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March 26th, 2021 – 4:05 PM U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Georgia – ROME, Ga. – Jeffery Deroy Lewis, an inmate at Valdosta State Prison, along with Octavius Henry, Alexis Jay Stokley, and Khalid Eugene Mouton, inmates at Hays State Prison, and an accomplice, Jessica Corley Stokley, have been indicted and arraigned on federal…… read more
March 26th, 2021 – 11:30 AM Georgia Department of Education – Georgia public schools will receive more than $3.8 billion — $3,824,434,000 – in federal stimulus funds under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. The State Board of Education today approved State School Superintendent Richard Woods’ recommendation to begin allocating the funds to districts. The federal…… read more
March 25th, 2021 – 6:10 PM Staff Reports – Storm damage was reported in many areas in the aftermath of the Severe Weather that moved through Northwest Georgia on Thursday evening. In POLK COUNTY: According to the City of Cedartown, severe weather caused damage to traffic lights at the intersection of Main Street and MLK…… read more
March 25th, 2021 – 1:00 PM Georgia Department of Education – On March 25th, the State Board of Education approved Governor Brian Kemp’s and State School Superintendent Richard Woods’ recommendation that Georgia use federal stimulus funds to provide a one-time, $1,000 bonus payment to every K-12 public-school teacher and other education support personnel. The bonus is…… read more
March 25, 2021–11:27 a.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Numerous thunderstorms are expected across north and central Georgia today into tomorrow morning as a strong frontal system moves through the area. Several storms could become severe, especially across northwestern Georgia tonight into tomorrow morning. Primary threats will include tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, and hail. There is potential for…… read more
March 25th, 2021 – 11:20 AM Paulding County Sheriff’s Office – On Wednesday March 24, 2021 at approximately 8:29 PM, Paulding Deputies responded to 25 Lanier Court Hiram, GA 30141, which is the amenities area (tennis court/pool area) of the Regency Park Subdivision, reference a shooting. Once they arrived, Deputies discovered the body of the…… read more
March 24th, 2021 – 2:40 PM Floyd County Emergency Management – Showers will increase across the area tonight with scattered to numerous thunderstorms spreading across the area tomorrow — primary concern for most active/severe weather across north & central GA, likely Thursday afternoon and evening. Thursday: A potential for widespread severe weather is expected across north &…… read more
Georgia Department of Public Health – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and Governor Brian Kemp announced the state will expand its COVID vaccine eligibility beginning March 25, 2021, to include all Georgians aged 16 and older. Increased COVID vaccine supply and significant progress in vaccinating Georgia seniors, our most vulnerable population, allows the…… read more
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March 21, 2021–7:25 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH We have seen significant declines in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations from the after-holiday spike, but should we be concerned about any of the COVID-19 variants? Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the 10-county Northwest Health District said there are significant spikes in the variants in the…… read more
March 18, 2021–5:19 a.m. NEWS RELEASE All Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District offices, including the district office in Rome and health departments in Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding, Polk, and Walker counties, will delay opening Thursday morning until 10 am.… read more