Saturday, January 2, 2021

Second straight day of record-breaking new COVID cases statewide with 8,719 cases in 24 hours, including 276 locally. Six Mile Nutrition opening Monday. Mountains Ice Cream temporarily closed for upgrades. First babies of 2021. EagleWatch begins.

Today's first headlines:

  • COVID crisis: Second straight day of record-breaking positive cases in state: 8,719 in 24 hours. Another 276 new cases in NW Georgia. No new deaths in region. Latest from Dr. Gary Voccio. 
  • Business: Six Mile Nutrition opening Monday off U.S. 27 near Georgia Highlands. Mountains Ice Cream closing temporarily in January for upgrades, to reopen by Feb. 1.
  • First Baby of 2021: Floyd welcomes Granger Tate Simmons at 12:08 a.m. Cartersville Medical Center welcomes first baby, Harlow Ella-Giselle Williams, at 10:40 a.m.
  • EagleWatch 2021: First egg of the season is in the nest at Berry College. What to know. 
  • Weather wrap-up: From Easter Sunday tornadoes to Tropical Storm Zeta and above average rainfall, a look at how we finished 2020.
Also today:
  • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Partly cloudy, high near 62 with 40% rain chance tonight. Cooler temps on Sunday, high near 50. 
  • Obituaries: Mrs. Mary Jo Caldwell, Mr. Leon Clifford Dupree 
  • Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
  • Crimewatch: Updates on area arrests.

Truett's Chick-Fil-A Sports Report:

  • Georgia tops Cincinnati in Peach Bowl.
  • College Football National Championship: Alabama vs. Ohio State on Jan. 11.
  • College football bowl updates and schedules
  • Falcons' season finale at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Sunday, Fox and 92.9 FM

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