December 17, 2020–6:46 p.m. STAFF REPORTS Floyd Medical Center has received its first allotment of the COVID-19 vaccines and will begin to administer it to employees today. The first shipments of the Pfizer vaccine began arriving in Georgia earlier this week after the US Food and Drug Administration granted Emergency Use Authorization for it. Because…… Continue Reading
December 4, 2020–5:51 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Floyd is making changes to its visitation policies beginning 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the community. Visitation hours at Floyd Medical Center, Polk Medical Center and Cherokee Medical Center will be limited to 9 a.m. to noon and 5 p.m. to 8…… Continue Reading
December 1, 2020–6:44 a.m. STAFF REPORTS No major issue reported on the roads this morning but you will still want to be cautious on bridges and overpasses just in case there are any slick spots. All school systems in our area will be holding classes, as usual, this morning except for Chattooga County which will…… Continue Reading
November 29, 2020–6:00 p.m. WEIS RADIO Very little information has been released by the Centre Police Department concerning an incident occurring in Centre which left a female severely injured. At approximately 2:10 Saturday afternoon a female was found unconscious at the fishing hole in the parking lot off of the bypass in Centre. Upon further…… Continue Reading
October 27, 2020–8:17 a.m. NEWS RELEASE The Georgia Department of Public Health has named Floyd Medical Center a Level II Emergency Cardiac Care Center. The Level II designation means Floyd Medical Center offers effective cardiac care for patients suffering a heart attack and can quickly and safely transport patients needing a higher level of care…… Continue Reading
October 22nd, 2020 – 4:30 PM WEIS Radio – (WEIS Radio) A 20 year old Centre man has been indicted by a Cherokee County Grand Jury on charges of Producing Pornography with Minors (3 counts), Sodomy 2nd Degree (2 counts), Rape 2nd Degree (3 counts), Theft of Property 2nd Degree (2 counts) and Interfering with…… Continue Reading
October 15th, 2020 – 11:30 AM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) According to Centre Police Chief Kirk Blankenship, over the course of the last several days his department has been able to close the door on a large number of major Theft/Burglary cases within the city. The latest incident involved the arrest of a…… Continue Reading
October 3rd, 2020 WEIS Radio – (WEIS Radio) Emergency crews were called to the scene of a single vehicle accident occurring on the East Bypass at Williams Street in Centre at around 5:30 Friday morning. At least one person was injured in the accident. The victim has been identified as Jessica Roden age 28 of…… Continue Reading
October 2nd, 2020 – 10:18 AM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) Centre Police and the Centre Fire Department Emergency crews were called to the scene of a single vehicle accident occurring on the East Bypass at Williams Street in Centre at around 5:30 Friday morning. At least one person was injured in the accident. Cherokee…… Continue Reading
September 20, 2020–4:56 p.m. WEIS RADIO A DeKalb County, Alabama man drowned after falling into the water while fishing at the Weiss Dam on Saturday. Cherokee County, Alabama Coroner Jeremy Deaton identified the man as 49-year old Gary Wayne Houston of Fyffe. Deaton said Houston was fishing and dropped his pole into the water and…… Continue Reading