Sunday, December 20, 2020

Record 399 new positive cases in NW Georgia in 24 hours. Three more deaths in region. Toys for Tots, law enforcement help 3,400 children have brighter Christmas. Monday's virtual Town Hall on COVID. Advance voting today in Floyd.

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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