Does Amazon have even bigger plans for Bartow County? (Yep). Cole Couey: 'We lost a great one ...' Local experts host virtual town hall on vaccine tonight. 2 new COVID deaths here. Another cold one today.

Today's first headlines

• Upon further review, it looks like Amazon has even bigger plans in Bartow. Business Chronicle says $300 million 'Project Oak' campus at LakePoint also is from Amazon. Also due in Acworth/southern Bartow: Company's new delivery station.
• Remembering Cole Couey: From a former coach who 'hoped and prayed that none of my players would go ahead of me to heaven' to school friends and others, the online tributes to the former Mr. Model are heartbreaking -- and heartening.
• 2 NW Georgia deaths as February begins. 100 COVID patients in Floyd, Redmond, up 2. State: 19 cases of COVID variant, including Paulding County.
• Vax Report: Virtual town hall with local vaccine experts begins tonight at 5:30. Total vaccinations in Georgia through Monday: 954,786.
• Floyd shows 694 quarantines on Monday, down from 849 on Friday. Berry had 52 cases in January, 36 students and 16 staff.
• 4 Rome High students semifinals in this year's Governor's Honors Program competition.
• Politics: Cartersville Sen. Bruce Thompson eyeing labor commissioner's post? Rosemary Greene named Bartow-Gordon judge. SNL laser-focused on that other Greene.
• Around Rome: More background on the Forrest monument removal. Doug's Deli Downtown expanding hours.

Also today:

• Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Sunny, gusty and cold; high of 44; windchill in the mid 30s again today. Severe weather awareness: Thunderstorms.
• Services set for today for Berry College Police Sgt. Jeff Smith.
• Obituaries: Mr. Michael Tony Casey, Mrs. Teresa Elaine Alford Fowler, Nadine Rogers, Mr. Jerry Edward Wilson Sr.
• Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
• Crimewatch: Updates on area arrests.

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Truett's Chick-Fil-A Sports Report:

• Local college football begins a week from Saturday as Berry travels to Birmingham-Southern.
• Chipper Jones joins Braves as part-time hitting coach.
• Latest Georgia High School newsletter.
• Super Bowl is Sunday, 6:30 p.m., CBS. Bucs vs. the Chiefs.
• Spring sports registration under way with Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation.
• Commit 2 Fit Leprechaun-a-thon 5K and Health Walk returns March 20.