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Category Archives: Bartow County

Missing 12-year old found, and is well

Missing 12-year old found, and is well

January 4, 2022–1:07 p.m. ADAIRSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT The Adairsville Police Department has announced that Lavin Holloway has been located and is well. Holloway was reported missing on December 31 after his father checked with all his son’s friends and neighbors and walked to all the areas he thought Lavin might be.  The 12-year old had packed a…read more

Adairsville man accused of strangulation

Adairsville man accused of strangulation

January 4th, 2022 – 1:10 PM WBHF radio – (Via WBHF Radio) Bartow County deputies booked 28-year-old Jeffery Calvin Wheeler of Adairsville into the jail on December 29th for multiple charges, including two counts of aggravated assault resulting in strangulation. They also charged him with one count of cruelty to a child in the first…read more

Coosa Valley Credit Union’s Woodstock office now open

Coosa Valley Credit Union’s Woodstock office now open

January 3, 2022–8:12 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Coosa Valley Credit Union is excited to announce that its’ newest location is now open in Woodstock. This is the Credit Union’s first branch in Cherokee County and the eighth branch in Northwest Georgia. “Woodstock and Cherokee County are wonderful, growing communities and we’re thrilled to be able to…read more

Georgia has prices decrease by a penny

Georgia has prices decrease by a penny

January 4, 2022–8:09 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices continue to decrease. Motorists are now paying an average price of $3.09 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is a penny less than a week ago, 11 cents less than last month and 99 cents more than this time last year. While pump prices are anticipated to…read more

Dr. Gary Voccio discusses Omicron variant

Dr. Gary Voccio discusses Omicron variant

January 3, 2022–8:55 a.m. STAFF REPORTS Omicron is now the dominant COVID-19 variant in Georgia. Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the 10-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest District explained the difference between Omicron and the previous variants. “It seems to be affecting the upper-respiratory tract more than the lower respiratory tract,” he said. …read more

Wind Advisory in effect until noon

Wind Advisory in effect until noon

January 3, 2022–6:48 a.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE A Wind Advisory remains in effect until noon for portions of central, east-central, north-central, northeast, northwest, southeast, and west-central Georgia. We are looking at northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Trees or limbs could…read more

Light, wintry mix falling, no major issues with roads

Light, wintry mix falling, no major issues with roads

January 3, 2021–4:38 a.m. STAFF REPORTS We have a light wintry mix of precipitation falling, but so far, no major issues regarding the roads this morning. The temperature remains above freezing, registering at 37-degrees at the Richard B Russell Regional Airport. Keep in mind, students in the Rome City and Floyd County School Systems already…read more

Winter Weather Advisory in effect

Winter Weather Advisory in effect

January 2, 2022–7:00 p.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for most of Northwest Georgia from midnight to 9 a.m. Monday. A dusting of snow to up to one and a half inches is possible in the advisory area, which includes Floyd, Gordon, Chattooga, Bartow, and Polk Counties. A Winter Storm…read more

Georgia receives oral antiviral COVID-19 treatments

Georgia receives oral antiviral COVID-19 treatments

January 1, 2022–7:50 p.m. NEWS RELEASE The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is announcing the allocation of Merck and Pfizer oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19 to select retail pharmacies in Georgia. Initial supply of Molnupiravir and Paxlovid™from the federal government is very limited. DPH anticipates additional allocations in the coming weeks as production increases. Per guidance…read more

12-year old reported missing

12-year old reported missing

January 1, 2022–7:45 p.m. ADAIRSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT The Adairsville Police Department would like the public to be informed about the following in regards to 12-year-old Lavin Holloway: Yesterday, at about 7:45 p.m. Lavin Andrew Holloway was discovered to be missing. His father checked with all his friends and neighbors and walked to all the areas he thought…read more