Today's first headlines:
- Record 399 new positive cases in NW Georgia in last 24 hours. Three new deaths with 1 each in Floyd, Polk and Chattooga. Statewide: 4,236 cases on Saturday.
- Making spirits bright: Nearly 3,400 local children will have Christmas gifts thanks to efforts of Greater Rome Toys for Tots, Sheriff's Santa Program, Rome-Floyd Fire Department and Floyd Police's Santa Bike Patrol.
- Sunday voting in Rome/Floyd County at Garden Lakes Baptist, 1-4 p.m. Advance voting this week on Monday-Wednesday only for Jan. 5 runoff.
- Health: 100 Black Men of Rome and City of Rome team up for virtual Town Hall on COVID-19 and Healthcare 2.0 on Monday.
- Health: Flu continues mild start in Georgia -- 14 hospitalizations, no deaths. Still time to get the shot.
Also today:
- Ware Mechanical Weather Center: 40% rain chance today. Cooler temps for the week. Could we have a 'White Christmas'?
- Obituaries: Mr. Martin Lee Blackwelder, Mrs. Vicki Brown, D.C., William Kenneth Day, Mrs. Sandra Harper Draper, Mr. Joseph Larry Ervin, Danny McCabe Rogers, Sylvia Jean Padgett Mullins Vetter
- Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
- Crimewatch: Updates on area arrests.
Truett's Chick-Fil-A Sports Report:
- State Class 5A Football Championship: Cartersville vs. Warner Robins, Dec. 30 at 3:30 p.m., Center Parc Stadium.
- John McClellan's high school playoff picks: Final round of championship picks coming Monday.
- SEC Championship: Alabama beats Florida.
- ACC Championship: Clemson tops Notre Dame.
- Updates on other football conference championships.
- Falcons host Tampa Bay, 1 p.m., Fox, 92.9 FM The Game.
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