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April 16th, 2020 – 3:30 PM National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA – Severe thunderstorms will be possible across much of north and central Georgia Sunday night. The main hazards are likely to be damaging winds and possible tornadoes. A flood threat will also be possible favoring central Georgia.… read more
April 16, 2020–8:11 a.m. STAFF REPORTS Commercial and general aviation airports across the country will benefit from approximately $10 billion in grants from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Rome’s Richard B. Russell Regional Airport – Towers Field and the Cartersville Airport are both getting $69,000. The Tom B. David Airport in Calhoun…… read more
April 14th, 2020 – 11:45 AM The American Automobile Association (AAA) – Georgia gas prices continue to decrease at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $1.71 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 6 cents less than a week ago, 43 cents less than last month, and 94 cents less…… read more
April 12, 2020–1:37 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting that 108 Floyd County residents have now tested positive for COVID-19. There have been five deaths, a 62-year old man, a 75-year old woman, an 80-year old man, a 65-year old female, and a 75-year old male, who…… read more
March 27th, 2020 – 4:00 PM Cherokee Alabama County Emergency Management Agency – Governor Orders All ‘Non-Essential Businesses’ Closed Statewide until April 17th ORDER OF THE STATE HEALTH OFFICER SUSPENDING CERTAIN PUBLIC GATHERINGS DUE TO RISK OF INFECTION BY COVID-19 (APPLICABLE STATEWIDE) AMENDED MARCH 27, 2020 WHEREAS, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been detected in…… read more
Georgia Department of Public Health COVID-19 Daily Status Report Report For: 03/27/2020 (12:00 pm) *Note: To ensure the most updated version of this webpage, please refresh your browser.* To ensure that the numbers being provided through the COVID-19 data tool are the most current numbers available, the updates are done at NOON and 7:00 pm every day. These data represent confirmed cases of…… read more
March 19th, 2020 – 6:15 AM Floyd County Jail Records – An Alabama man was arrested on Tuesday for multiple felonies charges related to electronic enticement of a minor and aggravated child molestation. According to Floyd County Jail Records, Joshua Lee Maness allegedly contacted someone he believed to be under 16-years-old online and engaged in…… read more
March 16th, 2020 – 4:15 PM WEIS Radio – (WEIS Radio) According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, a woman arrived at Floyd Medical Center in Centre this morning for treatment of a non-life threatening gunshot wound. She was shot at her residence on County Road 307 in Centre, by her husband, in what they…… read more
March 16th, 2020 – 1:08 PM University of Georgia Extension | Floyd & Polk County – 1. Is COVID-19 likely to be transferred from food, including fresh produce, or water? As of now, there is no evidence to suggest that COVID-19 is transferred by food. According to United Fresh Produce Association (4), the CDC and FDA have not made…… read more
March 14th, 2020 WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS) Centre Police Chief Kirk Blankenship says that 32 year old Benjamin Callen Wissler is behind bars after he bit an officer on Friday. Chief Blankenship said that his officers were dispatched to the area of West Main Street near Cherokee Glass to check a suspicious white male…… read more