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January 10, 2022–11:03 a.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS A Cartersville man is accused of traveling to Floyd County with the intent of engaging in sex acts with a minor. According to Floyd County Jail records, 19-year old Dakota Duane Martin made contact online with someone he believed to be under the age of 16. He…… read more
January 7, 2022–5:18 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Due to ongoing issues with Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR), the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) will not publish an updated COVID-19 Daily Status Report today. Data for case counts, hospitalizations, and deaths come from sources other than ELR, and as such are not impacted by…… read more
January 6, 2022–5:51 p.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE A strong cold front will bring cold and windy conditions to much of north Georgia tonight into Friday morning. Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 to 30 mph this evening will gradually decrease overnight. However, with the very cold, sub-freezing temperatures, wind…… read more
January 6, 2022–10:06 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is working to address an issue with the COVID-19 testing numbers on the Daily Status Report. This issue only affects the PCR/Molecular Reported Today column of the COVID-19 Testing table; no other data in the Daily Status Report is impacted. Until the…… read more
January 5th, 2022 – 11:45 AM WBHF Radio – (Via WBHF Radio) A Bartow County deputy arrested 31-year-old Zachery Daniel Harper of Emerson on I-75 southbound at mile marker 285 about an incident at Best Western Inn and Suites on 5663 Highway 20 near Cartersville on Saturday night leading to disfigurement. Investigators and medical personnel…… read more
January 5, 2022–11:34 a.m. GEORGIA STATE PATROL A Floyd County woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash involving two tractor-trailers and a passenger car on I-75 Wednesday morning. The wreck occurred at 4:22 a.m. near the Main Street exit in Cartersville and closed two of the four northbound lanes for several hours. According to…… read more
January 5, 2022–11:08 a.m. UGA EXTENSION Household radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the US, but the hazards of this dangerous gas are still relatively unknown to many Georgia families. That’s why the University System of Georgia Extension is hosting a virtual radon education program on Tuesday. The one-hour program will…… read more
January 4, 2022–7:36 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 502 more COVID-19 cases were reported in Floyd County over a three-day period, according to Tuesday’s status report from the Georgia Department of Public Health. The new cases bring the total to 17,423 since the start of the pandemic. We are now at 1,407 cases in…… read more
January 4, 2022–7:19 p.m. CARTERSVILLE POLICE A Cartersville woman was recently arrested after she reportedly shot a gun during a domestic altercation on Brookside Court. According to a Cartersville Police report, the victim stated that 53-year old Tanya Estella Brooks and he got into an argument about him cheating. She then shot out the back,…… read more
January 4, 2022–7:16 p.m. WBHF RADIO One of four suspects in an armed robbery in Bartow County is in custody. The incident occurred on December 23. The victim told authorities that two women and two men kicked open the door to his room at the Efficiency Lodge on Highway 20. One of the men held…… read more