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September 11, 2022–11:26 a.m. NEWS RELEASE The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) will begin offering the new bivalent COVID-19 booster this week, as shipments of the vaccine arrive in the state. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommend the bivalent booster manufactured by Pfizer…… read more
September 7, 2022–5:36 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Blood Assurance is reporting a significant blood supply shortage after multiple traumas over Labor Day weekend. As of Tuesday morning, the blood center had just a one-day supply of the crucial O-negative and O-positive blood types, as well as B-positive blood. Moreover, A-positive and A-negative blood are also in…… read more
September 7th, 2022 – 12:20 PM Polk County Police Department – On September 6, 2022, Members of the Polk County Police Department Criminal Investigation Division and Patrol Division executed (2) two search warrants inside Polk County with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Polk County Drug Task Force (DTF). The execution of these…… read more
September 7, 2022–7:34 a.m. STAFF REPORTS Motorists in Cedartown are being reminded of the speed camera enforcement in a couple of school zones now that the warning period has ended. The cameras are located at the front entrance of Cedartown High School on Frank Lott Drive and the front entrance of Cedartown Middle School on…… read more
September 7, 2022–7:34 a.m. STAFF REPORTS Motorists in Cedartown are being reminded of the speed camera enforcement in a couple of school zones now that the warning period has ended. The cameras are located at the front entrance of Cedartown High School on Frank Lott Drive and the front entrance of Cedartown Middle School on…… read more
September 6, 2022–8:10 p.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS Two Cedartown residents were arrested on drug trafficking charges Monday during a traffic stop on Craven Street in Cave Spring. According to Floyd County Jail records, police stopped a vehicle driven by 54-year-old Shirley Ayers Simpson for failure to maintain a lane. During a consent search of…… read more
September 3, 2022–7:43 p.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE After a Sunday that saw several inches of rain and flooding, we remain under a Flood Watch until 8 p.m. Monday evening. According to the National Weather Service, excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may…… read more
September 2nd, 2022 – 5:20 PM Georgia Department of Natural Resources – The Georgia Department of Natural Resources today announced the selection of the Georgia Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grants for the construction and rehabilitation of trails. Selected applicants are in the process of completing their final environmental reviews and will begin work soon, which…… read more
August 31, 2022–1:52 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Since Georgia is now in the peak of hurricane season, residents should look forward to preparing for the unexpected. September is National Preparedness Month, and the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS), in partnership with local emergency management agencies, encourage all Georgians to prepare for natural and…… read more
August 30, 2022–7:48 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices drop another five cents compared to a week ago. The average is now $3.38 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline That is 44 cents less than a month ago, but 43 cents more than this time last year. According to Montrae Waiters with AAA, Georgia drivers continue…… read more