Peaks& Valleys: Dazzling voting numbers. The virus never went away. And grateful for calm protests. Plus our newscast.

Peaks& Valleys: Dazzling voting numbers. The virus never went away. And grateful for calm protests. Plus our newscast.

9:33 Jun 8, 2020
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Today's top headlines: Floyd County Courthouse closed for two weeks; judges, deputies and clerks in quarantine as outbreak continues. Continuing updates. No virus deaths so far this month in Northwest Georgia but 169 additional positive tests here since June 1. State death toll: 2,180. Huge crowd in downtown Rome Sunday afternoon for 'We Matter: A Peaceful Protest.' City leaders among the speakers. What's next. Politics: With social distancing, masks, sanitizer and new voting machines, Tuesday's trip to area precincts will be very different. What to know before you go. New business coming to former Verizon across from the mall after sale closes.  Ware Mechanical Weather Center: About a half-inch of rain possible with highs in the upper 80s. Truett's Chick-Fil-A Sports Report:. High schools begin conditioning drills today. Kevin Harvick races to win at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Peaks & Valleys: The highs and lows of Northwest Georgia. From the wonderful avalanche of absentee voting to a good turnout for advance voting, the 2020 primaries will be ones to remember. Seven cases alone in the court system and more tests pending mean the coronavirus isn't making a comeback; it never went away. JC Penney's closing yet another loss for our reeling retail market (Sears, Kmart, Pier 1, others)/ And a thank you to those working in our elections offices this year for ensuring we can vote -- absentee, early or in person on Tuesday.
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