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2 Rome men arrested as the investigation continues into murders of Richardson, Campbell. Watts faces theft, gun possession charges; Brown, obstruction of a law officer.
Bartow sheriff: Grandmother, Cartersville man held in child's shooting death now charged with murder.
First-time jobless claims surge about 40,000 in NW Georgia in April.
Positive test results up 15.1% in NW Georgia is 7 days, now at 866. Statewide, 39,801 test positive; death toll at 1,697. Kemp briefing 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
Floyd's Stuenkel swats down social media claims; tells of high costs of coronavirus treatment amid revenue plunge. 'Rainy day' funds preventing layoffs, furloughs.
Business: No word yet on fate of JCPenney as retailer opens some Ga. stores. LakePoint Station reopens Friday. Whistle Britches in final days. Lights out at Pier 1.
Politics: How to check on your mailed (or delivered) absentee ballot. Secretary of State urges more absentee voting. Advance voting continues. Democrats meet tonight online.
Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Upper 80s this Memorial Day weekend with showers possible each day.
Truett's Chick-fil-A Sports Update: Later today, GHSA to discuss resumption of high school sports. Rome High basketball players to 'meet' new coach today. Meet 'Parky' and 'Rex.'
Rant of the Day:
This afternoon, the Georgia High School Association's board of trustees meet at 3 and they are expected to make a decision that will rock fall football across the state.
On the agenda is GHSA Executive Director Dr. Robin Hines who will "address the committee on several issues including a discussion of plans to return to GHSA activities." Better put, high school sports which have been on hold since basketball season was ending and baseball season was into region play.
It all came to a halt as schools closed amid the initial coronavirus pandemic. The schools moved online but high school sports couldn't follow. Seasons -- even careers for some seniors -- ended right there. It was a tough call but it saved lives and that's the real winner in all this.
So what comes down today will be crtiical. A common assumption is the start of conditioning for football on July 6 -- normally the start of the GHSA's dead week from summer drills.
The real decision needs to be pegged to one thing: the health of our student athletes, coaches and staff.
