July 12th, 2021 – 8:55 AM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) Leesburg Police Chief Brent Grimes says a 31-year-old Centre man was taken into custody on Friday night following a brief standoff with officers at a campground just off of Weiss Lake Blvd. Officers were conducting a welfare check at the location. Officers made…… Continue Reading
June 29th, 2021 -11:00 AM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) One person is in custody following a high-speed chase that ended after he lost control of the Dodge Charger he was driving and wrecked on the Chesnut Bypass in Centre at Bay Springs Road earlier this morning (June 29th). That crash occurred close to…… Continue Reading
June 21, 2021–8:18 a.m. WEIS RADIO Rescue Squad personnel, EMA personnel, Tuckers Chapel Firefighters, ALEA Marine Patrol officers, and Cherokee County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene after a fisherman spotted a vehicle in the lake on County Road 165 in Cedar Bluff on Saturday morning. Firefighters located the SUV, rescue squad personnel and…… Continue Reading
May 31, 2021–7:18 p.m. WEIS RADIO A child was injured in a jet-ski accident near Spring Creek Bridge in Cherokee County, Alabama Sunday. The child was transported by EMS for treatment of injuries after the jet-ski struck a pier. The child’s father, who was also on the jet-ski, was taken to hospital by family members.…… Continue Reading
April 23rd, 2021 – 7:25 AM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) On Monday, April 19, 2021, Michael Anthony Gilreath entered a guilty plea to the charge of attempted murder for the 2019 shooting of Nathan Biddy. As part of an agreement with the District Attorney’s office, Gilreath was sentenced to life in prison by…… Continue Reading
April 20th, 2021 – 6:20 PM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) A Cherokee County man was arrested on Drug Trafficking charges over the weekend, in neighboring Etowah County. According to information contained in a news release issued by Etowah County Drug Enforcement Unit Commander Randall Johnson – on Sunday, Officer Zachary Allen of the…… Continue Reading
March 30, 2021–6:15 p.m. WEIS RADIO Authorities have released the name of a man killed in a wreck on Highway 9 just north of Cedar Bluff, Alabama during the severe storms last Thursday. A 2014 Chevrolet collided with an 18-wheeler at around 7:15 p.m. that night near County Road 51 in the Farill community. 66–year…… Continue Reading
March 25, 2021–9:23 p.m. STAFF REPORTS Due to flooding, closed roads, and potential storm damage, Floyd County Schools will be closed tomorrow Friday for all staff and students. Please note that all after-school activities are canceled for tomorrow as well. Out of an abundance of caution, Rome City Schools is canceling classes for all faculty,…… Continue Reading
March 19, 2021–5:30 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Floyd is expanding visitation beginning 8 a.m. Monday, March 22. Some restrictions remain in place because of COVID-19 to ensure the safety of patients, staff members and visitors. Visitation hours at Floyd Medical Center, Polk Medical Center and Cherokee Medical Center will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.…… Continue Reading
March 17, 2021–6:23 p.m. STAFF REPORTS Rome City Schools is observing a system-wide two-hour delay to class start times on Thursday. This decision comes because of impending inclement weather that is in the forecast. The two-hour change to class start time includes faculty and staff. Please continue to check the RCS system social media pages…… Continue Reading