Thursday, October 29, 2020

. Zeta blasts Northwest Georgia. Closures and delayed openings. 69 COVID patients in Rome hospitals; 2 more area deaths. Campus issues growing. Business and voting updates.

Today's first headlines:

  • Ware Mechanical Weather Alert: More rain strong gusts as Zeta moves on; latest on outages, aftermath.
  • Closures and delays: Most schools go digital or take a weather day. Latest updates and delayed openings.
  • Record 69 COVID patients in Floyd, Redmond as of Wednesday. 2 more deaths, 1 in Floyd, 1 in Polk (region: 257). 67 new cases Wednesday.
  • COVID on campus: Floyd: 305 in quarantine, up 62; 4 new positive cases. Rome Schools had 632 students, faculty/staff in quarantine by Tuesday. Updates from Cartersville, Bartow, Gordon schools. 
  • Cochran adds commercial real estate to design, public service portfolio. Rome native Hawkins joins Brinson Askew. Celebrating NWGA's, state's success story with Japan.
  • Voting: 45% turnout so far in Floyd; state at 3.4 million early voters. State candidates due in our area Thursday-Saturday. 3 more Floyd drop boxes due by Friday. Two days left to vote in advance.
Also today:
  • Buzz: Big 'crush' following weekend drug dropoff. Tallatoona to help with energy assistance applications.
  • Services set for Tuesday for Jonathan Smith Sr. who died in a Saturday night shooting in Euharlee. 
  • Obituaries: Patrick Michael Sutherland Bateman, Mrs. Willie Mae Ely, Mr. Everett Franklin Holden, Eric Fernando Morales, Mother Sarah Lewis Young. 
  • Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
  • Crimewatch: Updates on area arrests.

Truett's Chick-Fil-A Sports Report:

  • John McClellan's high school picks: Darlington-Christian Heritage among top games this week. Unity, Calhoun, Rockmart, Cedartown should coast. McClellan
  • Cartersville vs. Blessed Trinity, postponed, COVID.
  • This week's schedule.
  • High school volleyball, softball championship updates.
  • Tonight: Falcons vs. Panthers, 8:20 p.m., Fox.
  • Georgia at Kentucky, noon Saturday.
  • Georgia Tech hosts Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

 

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