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Category Archives: Cherokee County, Alabama

Trial date pushed back for one of three men charged in murder of Rome half-sisters

Trial date pushed back for one of three men charged in murder of Rome half-sisters

Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2023–8:07 a.m. -John Bailey, Rome News-Tribune- The trial for one of the three men accused in the May 2020 killing of half-sisters Vanita Nicole Richardson and Truvenia Campbell, originally planned for March, has been delayed until September. According to the Rome News-Tribune, the trial for Christopher Leedarius Pullen was pushed back until…read more

Atrium Health Floyd ICU nurse wins DAISY Award

Atrium Health Floyd ICU nurse wins DAISY Award

Thursday, Mar. 9, 2023–7:24 a.m. -Atrium Health Floyd news release- A smile and a kind word can go a long way. Just ask Grayson Moss, an ICU nurse at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center. The registered nurse’s demeanor meant a lot to a woman who was at the hospital during her aunt’s final days. “It’s…read more

Fatal Shooting reported in Cherokee AL

Fatal Shooting reported in Cherokee AL

March 8th, 2023 – 11:35 AM Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office – According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, deputies, and an Alabama State Trooper were involved in a pursuit in the Waterloo community on Tuesday afternoon. The driver of the vehicle fled from law enforcement on multiple roads in the Broomtown and Waterloo communities before…read more

Parole hearing for Judith Ann Neelley set for May

Parole hearing for Judith Ann Neelley set for May

Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023–6:50 p.m. -Adam Carey, Rome News-Tribune- A parole hearing for convicted killer Judith Ann Neelley is scheduled for May in Alabama. Neelley was originally sentenced to death in the electric chair for the torture, rape, and slaying of 13-year-old Lisa Ann Millican, but her death sentence was commuted in 1999 by then…read more

Mobile Home Fire claims the life of Centre Man

Mobile Home Fire claims the life of Centre Man

February 6th, 2023 – 3:10 PM WEIS Radio – According to a report by WEIS Radio, A mobile home fire on Highway 9 in Cherokee County AL claimed a life last Friday. The blaze was reported just south of Centre and occurred around midnight.  Firefighters responded with units from Centre, Spring Creek, and Ellisville and…read more

Ossoff pushing for Chattahoochee-Oconee Forest expansion

Ossoff pushing for Chattahoochee-Oconee Forest expansion

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023–10:03 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working with various conservation groups and the State of Georgia to expand the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest to protect forests for conservation, forestry, and recreational use. The bi-partisan effort would add new land across watersheds that provide drinking water to millions…read more

SBA loans available for those impacted by September flooding

SBA loans available for those impacted by September flooding

Monday, Jan. 23, 2023–9:23 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia businesses and residents affected by flooding back in September are eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. In Chattooga County, homeowners with physical damage can get up to $200,000, renters can get up to $40,000, and businesses can get…read more

Two deadly wrecks in as many days in Cherokee County, Alabama

Two deadly wrecks in as many days in Cherokee County, Alabama

Friday, Jan. 20, 2023–12:25 p.m. -WEIS Radio- We’ve had two traffic fatalities in as many days in Cherokee County. On Wednesday morning 22 year old Clair Bryant was fatally injured – when her 2008 Jeep Cherokee was hit head-on shortly after 9:00 on Highway 9 near County Road 80 approximately three miles north of Cedar…read more

One dead in head-on collision near Gaylesville, Alabama

One dead in head-on collision near Gaylesville, Alabama

Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023–1:12 p.m. -WEIS Radio- First responders were dispatched to a two-vehicle collision near the intersection of Highways 9 and 35 shortly after 10:00 am Wednesday. The wreck was reportedly head-on leading to one person being entrapped inside the vehicle. Emergency personnel closed down the roadway from the scene of the accident to…read more

Alabama Man arrested, charged With Rape, aggravated Child Molestation

Alabama Man arrested, charged With Rape, aggravated Child Molestation

December 29th, 2022 – 3:00 PM Gordon County Sheriff’s Office –  On December 13, the Gordon Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation into allegations of rape, aggravated child molestation, and other offenses involving a child under the age of ten years. The investigation was in response to a DFCS referral to law enforcement. Detectives conducted interviews…read more