May 3rd, 2022 – 8:40 AM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) A Gadsden woman has been booked in at the Cherokee County Jail in connection to the escape of a state inmate last week. 40-year-old Susan Lemley was booked in at the Cherokee County Detention Center just after 11:30 Monday morning by U.S. Marshals…… Continue Reading
May 2nd, 2022 – 12:00 PM Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office – According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, escaped State inmate, David Kyle, was apprehended this morning by the U.S. Marshal’s Service, the Department of Corrections, and Sheriff’s Office personnel, at a residence in the Slackland Community. Kyle, 49-years-old, was serving a 99-year prison sentence…… Continue Reading
April 28, 2022–7:43 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Atrium Health Floyd’s commitment to offering robotic surgery to local patients is being well-received. Floyd Medical Center recently performed its 500th surgery using the da Vinci Xi Surgical System. The hospital’s first robot-assisted surgery using the da Vinci Xi Surgical System took place in November 2020. A second da…… Continue Reading
WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) A 31-year-old Gaylesville man was jailed around 11:00 pm Monday, following a failed attempt to elude deputies; a Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office Deputy tried to stop the driver on the causeway along Highway 9 after noticing the vehicle had no tail lights. Instead of pulling over, the driver fled…… Continue Reading
April 26, 2022–9:07 a.m. WEIS RADIO A man described as a ‘person of interest’ in the murder of a man whose body was found in a large toolbox in Polk County last month is now in custody. 39-year-old Nicholas Silvers of Gaylesville, Alabama was booked in at the Cherokee County Detention Center at around 10:35…… Continue Reading
April 19th, 2022 – 4:00 PM Atrium Health Floyd – The third week of April marks National Volunteer Week, celebrated annually at Atrium Health Floyd through its longstanding Good Samaritan recognition program. These Good Samaritans perform a variety of functions that directly and indirectly help patients and visitors. Hospitality specialists greet and escort patients…… Continue Reading
April 3, 2022–3:18 p.m. WEIS RADIO The Town of Cedar Bluff is mourning the loss of a Police Department Investigator after he suffered medical complications on Friday morning. The following statement was released from Cedar Bluff Mayor Tammy Crane and Police Chief Brody Moses: It is with great sadness that Mayor Crane, The Town of…… Continue Reading
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