October 10, 2021–5:56 p.m. WEIS RADIO A Leesburg, Alabama woman was recently arrested after leading authorities on a chase while driving a stolen animal control truck. According to Cherokee County, Alabama Sheriff Jeff Shaver, a deputy responded to a location on County Road 82 in reference to a woman acting suspiciously. The deputy called for…… Continue Reading
September 29, 2021–7:30 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Juan was lonely. He had been a patient in the Floyd health system several times over the course of 2020 for evaluations. His family knew something was wrong and desperately wanted help for him, but Juan’s situation was a complicated one. Juan is deaf. He communicates only through American…… Continue Reading
September 24th, 2021 – 10:00 AM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) A two-vehicle crash at approximately 11:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 20, has claimed the life of a Centre man. James Darold Lindsey, 62, was fatally injured when the 2014 Volvo tractor-trailer he was driving was struck by a 2013 Mack tractor-trailer that crossed the…… Continue Reading
September 14th, 2021 – 4:15 PM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) The Inspirational Leadership Awards recognize service members, civilians and auxiliary volunteers for their accomplishments in innovative and people-focused initiatives across the country. The eight individuals selected for the 2021 awards were announced on July 20 by the Coast Guard Office of Leadership. Since…… Continue Reading
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August 28, 2021–10:14 p.m. STAFF REPORTS Charges have been filed in connection with a deadly wreck on Livingston Road last Monday. According to Floyd County Police, a 2007 Ford F-150, driven by 62-year old Kenneth Tudor of Gaylesville, Alabama left the roadway and struck a tree. A passenger in the truck, 60-year old Shawna Kelley,…… Continue Reading
August 27, 2021–10:34 a.m. NEWS RELEASE In light of the continued rise of hospitalized COVID-19 patients and the increasing community spread of infection, Floyd is further limiting visitation at all locations, including outpatient services such as diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation services, wound care, primary care, and urgent care. Effective Friday, August 27, no visitors will be…… Continue Reading
August 26, 2021–10:38 a.m. NEWS RELEASE Little River Canyon National Preserve has recently installed spike strips at the Little River Falls Parking Area. These spikes are in place to prevent drivers from entering the parking lot incorrectly and to aid rangers in enforcing parking closures when the lot is full or closed for the night.…… 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 26, 2021–10:16 p.m. WEIS RADIO Additional information has now been released regarding the domestic dispute which ended with one person being fatally shot over the weekend in Cherokee County, Alabama. At around 1:00 pm Saturday, 9-1-1 Central Dispatch received a call from a man saying he’d shot his wife. After arriving at the residence…… Continue Reading
July 22nd, 2021 – 10:00 AM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) One Gaylesville Alabama man’s intoxicated joy ride ended in handcuffs after he damaged crops in several different farmers’ fields this past weekend. On July 17th, Officers on patrol were dispatched to Price Bridge Road due to someone trespassing in some agricultural fields. When…… Continue Reading