Tuesday, August 10, 2021

5 COVID deaths in Floyd County in four days; new cases, hospitalizations climbing. Latest safety precautions. Business: Staffing changes at The Season's Events; new chair sought for Downtown Development. Pepperell principal helps rescue kitten trapped in car frame

Heritage First Headlines

  • 3 new COVID deaths in Floyd County over the weekend. Region records 298 new cases since Friday; 101 in Floyd alone. 68 patients at Redmond, Floyd Monday, up 11. First-dose virus count jumps 663 with 204 in Floyd, 206 in Bartow.
  • Plus: Campus updates, mask mandates, controlled access.
  • Tales from the car line: Pepperell High's new principal and colleagues rescue a kitten trapped under the frame of a parent's car on Monday.
  • Business: Key staff changes announced at The Season Events. Rome's Downtown Development board to elect a new chair on Thursday. Home decor shop opens in Cedartown.
  • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Heat index of 100 possible again today; highs in the low to mid 90s through Thursday.
  • Obituaries: Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Armstrong, Ms. Peggy Ann Bell Buffington, Mr. Bill Davis, Honey Bee Buskill Dews, Mrs. Frankie Lorene Godeke, Mr. Russell David Gulow, Mr. Alton L. "Maw Maw" Johnson, Ms. Emma Jean Franklin Moreland.
  • 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, off Monday, open six games with Hickory tonight.
  • Atlanta Braves welcome the Reds tonight after an off day Monday.
  • High school football scrimmages resume tonight.
  • Falcons, Hawks updates.
  • Community sports updates: Fall sports registrations and signing up for the Tillman 5K.

 

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