Sunday, August 11, 2024–4:40 p.m. -News Release- The College of American Pathologists, which works to ensure the safety and quality of medical laboratories across the nation, has accredited the laboratory at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center’s stand-alone emergency department in Chattooga County. The accreditation is good for 2 years. For 75 years, the College of…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, July 23, 2024–9:50 a.m. -News Release- For the seventh consecutive year, Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center has earned Gold certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) for the care it provides heart failure patients. The AHA releases its Get With The Guidelines honorees annually. The Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure quality achievement…… Continue Reading
Friday, July 19, 2024–9:15 a.m. -Staff reports- A man convicted in a 1998 murder in Cherokee County, Alabama was executed by lethal injection Thursday evening at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama. According to court records, Keith Edmund Gavin was convicted of murder in Illinois on June 9, 1982. In February 1998,…… Continue Reading
Sunday, July 14, 2024–11:33 a.m. -WEIS Radio- A search for a child ends tragically in Cherokee County, Alabama over the weekend. Emergency personnel were called to the scene of a missing person in the Hopewell Community near Leesburg at around 5:30 pm Saturday. Following an extensive search by emergency personnel, the child was located in…… Continue Reading
Friday, June 14, 2024–8:06 a.m. -Atrium Health Floyd News Release- With the daily highs going from delightful to detestable in northwest Georgia, it’s time for people who play or work outdoors – especially seniors and young children– to take some steps to keep from being beaten by the heat. Children under 2 and adults 65…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, June 12, 2024–9:17 a.m. -Atrium Health Floyd News Release- Atrium Health’s reinvestment in the communities it serves continues to grow. In its first year as part of Charlotte-based Advocate Health, Atrium Health Floyd gave back more than $137 million in community benefit in 2023. In addition, Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation invested $420,000 in the…… Continue Reading
Monday, June 10, 2024–10:12 a.m. -Staff reports- A Birmingham, Alabama woman has been charged with felony 1st-degree vehicular homicide in a wreck that claimed the lives of two people on Alabama Highway at Halls Valley Road Saturday. According to Floyd County Jail records: 38-year-old Jamie Allison Smith is also charged with DUI, distracted driving, driving…… Continue Reading
May 31st, 2024 – 3:15 PM WEIS Radio – Via WEIS Radio: Firefighters and other emergency personnel were on the scene of what may have started as a propane or fuel tank fire, which then spread to a structure in Centre, on Friday morning. The first call reporting the issue went out at approximately 7:20…… Continue Reading
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Saturday, May 11, 2024–1:30 a.m. -Staff reports- Northwest Georgia was treated to views of the northern lights Friday evening. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Aurora Borealis are the result of electrons colliding with the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere. The phenomenon is primarily seen in the polar regions. However, during major…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, May 7, 2024–12:07 p.m. -WEIS Radio- Film crews were in Centre, Alabama Monday and Tuesday, filming a production called “Heist.” The movie is being directed by international rap star T-Pain. According to the movie’s first assistant director, the filming included chase scenes. T-Pain, who was born in neighboring Florida, is a huge admirer of…… Continue Reading