Dreadful January can't end fast enough as COVID records continue. Latest on teens' accident, Cedartown student. Decent December for area homebuyers, sellers.

Today's first headlines

• 3 deaths posted Monday: 2 in Bartow, 1 in Polk. Monthly total: 85, a pandemic record. 99 new cases since Sunday. 110 patients at Floyd, Redmond, down 19 from Friday.
• COVID on campus: 695 quarantines at Rome on Friday; 13 new positive cases. Floyd reports 470 quarantines from Monday. Cartersville: No additional reports on Monday.
• Vax Report: 674,967 vaccinations through Monday evening including more than 20,000 in NW Georgia. Publix taking appointments starting Tuesday for vaccinations starting Thursday.
• Updates on recent tragedies: Cedartown's Second Baptist Church is holding a prayer vigil Wednesday following the death of three students there... Prayers are sought for three of the teens hurt in Sunday's crash off Ga. 101; prayer vigil was held Monday ... Services are pending for the Gordon County sheriff's captain who died from coronavirus Sunday. The updates are on top of each of these stories today.
• Business: 285 homes sold in Floyd, Bartow, Gordon last month, 14% from November. Average sale prices increased from 8.2% to 16.3%.
• Buzz: Deadline to apply for Junior Service League's community partnership program is Feb. 8. Little Texas Valley road work today. The Friends of the Library is offering our first Silent Auction for 2021.

Also today:

• Ware Mechanical Weather Center: After a rough start, look for sunny and 69 today.
• Obituaries: Annette Bowles, Mr. Douglas McEwan, Mrs. Faye Fleming Milner, Mr. Kenneth M. Moore, Ms. Tera Lazette Williams.
• Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
• Crimewatch: Updates on area arrests.

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Truett's Chick-Fil-A Sports Report:.

• Pepperell, Armuchee students sign to run cross country in college.
• Tennis tournament chased indoors Monday; resumes today.
• Falcons new general manager talks about what's next.
• Super Bowl is Sunday, Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m., CBS. Bucs vs. the Chiefs.
• Spring sports registration under way with Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation.
• Countdown to spring training at CoolToday Park for Atlanta Braves. What to know.