March 14th, 2020 WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS) Centre Police Chief Kirk Blankenship says that 32 year old Benjamin Callen Wissler is behind bars after he bit an officer on Friday. Chief Blankenship said that his officers were dispatched to the area of West Main Street near Cherokee Glass to check a suspicious white male…… Continue Reading
March 12th, 2020 – 7:00 PM Floyd Medical Center – In an ongoing effort to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses, including COVID- 19, Floyd is expanding visitor restrictions that will include a brief health screening at entrances to numerous facilities effective Friday, March 13. Floyd is taking this additional measure to protect the health of our patients, their families and our medical staff. Effective immediately, patients will be permitted only one…… Continue Reading
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March 12th, 2020 – 4:30 PM Georgia Govener, Brian Kemp and the DPH – At 3 PM on Thursday, Governor Kemp and the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) held a press conference where they confirmed the first death from Coronavirus in Georgia. The individual, a sixty-seven year old male, was hospitalized at WellStar Kennestone…… Continue Reading
March 12th, 2020 – 12:35 PM Governor Brian Kemp Press Release – Governor Kemp and the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) are confirming the first death from COVID-19 in Georgia. The individual, a sixty-seven year old male, was hospitalized at WellStar Kennestone since testing positive for COVID-19 on March 7. In addition to being…… Continue Reading
March 12th, 2020 – 10:15 AM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) A 60 year old Cherokee County (Alabama) man has been indicted on 104 counts of Possession of Child Pornography. The indictment against Coy Trent Swafford of Cedar Bluff was returned by a grand jury that met in February (2020). According to records, he…… Continue Reading
March 11th, 2020 – 6:00 PM Federal Trade Commission and FDA Press Release – The Federal Trade Commission and FDA have jointly issued warning letters to seven sellers of unapproved and misbranded products, claiming they can treat or prevent the Coronavirus. The companies’ products include teas, essential oils, and colloidal silver. The FTC says the…… Continue Reading
March 10th, 2020 – 12:00 PM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) A Lindale, Georgia man is behind bars after attempting to elude officers during a pursuit early Sunday morning. According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, a ‘Lookout’ was issued for a GMC Jimmy stolen from Cedar Bluff, possibly headed toward Georgia on Highway…… Continue Reading
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March 4th, 2020 – 9:45 AM Tony McIntosh & Ethan Garrett – WRGA News Governor Brian Kemp confirmed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has positively identified two Georgia residents in Fulton County with the Corona-virus on Monday. This comes right after the Governor signed an Executive Order on on February 28th creating…… Continue Reading
March 3rd, 2020 – 10:30 AM WEIS Radio – (Via WEIS Radio) One person was transported to Floyd Medical Center after being involved in a single vehicle accident on Alabama Highway 9 south early Monday afternoon. At around 1:25pm, a 1997 Ford left the roadway and crashed into a power pole, snapping it in half,…… Continue Reading
February 28, 2020–6:17 a.m. WEIS RADIO At 5:10 Thursday morning, units with the Centre, Sand Rock, and Leesburg fire departments were dispatched to a report of a structure fire on County Road 147, located off Highway 273. According to reports, the structure was already on the ground as firefighters arrived on the scene. In addition…… Continue Reading