The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 14,578 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. There have been 524 deaths related to the coronavirus in Georgia. Floyd County has 120 confirmed cases and 6 deaths at the time of this report. …… read more »
Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 14,223 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 12-noon on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Floyd County has 119 confirmed cases and 6 deaths at the time of this report. The number of confirmed cases in Polk County (25), Gordon County (44), Chattooga…… read more »
Governor Brian Kemp declared a statewide state of emergency on Monday, following the severe weather that hit Georgia on Sunday night. Kemp asserted, “We are praying for those who lost loved ones overnight and the families dealing with severe storm damage.” Storms claimed the lives of eight people in Northwest Georgia – seven up in…… read more »
The Hospitality House for Women, Inc.’s crisis line has received fewer calls amid the current health crisis, but the severity of the situations faced by those who do call has increased. Lynn Rousseau, Executive Director, says that her biggest concern is for those who are stuck sheltering in place with an abusive partner. Rousseau adds…… read more »
Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation’s facilities may be closed to the public at this time, but parks and rec officials want to ensure that local families remain active in the days of coronavirus. As such, they have started to post videos to their website (www.rfpra.com) and social media outlets. These videos include everything from sports drills…… read more »
The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 13,621 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 2020. There have been 480 deaths related to the coronavirus in Georgia. Floyd County has 118 confirmed cases and 6 deaths at the time of this report. …… read more »
Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 13,315 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 12-noon on Monday, April 13, 2020. Floyd County has 111 confirmed cases and 6 deaths at the time of this report. The number of confirmed cases in Polk County (24), Gordon County (39), Chattooga…… read more »
The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there were a total of 12,550 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide as of 7:30 pm on Sunday evening. There were 442 fatalities due to coronavirus. There were a total of 108 confirmed cases and five fatalities here in Floyd County. Fulton County led the state in…… read more »
Local leaders have been proactive in the battle against the community spread of coronavirus, asserts Scotty Hancock, Chairman of the Floyd County Board of Commissioners. Governor Brian Kemp’s announcement last week that he has extended the statewide shelter in place through April 30th preempted any plans by Floyd County and City of Rome officials to…… read more »
Severe weather swept through Northwest Georgia on Sunday evening, which resulted in downed limbs and power lines. A confirmed tornado was reported in Chattooga County. Just under two and three-quarter inches of rain fell at the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport/Admiral John H. Towers Field in Armuchee from just prior to 8 am on Sunday…… read more »