Tom Mayer

3 weeks ago | northwestgeorgianews.com | Tom Mayer

Ten gold shovels sliced soft earth as officials and practitioners from AdventHealth broke new ground for local comprehensive cancer care. The May 30 groundbreaking event signified an advance for Floyd County in “whole-person care,” including medical oncology, infusion treatment and women’s imaging services, officials said. The culmination of that care will be housed in a 30,000-square-foot medical office building near the intersection of Veterans Memorial Highway and Riverside Parkway in Rome.

4 weeks ago | northwestgeorgianews.com | Tom Mayer

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — Thursday, May 29, 2025, at about 11:56 a.m., the Cartersville Police Department responded to 175 Main Street Market Place, 175 Main Apartments, to conduct a safety welfare check at the request of a third party. According to police reports, once contact was established, Jonathan Sentell produced a firearm and pointed it at the two responding officers. Sentell then retreated into his apartment and refused to comply with the officer’s commands.

1 month ago | northwestgeorgianews.com | Tom Mayer

Traci Taylor stepped into history a half decade ago, continuing a centuries-old tradition honoring America’s deceased veterans. She didn’t know it then, but her actions would blossom into a Memorial Day tribute that today involves an honor guard, a cannon salute and the posting of hundreds of flags on the graves of Floyd County’s veterans. “For years, I would go up to East View (Cemetery) and place flags at the graves” of her veteran relatives, Taylor said.

1 month ago | northwestgeorgianews.com | Tom Mayer

Everybody complains about the weather, but Floyd County Emergency Management Agency officials and volunteers are doing something about it. Although control of the weather itself may be out of the EMA’s jurisdiction, the emergency services department is offering the next best thing — the ability to better predict rain, shine and everything in between by giving away weather radios to Floyd County residents on a first-come, first-served basis during a Saturday, May 10, Emergency Services Expo.

2 months ago | enewscourier.com | Tom Mayer

Published 8:32 am Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Heather Casillas has been promoted from group advertising director to general manager overseeing The Cullman Times, The Athens News-Courier and St. Clair News Aegis publications for Carpenter Media Group. Rebecca Alexander, vice president and regional publisher for Carpenter Media Group — the parent organization of  the Alabama group of newspapers — made the announcement effective April 11.