Gov. Brian P. Kemp issued a shelter in place order for the state of Georgia. The order will be effective beginning Friday, April 3, at 6 p.m., and expire Monday, April 13, at 11:59 p.m. View the executive order HERE. View the guidance and FAQs for the executive order HERE What they’re saying about the order: WSB… Read more
THE LATEST Another Bartow County resident has passed at a Marietta hospital. He has yet to show up on the state reports, at least through 7 p.m. Thursday. Friends identify him as a male in his 70s who attended The Church at Liberty Square. It will be the fifth Bartow resident to die from coronavirus.… Read more
In addition to daily tests of employees’ health, Walmart is taking other steps because of the pandemic. Among them: Limiting access to the store from the grocery side only. Walmart procautions. In context: From production work to restaurants, a growing number of Georgians including those in our five-county area are losing their… Read more
Hometown’s top headlines: please click here Coronavirus updates: Kemp closes K-12 schools for the rest of the 2019-20 school year. Updates from local school systems. Kemp orders shelter-in-place, Friday through April 13. Rome to discuss city extension. 7 Northwest Georgians among 154 dead in the state. Floyd has 70 positive cases; region, 254. Business: Shaw Industries halting… Read more
Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Brian Kemp announced he was closing K-12 public schools in Georgia for the rest of the 2019-20 school year. We’re posting statements from area school systems below as we receiving them. THE LATEST Darlington to continue distance learning through remainder of school year. Darlington School has made the decision to keep the… Read more
Dalton-based Shaw Industries — which closed five Bartow campuses for several days for a thorough cleaning after four employees tested positive for coronavirus — is suspending much of its U.S. production starting April 6. Some campuses will resume operations on April 13. The company is one of the largest employers in Northwest Georgia. Also,… Read more
Starting at 3 p.m. sharp, Floyd Medical Center used Facebook Live to present a panel about what’s being done as the community sees the outbreak of coronavirus continue. Early on, Kurt Stuenkel, president and CEO of Floyd, told of treating not only the region’s first patient but perhaps one of the first on the East… Read more
COVID19 Updates/Information for Bartow County Georgia Updates/Information Regarding COVID19; Response from Bartow County and Community 4/01/20 update: We have received several inquiries regarding Governor Kemp announcing he will be issuing a shelter in place order. We are awaiting the specific details of said order to better answer questions addressed to our local Emergency Management… Read more
An online fund has been set up to help the Garcia family who lost five children earlier this week. Already, 740 people have donated more than $22,000 for funeral and related expenses. According to organizer Jessica Silva-Vasquez of Acworth: “Dear family, friends, and community. Here is once again the continuing fundraising we are doing for… Read more
The 36-year-old woman who died in a murder/attempted suicide on Tuesday morning in Cedartown has been identified as Rekiesha Moore, according to Polk County Coroner Tony L. Brazier. Frantic calls to 911 between 6:45 and 7 a.m. alerted authorities to an altercation at 605 Jule Peek Ave. According to Brazier: Moore’s stepfather entered her apartment… Read more
Two kayakers found the body of a man who appears to have been in his late 50s in Cedar Creek near Seab Green Road on Monday afternoon, according to Polk County Coroner Tony L. Brazier. The body was spotted amid some driftwood near a bridge over the creek by the pair, Brazier says. The man… Read more
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Coronavirus updates: Gov. Brian Kemp closes K-12 schools for the rest of the 2019-20 school year. We have updates from local school systems. Kemp also orders shelter-in-place, Friday through April 13. Details due today. Rome to discuss city extension as current restrictions expire Tuesday night The numbers: 7 Northwest… Read more
OUTLOOK One more day in the upper 60s and then a fast climb from mid 70s to near 80 on Sunday. Sunny skies for most of the weekend. FORECAST Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind around 5 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm… Read more
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Truett’s Chick-fli-A, 264 Shorter Ave., 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday, drive-through only. Mount Berry Mall, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. (curbside only). Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. An update on high school sports from Dr. James R. Hines Jr., Executive Director of the Georgia High School Assocation: \ “Given the announcement yesterday by Governor Kemp,… Read more
Mrs. Mildred Elizabeth Hogan, age 88, of Rome, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at her residence. Mrs. Hogan was born in Rome, Georgia on February 22, 1932, daughter of the late James Edward Redmon and Hattie Mae Reynolds Redmon. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband,… Read more
The Crushed Tomato closing for two week in Summerville: From Facebook — “We want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts, for all the support during these uncertain times. We have made the decision that after tonight, our *Summerville* location will be closed for the next two weeks… Thank you for your… Read more
