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Celebrating 100 Years! Centre First United Methodist Church Centennial Service this Sunday
Centre First United Methodist Church invites the community to join them this Sunday, July 21st, as they celebrate 100 years in their beautiful sanctuary, located on Main Street in Centre. WEIS Radio’s Jerry Baker recently sat down with Bill Mack Garret to learn more about the church’s upcoming centennial celebration....
Environmental group petitions EPA to revoke ash pond closure permit at Rome's Plant Hammond
ATLANTA – The Atlanta-based Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to revoke a permit the state issued last year for a coal ash pond closure project at Plant Hammond. According to the SELC, the permit issued last fall by the Georgia Environmental Protection...
Hamilton Health Care System: Integrated, Compassionate, Comprehensive Care for Northwest Georgia
For more than a century, Hamilton Health Care System (HHCS) has been caring for the people of Northwest Georgia and recently expanded services in Calhoun. Hamilton provides a full system of care — with a vast integrated network of providers, state-of-the-art clinical technology and healthcare professionals who provide skillful and compassionate care.
Summer in the City Block Party Series Continues on July 26
The second event in Downtown Calhoun’s Summer in the City Block Party series is right around the corner!. The three-part summer series kicked off on Friday, June 28, with a night of food, music, and family fun for the whole community. Calhoun’s Downtown Development Authority is determined to make the second installment of the series an even bigger hit with its next party, set for Friday, July 26, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Entrepreneur seeks degree at GNTC
A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student is studying Business Technology more than 20 years after receiving her High School Equivalency through GNTC. Amanda Chadwell, 42, was born in Florida and moved to Georgia when she was 11. Family circumstances led her to drop out of high school. Chadwell, then an 18-year-old mother-to-be enrolled at GNTC’s Walker County Campus in Rock Spring to earn her High School Equivalency, has just completed her first semester as a returning student at the Polk County Campus in Rockmart and expects to graduate with her associate degree next year.
Spring Garden’s ‘Ace’ selected AL.com girls state Athlete of the Year
Ace Austin’s schedule was crazy, 17 basketball games in eight days. The Spring Garden multi-sport athlete traveled to Kentucky for several club games then flew back home to participate in the AHSAA All-Star Sports Week girls basketball game in Montgomery. If you purchase a product or register for an...
Local Teen Selling Peaches for Family Friend Fighting Pancreatic Cancer
On Wednesday morning, WEIS Radio welcomed Molly Jordan and her son Will into the studio to discuss a big, annual event, which is just around the corner: the annual celebration of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) and the 30th anniversary of the local chapter!. AND, during that conversation with...
Wet Weather Next Few Days
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 84. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Narcotics Investigators Execute Search Warrant on ‘Crooked’ Road in Spring Creek Community
According to Sheriff Jeff Shaver, after an extensive investigation, narcotics investigators and deputies executed a search warrant on County Road 40 Thursday. During this search warrant, investigators located illegal narcotics and paraphernalia. Raymond Doyle Flynt, 38 years old from Centre, was located on scene and was arrested for Unlawful Manufacturing...
Ms. Mary Jordan Walden
She was born in Centre in 1934 to Herman and Virginia Jordan. Mary attended Auburn University and Jacksonville State University before working as a social worker in Gadsden then running Jordan Insurance Company for many years. Mary enjoyed spending her time cheering on the Auburn Tigers, taking care of her dachshund pets, preparing her classic Southern recipes and meals, hosting family and friends and picking blueberries in her yard. As a proud northeast Alabama native, Mary gave back to her community and church. Her final years were spent at The Oaks Assisted Living in Carrollton, Georgia where she spent time with her daughter and family.
Kathryn Feather Pace
Mrs. Kathryn Feather Pace, age 65, of Centre, AL, passed away at her home on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Kathryn was born on May 9, 1959 in Rome, GA. She was the daughter of the late Kenneth Gurley and Betty Jo Justice Gurley. Mrs. Pace had spent her childhood years growing up in Yorkville and […] The post Kathryn Feather Pace appeared first on Polk Today.
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