The Jacksonville State Marching Southerners and Ballerinas were in London, England on New Years Day. The group lead the 2012 London New Year’s Day Parade. Even more significant is the fact that the parade was the official kick off of the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympics. Trion High School graduate Aarron Bryant plays for The Southerners, Jacksonville State University’s marching band – and participated in the festivities observed by the Queen and the Royal Family. The Marching Southerners and Ballerinas will return on January 4th.
The first seminar in Redmond Regional Medical Center’s 2012 Wellness Works seminar series, Your Nose and the New Year, will help those affected by sinusitis and give valuable information about the evaluation and treatment of this diagnosis. The seminar will be held at Redmond Regional Medical Center on January 10th from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m in the lower level classrooms.
Paul Walker, MD, Otolaryngologist of Ear, Nose, Throat Northwest Georgia, will lead the seminar.
The event is open to the public and is free of charge, however space is limited. For reservations please call Medline at 706-368-8480 or register online at www.RedmondRegional.com under visitors by Friday, January 6.
Redmond Regional Medical Center is a 230 bed facility, serving as a referral source for all of Northwest Georgia and parts of Alabama. Including its healthcare partners, Redmond has over 245 physicians with more than 30 specialties and a support staff of approximately 1,200 associates. For a physician referral call Medline at 800-242-5662.
A Georgia man was hurt in a single-vehicle rollover Sunday morning in Cherokee County. According to Alabama State Trooper reports – that wreck occurred at 11:05am on Highway 35 in Gaylesville, and involved a 1995 Toyota being driven by 28 year old Magnos Vincent. Vincent was flown by LifeForce Helicopter to Erlanger Medical Center for treatment.
Accident reports stated that no one else was in the vehicle at the time. Cherokee EMS, Gaylesville Fire Department, Cedar Bluff Police Department, Rescue Squad and state troopers all responded to the scene.
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Georgia is getting pressure from the U.S. Education Department to follow through on promises the state made last year to win $400 million in the "Race to the Top" grant competition.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a draft progress report shows Georgia was slow to fill 21 jobs considered key to completing the state’s education reform plans. That means the state is about six months behind in piloting its teacher evaluation system, which begins next month.
The report notes that state officials are finding it difficult to communicate with the public about Race to the Top initiatives, which could create challenges when the new teacher evaluation system is rolled out statewide.
Mrs. Roberta Wofford, age 91, of Rome, GA, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at 5th Avenue Nursing Home.
Mrs. Wofford was born January 25, 1920 in Madison, GA, the daughter of the late Richard O. and Mary Benton Graham. She was retired from Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Mill. Mrs. Wofford was a member of North Summerville Baptist Church. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul T. Wofford, and a son, Tommy Wofford.
Survivors include her sons, Steve Wofford, Richard Wofford, and Mike Wofford; grandchildren, Christy Windle, Ginger Wofford, and Cam Wofford; great- grandchildren, Asa Windle and Rese Wofford.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tom Russel officiating. Burial will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Bryon Wofford, Greg Wofford, Asa Windle, Cam Wofford, Alfred Crabtree, Jim Hawkins, Bryon Robertson, and Clark Robertson.
Mrs. Wofford will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 5:00 until 8:00 p. m. Tuesday, January 3, 2012.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 47. North wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 36. North wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 52.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57
Another report of a syringe found in clothing at the Cartersville Wal-Mart has been released by the Bartow County Sheriff’s Department. This recent find makes the 15th syringe discovered in items or clothing at the Wal-Mart in Cartersville, Georgia. According to reports A Cartersville woman said her teenage daughter found “what appeared to be a broken top piece of a syringe with the needle intact” inside a pair of brown bedroom slippers purchased from the store on Dec. 19. The needle did not stick the teen and she reported that she is fine. Reports stated that a syringe was found in a bag by a family who had purchased several items at Walmart. The syringe was described by a deputy as being clear with a blue cap.
Read more: RN-T.com – 15th syringe found in item from Cartersville Walmart
Jacob Bagley Dotson – Underage possession of alcohol, open container of alcohol, seatbelt violation, DUI/Alcohol/Under 21
Gregory Allen Hegwood – State Court failure to appear
Montrell Starketa Jackson – VGCSA purchase/posession/sale/manufacture/distribution of marijuana, VGCSA possession of cocaine, crossing guard lines with drugs/intoxicants/weapons, possess/display false identification with government seal for furtherance of a crime
Larry Brandon Manley – probation violation
Michael Wade Cox – Disorderly conduct
Lawrence William Holmes – Hold for Floyd County
Johnny Wayne Poole – VGCSA possession of less than 1 oz marijuana, open container of alcohol