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Category Archives: Cherokee County, Alabama

Atrium Health Floyd’s second mammography coach having an impact

Atrium Health Floyd’s second mammography coach having an impact

Wednesday, November 12, 2025–11:25 a.m. -News Release- Atrium Health Floyd is celebrating the success of its second mobile mammography coach, which has already had a positive impact in its first six months of service, providing more than 1,700 screening mammograms to women in mostly rural areas of north Georgia and northeastern Alabama. A gathering was…read more

Man sought for attempted murder of Alabama deputy arrested in Floyd County

Man sought for attempted murder of Alabama deputy arrested in Floyd County

Saturday, November 8, 2025–3:00 p.m. -Staff reports- A man wanted for the attempted murder of a DeKalb County, Alabama, Sheriff’s deputy on October 29 was taken into custody Friday evening in Floyd County. According to Sheriff Nick Welden, the deputy attempted to stop a white van driven by 50-year-old Gary Jody Childers, who had an…read more

Ensure a happy, safe Halloween

Ensure a happy, safe Halloween

Tuesday, October 28, 2025–8:00 a.m. -Atrium Health Floyd News Release- Parents who want Halloween to be fun and not frightful for little ghouls and goblins can take some pre-emptive steps to ensure a fun night. If you are already considering that perfect costume, safety considerations should be high on that list. “It’s important to make…read more

Atrium Health Floyd names Nurse of the Year

Atrium Health Floyd names Nurse of the Year

Tuesday, October 21, 2025–8:45 a.m. -News Release- Atrium Health Floyd nurses and other teammates have been recognized as part of the organization’s Nursing Excellence Awards program, designed and developed by nurses for nurses. The program honors clinical direct patient care nurses, nurse leaders, and clinical or non-clinical nurse-led teams. Winners will be considered for division-level…read more

Pink Day stresses the importance of annual mammograms, breast health

Pink Day stresses the importance of annual mammograms, breast health

Monday, October 13, 2025–10:45 a.m. -News Release- As northwest Georgia’s largest and longest-serving cancer care providers, Atrium Health Floyd + Harbin Clinic brings years of experience and collaboration to every patient’s care. For the 24th year, that expertise in the fight against breast cancer was illustrated Friday at Truett’s Chick-fil-A in Rome during National Mammography…read more

Illegal fighting event shut down in Cherokee County, Alabama

Illegal fighting event shut down in Cherokee County, Alabama

Tuesday, October 7, 2025–11:30 a.m. -WEIS Radio- Promoters of an illegal combat sports event could face decades in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines after an event called “The Pit” was shut down by the Alabama Athletic Commission (AAC). The event took place Sept. 27 near Weiss Lake and was stopped in…read more

Atrium Health Floyd + Harbin Clinic schedule Breast Cancer Awareness events

Atrium Health Floyd + Harbin Clinic schedule Breast Cancer Awareness events

Saturday, October 4, 2025–6:00 p.m. -News Release- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic will be spreading the message that there’s power in knowing, urging women to get an annual mammogram in the fight against breast cancer. Pink is the nationally recognized color for breast cancer awareness, and Atrium…read more

Update on fatal ATV accident in Alabama

Update on fatal ATV accident in Alabama

Tuesday, September 30, 2025–9:55 a.m. -WEIS Radio- New details have been released in connection with the late August accident at Indian Mountain ATV Park in Cherokee County, Alabama, that claimed the lives of two adults and left seven children injured. According to official incident reports, confirmed by WEIS News in Centre, the driver of the…read more

Groundbreaking prostate surgery performed at Atrium Health Floyd

Groundbreaking prostate surgery performed at Atrium Health Floyd

Saturday, September 27, 2025–7:10 p.m. -News Release- A Harbin Clinic surgeon has been the first in northwest Georgia to perform an innovative robotic surgery that offers relief to men with enlarged prostates. The surgery was completed at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center. Aquablation therapy uses a real-time, ultrasound-guided, robotic-assisted, heat-free waterjet to remove excess prostate…read more