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
Febraury 21st, 2022 AAA – the Auto Club Group – Georgia gas prices continue to increase at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.37 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 4 cents more than a week ago, 25 cents more than last month, and…… Continue Reading
February 8, 2022–6:36 p.m. WEIS RADIO One person was airlifted for treatment after being injured in a single-vehicle accident occurring on Highway 278 near County Road 643 on Monday. The Spring Garden Fire Department, Piedmont Rescue, and Alabama State Troopers were called to the scene. According to the fire department, the victim had to be…… Continue Reading
February 6, 2022–1:48 p.m. WEIS RADIO A fatal mobile home fire is under investigation in Centre. Firefighters with the Centre, Spring Creek and Cedar Bluff Fire Departments responded to the location on County Road 69 near County Road 148 just after 1:00 p.m. Saturday, firefighters arrived on the scene to find a mobile home fully…… Continue Reading