Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is confirming there are now 19 cases of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 identified in Georgia. This is the same variant discovered in the U.K. and in several other countries and U.S. states. So far, no other COVID-19 variants have been identified inContinue Reading
from WBHF Radio – Amazon Logistics has signed various leases in an effort to open four new delivery stations in metro Atlanta in 2021, one of which will be in Bartow County. The new stations will power Amazon’s last-mile delivery capabilities to speed up deliveries for customers in the MetroContinue Reading
by Beau Evans | Jan 28, 2021 | Capitol Beat News Service, Elections – ATLANTA – Georgia voters would need to provide copies of their photo identification two separate times to cast absentee ballots under a bill introduced in the General Assembly. The bill, sponsored by freshman state Sen. Jason Anavitarte, R-Dallas, marks the first moveContinue Reading
POLK TODAY: An investigation remains underway after a former Cherokee Elementary School teacher was dismissed earlier in the month and turned herself in on a sexual assault charge on Tuesday. Sante Alana Duncan, 27, of a 203 Mustang Drive, Dallas, was booked on a single charge of sexual assault byContinue Reading
by Dave Williams | Jan 26, 2021 | Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – The Georgia Board of Natural Resources Tuesday approved nine parks, renovation and land acquisition projects worth about $20 million, the second round of funding through the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act. Georgia voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutionalContinue Reading
WEIS Radio: According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, deputies responded to a report of a suspicious person on County Road 183 near Arrington’s Chapel. Deputies arrived and discovered the church was burning. The suspect, Joshua T. Bagley, 33 of Georgia, was located by deputies and was transported to aContinue Reading
The Cedartown community is mourning the loss of a senior member of the CHS Bulldogs Football team. Michael Jayshun Whatley, 18, was found dead in his home on Sunday afternoon. The cause of his death is still unknown. The Polk School District Facebook Page posted the news Sunday evening. TheContinue Reading
POLK TODAY: A Cedartown man remained behind bars today after his early morning arrest on Thursday on child molestation and other charges. Police have not yet made public the full details of the report, but did say in what was briefly available that 47-year-old William Lee Cromer of 107 CedarContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE: The Executive Director of the Polk County Chamber of Commerce, Blair Elrod, is leaving her post, the Chamber announced on Friday. She has served in the role since January 2018. Elrod’s decision to step down was a personal one. “In this season of life I feel called toContinue Reading
From Georgia State Patrol: On January 21, at approximately 4 p.m., Grace Reed was driving a 2005 Honda Accord, attempting to turn left from GA 1 southbound onto Youngs Farm Rd eastbound. As Ms. Reed turned left she entered the path of a 2019 Freightliner tractor-trailer that was traveling inContinue Reading