There is no custom code to display.

There is no custom code to display.

Category Archives: Cherokee County, Alabama

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

Atrium Health Floyd’s Will Byington earns key real estate designation

Atrium Health Floyd’s Will Byington earns key real estate designation

June 22, 2022–10:14 a.m. NEWS RELEASE Will Byington, director of real estate for Atrium Health Floyd, is now a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM). CCIMs can help companies minimize risk, get the maximum return on investments, and make wiser business decisions. Candidates are required to complete extensive educational courses and pass a comprehensive exam. They…read more

Man charged with attempted robbery

Man charged with attempted robbery

June 9, 2022–12:36 p.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS An Alabama man has been arrested in connection with an attempted robbery at the Dollar General in Coosa that occurred back on May 6. According to the arrest warrant, 38-year-old Jason Dewayne Dean walked into the store on Alabama Highway and demanded all the money from the…read more

Sonny Rigas retiring after 26 years with Floyd

Sonny Rigas retiring after 26 years with Floyd

June 4, 2022–6:38 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Sonny Rigas officially retired from Atrium Health Floyd on Friday, ending 26 years of service with the organization. Rigas served as an internal auditor at Floyd briefly in the 1980s. He then held administrative positions with other healthcare organizations before returning to Floyd in 1996. He was named executive…read more

Robot-assisted lung biopsy performed at Floyd Medical Center

Robot-assisted lung biopsy performed at Floyd Medical Center

June 2, 2022–5:51 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Floyd Medical Center now has a robot-assisted biopsy tool that can help doctors diagnose lung cancer earlier. Atrium Health Floyd’s first procedures using the new Intuitive Ion system were performed Tuesday. The device features an ultra-thin robotic catheter that can move 180 degrees in all directions. Physicians can navigate…read more

Arrest made in attempted robbery in Cedar Bluff

Arrest made in attempted robbery in Cedar Bluff

June 1, 2022–5:04 p.m. WEIS RADIO According to a press release, Cedar Bluff Police have made an arrest in connection with an attempted robbery at The County Store service station that occurred on May 6th, 2022. Cedar Bluff officers were dispatched to The Country Store in reference to a white male wearing a blue shirt,…read more

Arrest made in attempted robbery in Cedar Bluff

Arrest made in attempted robbery in Cedar Bluff

June 1, 2022–5:04 p.m. WEIS RADIO According to a press release, Cedar Bluff Police have made an arrest in connection with an attempted robbery at The County Store service station that occurred on May 6th, 2022. Cedar Bluff officers were dispatched to The Country Store in reference to a white male wearing a blue shirt,…read more

Floyd EMS will be the designated ambulance service in Chattooga County

Floyd EMS will be the designated ambulance service in Chattooga County

May 26, 2022–6:06 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Floyd Emergency Medical Services (EMS) will become Chattooga County’s official emergency medical service provider beginning in August 2022. County Commissioner Blake Elsberry announced the agreement Thursday, just weeks after Atrium Health Floyd gained approval from the Georgia Department of Community Health to build a freestanding emergency department (FSED) in…read more

Fire spreads to mobile homes in Alabama Thursday morning

Fire spreads to mobile homes in Alabama Thursday morning

May 19, 2022–7:18 p.m. WEIS RADIO Area Fire Departments along with Floyd EMS and the Alabama Forestry Commission, all responded to reports of a blaze getting out of hand just before 11:00 am Thursday.   According to early reports, a planned fire got out of hand and as a result, two mobile homes went up in…read more

GA Attorney General Warns of Price Gouging/Scams During Baby Formula Shortage

GA Attorney General Warns of Price Gouging/Scams During Baby Formula Shortage

May 17th, 2022 – 11:50 AM Georgia Attorney General’s – Attorney General Chris Carr is warning Georgia consumers to beware of price gouging and other scams in response to the nationwide baby formula shortage. “With skyrocketing inflation, record-high gas prices, and now an unprecedented shortage of baby formula made worse by the increasingly dire situation…read more