THE LATEST THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… NORTHEASTERN HARALSON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA… SOUTH CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA… * UNTIL 315 AM EDT. * AT 919 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED.… Read more
About this report: We update CrimeWatch around 5:30 each weekday morning as well as at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. We also add the Bartow County Jail report between 5:30 and 6 a.m. weekday mornings and throughout the weekend. The Polk County Jail report usually is posted between 8 and 9 a.m. weekdays. These reports… Read more
Media release: Michael McEarchern has been sentenced for attempting to hire someone to kill his ex-wife, promising $10,000 and two Atlanta Hawks basketball tickets as payment for the murder. “McEarchern was serious about having his ex-wife killed and provided $800 as a down payment for her murder,” said U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak. “The… Read more
THE LATEST Jeanne Betz, missing since Sunday afternoon and found Monday morning, was found in a wooded area not too far from where she stays in southern Floyd County near Booger Hollow Road, says Floyd County Police spokesman Jerome Poole. She was dehydrated, had bug bites and a few scraped up a bit when… Read more
From Calhoun Police, Monday, noon: “On Sunday July 15, 2018 at approximately 11:30 a.m., deputies with the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office contacted Calhoun Police in reference to a body being discovered in a wooded area off Kirby Road. Deputies had searched the area over the weekend after receiving a missing person’s report. “Police detectives along… Read more
Your 100% local news source: Locally owned, managed and focused. Hometown Headlines. LATEST UPDATES -Missing woman in Floyd County found, alive. -Calhoun Police identify body found Sunday as missing Calhoun man; GBI autopsy scheduled. -Reports from the Floyd County, Bartow County, Polk County jails. MORNING UPDATE Education: Local churches, groups helping families in need with… Read more
By Natalie Simms nsimmshh@att.net In less than a month, local students will return to the classroom. The start of the school year can be a big expense for families with the purchase of school supplies, backpacks, lunchboxes, new clothes and shoes among the necessities. Locally, there are many families who struggle to purchase school supplies… Read more
The newest player in Northwest Georgia’s barbecue addiction is getting closer and closer. Thatcher’s Barbecue & Grill, with four locations including Calhoun and two more on the way (Ootlewah, Tenn., as well as Summerville), is as anxious to open as are barbecue fans. The Summerville restaurant is at 10070 Commerce St. Says John Thatcher:… Read more
Tuesday: The Rome TEA Party will host its monthly Lunch Bunch at Fuddruckers, noon-1 p.m. The program will feature Rome attorneys David Guldenschuh and Joel Thornton speaking about the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. For more: Mike Morton 706-346-3400. Saturday: The League of Women Voters Rome-Floyd County for a presentation intended… Read more
Chick-fil-A Sports Report Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Rome Braves snap five-game losing streak with 1-0 win in Augusta Sunday. Media release: The Greenjackets lost 1-0 against the Rome Braves on Sunday night. Aaron Phillips came ready to play in his third start against the Rome Braves this season. Phillips was dominate… Read more
Construction on a new Love’s Travel Stop at I-75 and Union Grove in Gordon County is schedule to begin later this summer with projected opening in Spring 2019, according to Kealey Dorian with Love’s corporate office. At nearly 14,000 square feet, the building will include Love’s normal offerings as well as a Burger King and Subway,… Read more
By Natalie Simms nsimmshh@att.net Nestled in eastern Floyd County, Morrison Campground has been a place of spiritual revival and memory-making for generations of families across the Southeast for the last 150 years. The Christian revival church camp meets this week as it has every July for 10 days for “old fashion arbor-style” revivals and… Read more
