August 11, 2021–9:05 p.m. STAFF REPORTS If you have been watching the numbers recently, you will know that we have seen a significant turn in the COVID-19 pandemic over the last few weeks, and not in the direction we’d like to be going. Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the 10-county Georgia Department of Public…… Continue Reading
August 10, 2021–6:46 p.m. STAFF REPORTS The Georgia Department of Public Health reported Tuesday that 30 more Floyd County residents have tested positive for COVID-19. That now makes 264 confirmed cases in the last two weeks. 14 new cases were reported in Bartow County on Tuesday, 25 in Gordon County, eight in Chattooga County, and…… Continue Reading
August 10, 2021–6:14 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Many weather experts predict a destructive hurricane season this year. The American Red Cross needs volunteers to help on the ground and blood donors to roll up a sleeve to maintain a stable blood supply in the face of emergencies. “We’re preparing for another extremely busy disaster season, and…… Continue Reading
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August 10, 2021–11:10 a.m. STAFF REPORTS The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission will conduct a national test of the Wireless Emergency Alert & the Emergency Alert System on Wednesday. At around 2:20 p.m., a wireless emergency alert will be sent to all cell phones that have opted in for the test…… Continue Reading
August 9, 2021–6:49 p.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS A Chattooga County man has been arrested on drugs and weapons charges dating back to October of 2020. According to Floyd County Jail records, Rome-Floyd Metro Task Force officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Tower Road in Rome and found methamphetamine, 13 marijuana plants,…… Continue Reading
August 5, 2021–7:05 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced that he is taking another step to update voter lists to safeguard election integrity. Georgia election officials are sending 185,666 notifications this week to voter files that have registered no contact with Georgia’s election system for at least five calendar years. “Accurate voter…… Continue Reading
August 3rd, 2021 – 2:40 PM WZQZ Radio (Via WZQZ Radio) A Chattooga County couple was arrested for neglect of an elderly family member. A Trion couple has been charged after their landlord called the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Department because he suspected that an elderly woman was not receiving the care that she needed. The…… Continue Reading
August 2, 2021–12:30 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices held steady last week. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.96 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. It now costs motorists $44.40 to fill a 15-gallon tank of gasoline; that is $7.50 more than what motorists paid in January of 2020 when pump prices hit their peak of $2.46 per…… Continue Reading
July 29, 2021–7:06 p.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 for Friday. In addition, an Excessive Heat Watch will be in effect for Saturday. For the Heat Advisory Friday, heat index values up to 108…… 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