Floyd County Jail Staff Member Tests Positive For COVID-19

Floyd County Jail

The Floyd County Jail was being decontaminated Wednesday night after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

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Chattooga Young Farmers Plan August In-Person Meeting

The Chattooga Young Farmers have a chapter meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 13th at 7 pm at the Chattooga Agriculture Center.

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Floyd Medical Center Earns Stroke Award for 6th Straight Year

Floyd Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for the sixth consecutive year.

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Supt. Hosmer Speaks To Reporters About School Start

Chattooga County School Superintendent Jared Hosmer spoke with reporters on Thursday afternoon after the first day of school for students in the system.

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Mr. Thomas Wayne “Tom” Kincade, Complete Obit (M)

Mr. Thomas Wayne “Tom” Kincade, age 22 of Fort Payne, AL (formerly of Gaylesville) passed away Wednesday- July 29, 2020 at DeKalb Regional Medical Center.

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Arrest Report – Thursday – July 30, 2020

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, July 30, 2020

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DFCS & GA Dept. Of Education Partner To Provide Food Benefits

 

The Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) partnered with the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) to provide food benefits to families with children who receive free or reduced school lunch. The Family First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 allows the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to facilitate the distribution of the Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (P-EBT) to eligible students statewide.

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Sheriff Says Steps Being Taken At Jail Due To COVID-19 Cases Among Jailers

Sheriff Mark Schrader says that he has taken extra steps at the Chattooga County Jail after about half of his jail staff tested positive for COVID-19 over the past few days.

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Family Asks For Cards For Chattooga County WWII Veteran’s 95th Birthday

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One of Chattooga County’s well-known veterans is going to be celebrating his 95th birthday next month.  Billy Locklear  received the Purple Heart and many other medals for his service in WWII. He served between 1943 and 1945, which included fighting at the Battle of Saipan in June 1944.

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Beware Of Online Back To School Shopping

The Better Business Bureau says that with kids headed back to school during the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents are choosing to do back-to-school shopping online.

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