Friday, July 23, 2021

No mask mandate so far as back-to-school planning continues. COVID numbers continue to rise in NW Georgia. A berry good season for LCCL. Heat index to hit 98 again today

Heritage First Headlines

  • Back to school: Masks or no masks: No mandatory policy for Rome or Floyd students, faculty and staff so far even as new cases are rising quickly across the region.
  • 279 new COVID cases in Northwest Georgia in seven days; 88 in all of June. Thursday: 19 virus patients in Floyd, Redmond; another awaiting test results.
  • Business: LCCL calls it a season after bountiful strawberry, blueberry and blackberry harvests. 20th season up next.
  • Health: 20th Health Initiative for Men & Women returns Aug. 21 with free health screenings, COVID vaccinations and more life savers.
  • Weekend Headlines: Kindred Fire concert tonight to benefit Rome Little Theatre. Saturday: Floyd County Give A Kid A Chance with book bags, food boxes, car seats. 'Ain't Misbehavin' with few tickets for Saturday matinee. Farmers markets.
  • Buzz: 'Sweet Dreams' screening, Q & A with creators set for Oct. 8. Honors for a Georgia Northwestern tech instructor.
  • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Low 90s through Sunday with light rain possible; heat index today could reach 98.
  • Obituaries:  Ms. Betty Faye Edwards, Ronald Alan "Ron" Hall, Carl Loveless.
  • Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
  • Crimewatch brought to you by Big Dan's Car Wash. Updates on arrests.

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  • Rome Braves at Hot Rods tonight.
  • Atlanta Braves at Phillies today through Sunday.
  • GHSA to look at Floyd proposal; what to know about heat and hydration.
  • Latest Falcons' pretraining camp updates.
  • Fall sports registrations under way.
  • LakePoint, Tillman runs on the way.

 

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