Today's first headlines:
- Happy New Year! Wishing you a healthy and prosperous 2021!
- COVID crisis: 8 more deaths in NW Georgia posted Thursday. New state record in positive cases: 8,499. Another 325 new cases in NW Georgia in last 24 hours. Now 211 virus patients in Floyd, Redmond, Cartersville hospitals.
- Vax Report: State expands priority vaccinations to those 65 and older. Public Health begins offering vaccinations for frontline workers, first responders; will expand to 65 and older as supply allows.
- Ware Mechanical Weather Center: New Year's washout with up to 2 inches of rainfall and severe thunderstorms possible today.
- Business: Easy Auto, a Tennessee-based car dealership, coming to Shorter Avenue in West Rome this spring.
- Voting: Over 50,000 cast advance votes in NW Georgia for Jan. 5 Runoff, plus nearly 11,000 absentee ballots and counting. Precincts open Tuesday from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
- State Labor Department: No delay expected in eligible unemployment payments for extended benefits
- 'Unite with Light': Redmond encouraging community to keep Christmas lights up through Jan. 31 to support healthcare workers.
Also today:
- Obituaries: Mrs. Mary Jo Caldwell, Mr. William Alton Dudley, Mrs. Norma Jean Eaves, Ms. Doris Elizabeth Ferguson, Mrs. Martha Maxine Gingrich Shook, Mrs. Annese Olivia Colter Thomas, Lawrence Snider Tondee
- Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
- Crimewatch: Updates on area arrests.
Truett's Chick-Fil-A Sports Report:
- Georgia vs. Cincinnati in Peach Bowl today at 12:30 p.m.
- College football bowl updates and schedules
- College football playoffs:
- Rose Bowl, Alabama vs. Notre Dame, 5 p.m., ESPN
- Sugar Bowl, Clemson vs. Ohio State, 8:45 p.m., ESPN
- Falcons' season finale at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Sunday, Fox and 92.9 FM
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