Three more COVID deaths in NW Georgia, record 159 statewide. Record number quarantined at local schools. Vaccine update. Rome seek info in fatal hit-and-run. Rockmart mourns death of City Manager. Celebrating M.L. King weekend. Cold weekend ahead.

Today's first headlines:

• 3 fatalities posted Friday: 1 each in Floyd, Gordon, Polk; statewide, a record 159 more deaths. 228 more positive tests here; total since March now at 25,019. COVID patients in Floyd, Redmond: 149.
• Record number of quarantines: 907 at Floyd, 634 at Rome. Both off Monday for King holiday. Cartersville: 30 positive tests, 250 quarantined last week. Gordon County: 26 positive tests.
• Vax Report: Publix, Kroger offering vaccination -- but check local stores before you go. State seeks volunteers to help with rollout.
• Rockmart City Manager Jeff Ellis dies after week-long battle with coronavirus. His passing comes three days after the loss of his brother, Gregg Ellis of Rome, to cancer.
• Rome Police seek white Nissan Frontier following fatal hit-and-run accident on Wednesday. Victim's body sent to GBI Crime Lab for ID.
• Community Watch: What to expect for this year's Martin Luther King Jr. celebration amid pandemic concerns. Expanded look at this weekend's schedule.
• Health: Rick Stevenson named to Redmond Regional's Board of Trustees. Rome Radiology joins Rome Strike Force targeting vaping, e-cigarettes.
• Education: Gabriel Barreneche named Berry's new dean for the Evans School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

Also today:

• Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Sunny, breezy and cold today with a high of 43 and wind chill in the mid 30s.
• Obituaries: Mrs. Margaret Keener Duke, 100. Gordon Albert Leiter, Charles Creslein McGhee, Mrs. Shirley A. Parker, Mrs. Mildred Lee Robinson, Mrs. Veronica "Ronnee" Tucker, Leslie Anne Waller, Ms. Willie Mae Williams, Ms Faye Withers.
• Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
• Crimewatch: Updates on area arrests.

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Truett's Chick-Fil-A Sports Report:

• Falcons name Arthur Smith head football coach.
• Four NFL playoff games today, Sunday.
• Atlanta Braves sign Fried, Minter to one-year deals.
• Local college football: Updates on the spring seasons for the Shorter Hawks, Berry Vikings.

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