Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Latest local, state, U.S. election results. Popeye's coming to Turner McCall. $175 million residential/retail project planned near Euharlee. COVID: 21 positive tests at Floyd Schools; 111 new cases in region.

Today's first headlines:

  • Results: Floyd incumbents all win. Updates from the region, the state and the nation.
  • Dining: Popeye's due on Turner McCall at former Long John Silver's by mid 2021.
  • 579 homes, including senior housing, and retail part of $175 million project proposed off Chulio Road between Euharlee, Cartersville. Second big project in two weeks.
  • COVID on campus: 21 new cases at Floyd Schools; 350 in quarantine. Pepperell Elementary: 11 positive tests; 93 quarantines. Rome Schools report 535 in quarantine through Monday, down 99.
  • 111 new cases in NW Georgia on Tuesday; our average over past week: 82 per day. Region adds 9 'probable' deaths by COVID; death toll remains 262. Tuesday: 61 patients in Floyd, Redmond hospitals, up 2.
Also today:
  • Chulio project means detour. DOT resurfacing roads. ECO Center bald eagle program Nov. 11. Kemp promotes Broce. Development board meets Nov. 17.
  • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Perfect fall weather into the weekend with sunny skies, highs in the low 70s.
  • Obituaries: Mrs. Carolyn Jo Hampton, Mrs. Frances Ann Grace Johnston, Robert Alexander McIntosh, Mr. Douglas Ray Neal, Ms. Doris B. Pinson, Mr. James Michael "Mike" Reynolds.
  • 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: Pepperell vs. Model, Rome and Darlington games have playoff bearings. Cartersville, Calhoun, Rockmart should win big. McClellan
  • Rome Middle football games set for Saturday.
  • Georgia-Florida week arrives. Game at 3:30 p.m. Saturday on CBS.
  • Georgia's highest paid college football coaches.
  • Georgia Tech off this week.
  • Falcons home Sunday vs. the Broncos, 1 p.m. Fox, 92.9 FM

 

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