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… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Coronavirus updates: 7 Northwest Georgians are now among 125 dead so far in the state. White House: 100,000 to 240,000 U.S. deaths likely. Surge in local ‘positive’ tests (121); 50 now in Floyd County. Education: Georgia Northwestern delays spring graduation to Aug. 11. Shorter to continue distance learning through… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Coronavirus updates: Georgia’s death toll hits 102, up 15 since noon Monday. Statewide positive tests were at 3,032 Monday, locally,188 test positive. 11 residents at Rome Health and Rehabilitation Center test positive for coronavirus, up from two last week; two remain hospitalized. Business: Toyo Tire suspends production at White… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Today’s headlines: An investigation continues as five people are found dead inside a Bartow County apartment — four females and one male. The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office is being assisted by the GBI in the investigation; the bodies have been sent to the state crime lab for autopises. We’ll… Continue Reading
>Listen by clicking the above arrow. Coronavirus updates: Shaw temporarily closes five plants in Bartow County as fourth worker tests positive for the virus; Shaw is Bartow’s largest employer. Latest updates from region, state: 56 dead including four here. Local updates. Outtakes from Gov. Brian Kemp’s televised town hall meeting. Public Health director’s grim… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Please turn your volume up just a bit; host error. Rome City Commissioner Mark Cochran joined us Wednesday to discuss both the rampant nature behind the coronavirus and what led the commission to adopting a shelter-in-place order on Monday evening. Cochran, who was among those first sounding the alarm… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Coronavirus updates: Georgia death toll jumps to 47; includes 3 here. Positive tests: 115 in NW Georgia; 1,247 in the state. Hospital updates. Happening later today: Gov. Brian Kemp’s TV town hall session at 8 tonight; a prayer vigil at Cartersville Medical Center at 6 p.m.; and state updates.… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Welcome to the Bartow Headlines Newscast for Thursday. First up, coronavirus updates: Georgia’s death toll jumps to 47; that includes 3 here. The U.S. has now lost more than 1,000 people to this outbreak. Positive tests: 115 in Northwest Georgia; 1,247 in the state. Updates throughout the day,… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Program note: Later today, we hope to test a new option to produce longer-form podcasts in a safe, social-distancing way. If it works as planned, it will be as efficient as our former radio edition. This will be key in bringing you expert commentary on healthcare issues and community… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Today’s Bartow Headlines Newscast: Statewide this morning, the coronavirus death count stands at 38. Among those are a Bartow County resident. Another victim thought to be from Bartow County actually was a 78-year-old Gordon County resident who was a volunteer at The Church at Liberty Square. Another church member… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Coronavirus updates: A second Bartow resident died of coronavirus on Monday, this patient at Cartersville Medical Center. A Cartersville resident died Saturday at age 69 at Kennestore. That makes three victims so far from Northwest Georgia. The state death toll was at 26 Monday evening. Local hospitals are caring… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Coronavirus updates: Summary: State reports 25 fatalities; 2 here as of late Sunday. Positive cases: 74 in Northwest Georgia; 625 statewide. Bartow senator out of ICU after testing positive. Rome City Commission to get an update on the virus impact tonight. Business: Hi-Tech Signs offers free yard signs, banners… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Today’s headlines: A first Bartow County coronavirus death has been reported – a male, age 69, with underlying health issues as the state Department of Public Health lists it. Georgia now has 20 fatalities from corona virus, which ranks the state as tied for third with Louisiana when compared… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Coronavirus updates: The day after: Most Rome/Floyd restaurants move to a to-go scenario while some notables close temporarily as enforcement begins. It is an emotional time for the service industry. We have more on that in today’s Rant of the Day. Local: At least 78 awaiting test results in… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Today’s headlines: We start today with the death of a local woman, Beth Wells, 66, a member of the choir at The Church at Liberty Square. The Floyd County and Rome City commissions have called a 4 p.m. meeting ‘to declare a public health state of emergency.’ We have… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Today’s headlines: 16 positive tests at Cartersville Medical between March 9 and today. Plus: Other hospital updates, statewide reports. Truett’s Chick-fil-A in Rome closes temporarily after ‘one or more team members experienced symptoms consistent with COVID-19.’ Riverside, mall locations open. Also last night, Harvest Moon announced it was closing,… Continue Reading