Hometown Mobile: 84th Floyd resident dies; 182 new cases Monday; 111 in Floyd, Redmond hospitals. Rome called meeting to address mask ordinance. Hard Time Products coming to Broad with familiar faces. Fatal Bartow fire. Election updates.

Today's first headlines:

84th Floyd resident dies from COVID. 182 new positive cases. 111 patients in Floyd, Redmond on Monday. Chart from Floyd shows surge in patients; data since Feb. 29.
COVID on campus: 358 quarantines at Floyd Schools, 291 at Rome with 7 new positives. Third Bartow school in recent weeks moves to 'yellow phase.' 3 more cases at Berry.
Rome City Commission sets called meeting for 10 this morning to extend 'local state of emergency' declaration -- and mask mandate -- through Jan. 8
Big plans on Broad Street: New home for Burkhalter Law Firm. Joining them: 'Hard Time Products,' a new company from Harry Pierce -- with a familiar face joining the team.
Bartow County woman, 84, dies in mobile home fire; another man injured.
Voting. Raffensperger again certifies Georgia vote; 11,779-vote win for President-elect Joe Biden. Latest Georgia suit tossed by judge. What to know about the runoffs: sample ballot, absentees, advance voting.

Also today:

Buzz: 300 'Give Hope for the Holidays' boxes from Food Lion in Armuchee (and customers) helping Y's Outreach Feeding Program. Rome Downtown Development Authority meets Thursday via Zoom.
Health: Polk Medical Center earns Top Rural Hospital ranking for third consecutive year from The Leapfrog Group.
Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Cold Monday gives way to slight warming trend with mid 60s Thursday-Saturday.
Obituaries: Hannah K. Allmon, Ms. Shirley Everhart, Josephine Arnold Holder, James Richard Musgrave (Jim).
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 playoff picks: Rough Friday ahead for remaining Northwest Georgia playoff teams. McClellan

Colleges:

Falcons

Tuesday, December 8, 2020