Snow flurries were falling this morning – at least in the area around Prior Station Road near Cedartown – as freezing temps persisted and requires additional delayed openings, and one official closing.

From the Department of Public Health’s Northwest Health District:

All Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District offices, including the district office in Rome and all ten county health departments, will be closed today, Tuesday, February 16, and will open tomorrow. Wednesday, February 17, at regular operating hours. This effects health departments in Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding, Polk, and Walker counties.  The Gordon County COVID-19 test site at the Senior Center, 150 Cambridge Court in Calhoun will not open today, Tuesday, February 16.

Individuals scheduled for COVID-19 vaccination appointments today at the effected health departments are being contacted to reschedule. 

Earlier this morning, Floyd Medical officials made the following announcement about their delayed opening:

All Floyd Primary and Urgent Care offices, Floyd Family Medicine Residency, Floyd Outpatient Physical Therapy and Rehab, Floyd Corporate Support, and Floyd Outpatient Wound Care will delay opening this morning until 10 a.m. because of the potentially icy road conditions. 

The Breast Center at Floyd will delay until 9 a.m. 

Patients who have impacted appointments will be contacted to reschedule.