Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center received a Patient Safety and Quality Award from the Georgia Hospital Association for enhancing care. The hospital’s project, “Enhancing Bedside Care with Implementation of Monthly Staff Education Newsletters,” improved staff education and patient care, earning third place in the Specialty Hospitals category. Karen Sablon, vice president of Rehabilitation Services, noted the newsletter helps the nursing team focus on important topics to better serve patients. Atrium Health Floyd also received the Circle of Excellence Award, recognizing hospitals with multiple GHA awards over five years. Overall, these awards honor Georgia health care organizations for their efforts in reducing medical errors and improving patient safety. GHA President Caylee Noggle praised the hospital’s contributions to patient safety and quality care.

Cold temperatures will persist for the area through Saturday. Today, a dry shortwave will pass through Georgia, bringing mid-level clouds, but no precipitation due to very low moisture levels. Expect lows in the low 20s and highs in the 40s, with potentially gusty winds in the afternoon that should decrease by evening. Conditions will remain dry into early weekend.

From Saturday night through Thursday, cool rain is possible Sunday into Monday, with a chance of snow in higher elevations of north Georgia, though no significant accumulation is expected. Monday temperatures will stay in the 40s, with rain totals under half an inch.

Next week will bring warmer temperatures, with afternoon highs reaching the upper 50s and 60s, especially in north and central Georgia. A setup with a trough over the eastern U. S. and a cutoff low over California will influence weather, with a complex interaction that may affect precipitation chances later in the week.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, January 24, 2025:

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After two years off, the Wings Over North Georgia Airshow will return to Rome’s Richard B. Russell Regional Airport this fall from October 17-19. John Cowman, President of JCL AirShow Management, hopes that the airport’s runway extension will be completed before the event. He mentioned that the extension will allow the airshow to include more military aircraft like the F-15 and F-16, as well as larger refueling planes. The runway will be extended to 7,000 feet, enhancing the show’s capabilities. The headliners will be the U. S. Navy Blue Angels flying “Super Hornets. ” Cowman expressed excitement about their return and mentioned other military and civilian acts that will perform. Tickets and a list of performers are available at wingsovernorthgeorgia.com.

The American Red Cross has stepped in to aid victims of two house fires in Northwest Georgia over the past fortnight, demonstrating its commitment to community support in times of crisis. Red Cross volunteers from the Disaster Action Team were on-site to provide essential assistance following a fire on Pinecrest Drive in Rome on Sunday evening, as well as the previous week’s incident on Moore Street in Summerville.  Another house fire displaced a family on Orchard Hill Road in Summerville on Wednesday of this week.

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Critics of the move to stop poultry houses from being built in the Gore Community say that Chattooga County Commissioner Andy Allen does not have a case for revoking a permit for four poultry houses planned for a plot of land, less than 40 acres.

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