April 3, 2022–3:11 p.m. WEIS RADIO An auto accident taking place Thursday morning on Highway 278, near County Road 753 in Cherokee County, led to the death of a Buford, Georgia woman. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Christine Ki Yoon, age 62, was a passenger in a 2018 Toyota Camry that struck a…… Continue Reading
March 31, 2022–7:30 p.m. NEWS RELEASE In response to the devastation in Ukraine, from April 1-8, Blood Assurance will donate $10 for every blood donor it sees to the BCA Foundation for Ukraine Support. BCA (Blood Centers of America) has reached out to international contacts and chosen vetted charities that are providing vital aid to…… Continue Reading
March 31, 2022–3:18 a.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE A Tornado Watch is in effect until 8 a.m. for Floyd, and Polk Counties, as well as Cherokee County, Alabama. A Tornado Watch means that conditions are favorable for thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes. Be prepared and stay weather alert should a warning be issued. Meanwhile, Chattooga County…… Continue Reading
March 30, 2022–5:26 p.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS Police say a Centre, Alabama woman used an ax to smash her way into a residence on Fosters Mill Road in Cave Spring. According to the arrest warrant, 72-year old Glenda Faye Godfrey had to cross a fence and locked gate to go onto the property. She…… Continue Reading
March 30, 2022–5:25 p.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS A Centre, Alabama man was booked into the Floyd County Jail Tuesday on a felony warrant charging him with serious injury by vehicle. According to the warrant, 26-year old Alexander Preston Brown drove his vehicle into a tree while fleeing from police in the 700 block of…… Continue Reading
March 22, 2022–6:27 p.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Severe thunderstorms developing over parts of Mississippi and western Alabama this afternoon and early evening, are expected to weaken as they approach Georgia later this evening and overnight. Despite this overall weakening trend, parts of northwest and west-central Georgia could still see a few strong to severe storms overnight,…… Continue Reading
March 20, 2022–6:58 p.m. WEIS RADIO An inmate at the Cherokee County, Alabama Detention Center was pronounced dead on Saturday. Cherokee County Chief Deputy Josh Summerford said that the inmate was rushed from the detention center to Floyd/Cherokee Medical Center where he died. No additional details about the incident are being released. The death appears…… Continue Reading
March 12th, 2022 – 1:45 pm WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) According to Chief Kirk Blankenship, CPD Investigators arrested a Glencoe man on Friday on Murder and Manslaughter charges. 39-year-old Jessc Berome Cohee is currently being held at the Cherokee County Detention Center on a Grand Jury Indictment (Murder and Manslaughter), and also has…… Continue Reading
March 11, 2022–4:51 p.m. ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD Because of the threat of icy roads in the morning, all Atrium Health Floyd Urgent Care locations will delay opening Saturday until 10 a.m. Saturday… Continue Reading
February 22, 2022–11:04 p.m. WEIS RADIO The Alabama House of Representatives could be voting this week on legislation that would do away with the requirement for persons to get a permit to carry a concealed handgun in public. House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said there is a good chance representatives will vote on the bill as…… Continue Reading