention. High school students experienced their own unique pandemic losses such…read more

[VIDEO] Ribbon-cutting held Thursday for Floyd helipad

[VIDEO] Ribbon-cutting held Thursday for Floyd helipad

June 23, 2022–7:56 p.m. STAFF REPORTS Although it has been in use for several weeks, Atrium Health Floyd, with the help of the Rome-Floyd County Chamber of Commerce officially dedicated the new helipad as the hospital on Thursday. Those in attendance got a tour of the raised helipad, which has direct elevator access to trauma…read more

Ribbon-cutting for Floyd helipad Thursday

Ribbon-cutting for Floyd helipad Thursday

June 22, 2022–6:34 p.m. STAFF REPORTS The new helipad at Floyd Medical Center will officially be dedicated Thursday afternoon during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The helipad sits at the North Second Avenue entrance to the Emergency Care Center and has direct elevator access to trauma bays. It replaces Atrium Health Floyd’s helipad, which was on Riverside…read more