Sunday, August 22, 2021

Berry, partners have Oak Hill Residences (former Sunrise Inn) ready for students. COVID: 6 Floyd Schools under mask mandate Monday; 418 cases across regional campuses. Hospitals slammed: 122 patients in Rome; 57 in Cartersville. Rome commission, school board races set.

Heritage First Headlines

  • Oak Hill Residences, Berry's new student housing center in the transformed Sunrise Inn & Suites, greets first students as classes begin Monday.
  • COVID on campus: 418 cases at area schools as of Friday. 6 Floyd Schools at 2% or more student COVID rate, under mask mandates Monday. 143 students with virus at Floyd; 49 students, staff at Rome.
  • Another Gordon resident dies; Bartow posts 'probable' death. 1,040 new cases in NW Georgia in a week. 122 virus patients in Floyd, Redmond on Friday, 57 in Piedmont Cartersville. 1,721 got first vaccine doses since midday Thursday.
  • Rome elections: 7 seeking 3 seats on City Commission; 9 in the hunt for 7 School Board posts. Plus: First candidate statements; COVID statements.
  • Buzz: Chieftains shifts annual barbecue to to-go again this year. Road work in Shannon next week.
  • 'Planapalooza' continues Saturday, into next week after Friday night premiere.
  • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Another week in the 90s starts Sunday; 'just' 85 today.
  • Obituaries: Mrs. Ruth Mae Hardin, Charles Kerry Noles, Ms. Juanita Green Wade.
  • Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
  • Crimewatch brought to you by Big Dan's Car Wash. Updates on arrests.

Sponsored report:

Harbin Clinic Headlines: Meet Dr. Ademola Adeseye, who joins Harbin Clinic Cardiothoracic Surgery and will begin seeing patients August 16. Dr. Adeseye is one of the 10 doctors joining Georgia's largest privately owned, physician-led healthcare community.

 


  • Friday night's high school football scores.
  • Rome Braves vs. Greenville. Rematch Saturday, Sunday afternoon.
  • Atlanta Braves at Orioles through Sunday. Also, roster updates.
  • Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins Saturday night; roster updates.
  • Tillman 5K set for this morning; results later today.

 

No comments: