Today's first headlines:
- Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Updates on our overnight weather and what's ahead today and on Christmas.
- 6 more COVID deaths posted Wednesday: 2 in Floyd, 1 in Bartow, 3 in Chattooga. Record: 147 COVID patients at Floyd, Redmond as of Wednesday, up 7 again in a day. State posts 5,221 new cases; 234 here (69 in Floyd, 91 in Bartow).
- Vax Report: 'Hope is here' as Redmond Regional posts 60-plus photos of healthcare workers getting round one. 26,000 have received it so far in Georgia; 1.01 million in the U.S. How to track state, national roll out.
- Business: Five Below begins hiring -- at the top. Rome store scheduled to open in March.
- Jobs: Latest updates on Northwest Georgia's employment numbers.
- More than 13,000 in Floyd have voted in the runoff so far: 9,000-plus in person plus 3,800 via absentee. Advance voting resumes Monday.
- Christmas services amid the pandemic: Some hope to celebrate outdoors; most will offer digital worship. Please check with each church before attending any service because of the forecast.
Also today:
- Buzz: Bryan Johnson sworn in as Floyd County Superior Court judge. Rome Municipal Court closed Dec. 29-30. Two finalists named for Polk Schools superintendent.
- Obituaries: Mr. Clayton Douglas Hall, Mr. Brent Andrew Hammond, Dr. Dennis Michael Heller, Betty Louise Dodd Koehler Jones Boling Julian.
- Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
- Crimewatch: Updates on area arrests.
Truett's Chick-Fil-A Sports Report:
- Cartersville, Calhoun, Cass, Woodland dominate 5A football honors.
- Double ACC honors for Cartersville's Trevor Lawrence:
- John McClellan's football championship picks: Cartersville vs. Warner Robins, 3:30 p.m. Dec. 30. McClellan
- Falcons At Kansas City, 1 p.m. Sunday, Fox and 92.9 FM
Georgia vs. Cincinnati in Peach Bowl Jan. 1 at 12:30 p.m.
- College football bowl updates including SEC schedule.
- College football playoffs.
- Bowl schedule changing as teams cancel because of COVID.
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