July 29th, 2021 – 2:40 PM City of Calhoun Police Department – Several Calhoun Police Department Officers were recognized on Monday of this week for their heroism after more than fifteen residents of a local nursing home had to be evacuated when a fire broke out at the facility. CPD Officers were the first to…… Continue Reading
July 29, 2021–8:32 a.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for most of the state including Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Chattooga, Polk, and Paulding Counties, in effect from noon until 8 p.m. Thursday. Heat index values up to 106 are expected. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses…… Continue Reading
July 28th, 2021 – 4:55 PM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) Four people were rescued from the waters at the Little River Canyon Mouth Park on County Road 275 just off of Highway 273 late Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the scene shortly before noon to a report of a female subject…… Continue Reading
July 28th, 2021 – 2:50 PM WBHF Radio – (Via WBHF Radio) Two left lanes of I-75 southbound (Highway 41 South and Highway 293 South) are closed at milepost 281 due to a wreck on the bridge. Bartow County Fire Chief, Dewayne Jamison says a Fed Ex truck left the interstate and ended up on Joe…… Continue Reading
July 28th, 2021 – 10:50 AM Development Authority of Polk County – The Development Authority of Polk County (DAPC) is pleased to announce yet another success with Oldcastle APG’s purchase of the 100,000 sq foot Cedartown Spec-Building located in the Cedartown North Business Park. The company’s investment in Polk County will initially create 20 jobs,…… Continue Reading
July 28, 2021–10:23 a.m. STAFF REPORTS The Rome Board of Education will have a called meeting on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at 7:30 a.m. at Barron Stadium. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss Back to School Guidance and Employee Paid Sick Leave Extension as well as other items.… Continue Reading
July 28, 2021–10:21 a.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS A Rome man has been charged in connection with a shooting incident that occurred back on April 27. According to the arrest warrant, 33-year old Derek Eugene Blakely fired a gun at another person at a location on East 12th Street. Blakely is charged with aggravated assault.… Continue Reading
July 28, 2021–10:14 a.m. GEORGIA STATE PATROL A single-vehicle wreck on I-75 in Gordon County Tuesday morning claimed the life of a Scottsdale, Georgia man. According to the Georgia State Patrol, 23-year old Juan Carlos Cruz was ejected from the driver’s seat during the rollover crash and was pronounced dead at the scene. Three other passengers were…… Continue Reading
July 27, 2021–9:24 p.m. STAFF REPORTS The Floyd County did not approve a recommendation from the elections board to hire Vanessa Waddell as the new chief election clerk Tuesday night, opting instead to repost the job opening. Commissioner Scotty Hanock explained why he made the motion to conduct a new search. “We only had one…… Continue Reading
July 27, 2021–9:22 p.m. STAFF REPORTS In response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases, primarily due to the more contagious Delta variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance regarding facial coverings. The CDC is now recommending that fully vaccinated people wear masks in public indoor settings in areas of…… Continue Reading