September 13, 2020–5:46 p.m. WZQZ RADIO – WEIS RADIO A small plane that went missing during a flight from Georgia to Tupelo, Mississippi was found Saturday morning in a wooded area in Etowah County, Alabama. According to reports, the plane left from Calhoun on Thursday and disappeared from radar near the New Union and Egypt…… Continue Reading
August 27th, 2020 – 3:00 PM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) On Wednesday, Cherokee County EMA Director Shawn Rogers received a call from Tuscaloosa County EMA Director Nick Lolley asking for assistance. Director Lolley was looking for meals ready to eat (commonly known as MRE’s) for the Alabama Task Force 2 Swift Water Rescue…… Continue Reading
August 18th, 2020 – 2:00 PM WEIS Radio – (WEIS Radio) Deputies have apprehended Tad Abernathy who escaped Monday evening from a work detail at the Cherokee County Detention Center. He was taken into custody around 7:30 p.m. (Tuesday) evening at a residence near Sand Rock. Abernathy is now charged with Escape 2nd, in addition…… Continue Reading
August 15th, 2020 – 9:20 PM WEIS Radio – (WEIS Radio) A Cherokee County (Alabama) man was jailed early Thursday afternoon on a charge of sexual abuse of a child. Jonathon Andrew Hartline, age 23 of Gaylesville – was taken into custody and booked into jail just after 2:00pm charged with Sexual Abuse of a…… Continue Reading
August 5, 2020–6:00 p.m. WEIS RADIO Authorities in Alabama are investigating the discovery of a body in Collinsville. The body was recovered from the parking lot of the Piggly Wiggly in Collinsville on Tuesday. According to witnesses, the deceased was found inside a vehicle near the Christian Thrift Store Very little information is being released…… Continue Reading
July 31, 2020–6:18 a.m. NEWS RELEASE Floyd Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for the sixth consecutive year. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the…… Continue Reading
July 17th, 2020 – 10:00 AM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) Centre Police Officers will apparently NOT be enforcing Governor Ivey’s “Mask Mandate” – issued earlier this week. According to Centre Police Chief Kirk Blankenship: “Governor Ivey’s mask mandate seems to be a trending topic on social media. Centre PD will NOT be issuing…… Continue Reading
July 16, 2020–6:48 a.m. WEIS RADIO Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has issued a statewide mask-wearing order. The order states a face covering must be worn in public when in close contact with others. It specifically stipulates a mask must be worn when within six feet of a person from another household; in an indoor space…… Continue Reading
July 15, 2020–6:43 a.m. WEIS RADIO The Centre, Alabama City Hall is closed until further notice after multiple employees tested positive for COVID-19. The city council meeting scheduled for Tuesday night was postponed. Centre Police Chief Kirk Blankenship, who himself is currently under self-quarantine and recovering; said that another employee of the police department is out,…… Continue Reading
July 14th, 2020 – 3:00 PM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) Multiple employees at Centre City Hall have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. According to City Attorney Al Shumaker the Centre City Council meeting that was originally scheduled for tonight (Tuesday, July 14th) has been postponed, and will likely be held next Tuesday, July…… Continue Reading