May 13, 2020–6:30 a.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS A Gaylesville, Alabama man was arrested Monday after he reportedly traveled to Floyd County to meet someone he believed to be a minor for sex. According to Floyd County Jail records, 27-year old Michael William Daniel made contact with the person online, engaged in a sexually graphic…… Continue Reading
May 10, 2020–3:32 p.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS A Fort Payne, Alabama man was arrested late last week on charges of criminal attempt to commit aggravated child molestation, furnishing obscene material to a minor, use of a computer to entice a child, obscene internet contact with a child, sexual exploitation of children and possession of…… Continue Reading
May 7th, 2020 – 2:00 PM WEIS Radio – (via WEIS Radio) On Monday DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the I-59 Flea Market on Highway 117 in Hammondville – after a caller reported a suspicious motorcycle parked at the business. Upon arrival, deputies found the front door to be slightly open –…… Continue Reading
May 5, 2020–5:34 a.m. WEIS RADIO A man was seriously injured Sunday afternoon in Broomtown in Cherokee County, Alabama. According to family members, a bizarre sequence of events began as the man was cleaning a .22 caliber gun and accidentally shot himself in the lower abdomen. That’s when they say he panicked and attempted to drive…… Continue Reading
May 2nd, 2020 WEIS RADIO – (Via WEIS Radio) Units from the McCord’s, Spring Creek, and Cave Spring Fire Departments along with Floyd EMS units were dispatched to a reported structure fire at an address on County Road 778 in the Mud Creek area around 4:00 Friday morning. According to McCords Fire Chief Rich Lindsey,…… Continue Reading
May 1st, 2020 – 12:15 PM WEIS Radio – (via WEIS Radio) One person was airlifted and two others were taken to the hospital by EMS ground units following a two vehicle crash on Alabama Highway 68 East in front of Harton’s Grocery in Cedar Bluff on Thursday afternoon. The accident involved a Ford SUV and…… Continue Reading
April 29th, 2020 – 3:30 PM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) An elderly man was injured after he was ran over by a tractor in the field on Monday afternoon in Sand Rock. Floyd EMS, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office personnel and Sand Rock Firefighters were called to the scene. According to reports, That incident…… Continue Reading
April 27th, 2020 – 11:05 AM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) Hundreds of people drove past health care facilities in Centre on Friday evening to show their support for frontline workers during the COVID-19 health crisis. The parade, organized by First Baptist Church of Centre, started at the church’s Recreational Outreach Center and passed…… Continue Reading
April 23rd, 2020 – 3:00 PM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) Severe straight line winds came through early Thursday morning, leaving a path of destruction across the southeastern portion of Cherokee County – from Spring Garden into Pleasant Gap over to Highway 278 and on to the Georgia State line, and back into Piedmont.…… Continue Reading
April 20th, 2020 – 5:35 PM WEIS RADIO – The victim of a mobile home fire in Cedar Bluff occurring over the weekend has died as result of injuries sustained in the blaze. The Cedar Bluff, Gaylesville, Centre and Broomtown Fire Departments were called to a residence located on Railroad Avenue in Cedar Bluff just…… Continue Reading