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Hometown Headlines Radio Edition: Local news without the static.
By John DruckenmillerNews
Hometown Headlines Radio Edition: Local news without the static. episodes
- Druck Report: What to know about coronavirus, from symptoms to treatment, and best ways to protect yourself, loved ones with Dr. Charles E. McBride, Chief Medical Officer at Harbin Clinic.
With new interest on the coronavirus in our community, dozens of questions are on the table.
We have those answers today as Dr. Charles E. McBride, Chief Medical Officer at Harbin Clinic, joined John Druckenmiller to discuss:
- Feeling bad: The potential symptoms and how the virus is spread. Most of those feeling ill in our area likely are battling a cold or the flu.
- Treatment: Don't go to the ER or immediate care first. Talk to your doctor or healthcare professionals and follow their recommended steps. One way to do us: Use your "patient portal." At this time, no testing is being done in Floyd County.
- Staying safe: If feeling ill, stay home. Give yourself a little "social space." Wash your hands often, with soapy water or alcohol-based gel hand sanitizer.
- He adds that coronavirus is new and different, and that the healthcare community is learning along the way. Best bet, he says, don't fear but respect the virus.
About this podcast: We thank Brand Red Studios for the production support of our long-form podcasts and Todd La Berge for another superior job producing this conversation.
The Druck Report is part of the Hometown Podcast Network.
29 min - Rant of the Day: Local coronavirus test proves one thing: Facebook had it right.
This has been a virtual week from hell in terms of covering the corona virus from a Northwest Georgia angle. That’s not a whine; that’s part of what we do in journalism: Go all out to get the story and to get the story right. We can sleep next week.
Emails. Texts. Prodding phone calls. Cover up allegations from the High Court of Facebook. Trusted sources reading responses so scripted that you knew what he or she was saying before the fourth word came out of their mouths.
And perhaps most shocking: Through all its faults, we’re waking up this morning to discover some of those social media posters on Facebook had it right.
What some key players in all of this have forgotten is the bottom line: The best way to quell misinformation is with information. Cold, hard facts delivered as they’re confirmed and not whipped through some state policy or public relations team.
Meanwhile, the Facebook community is celebrating something new to many of them: A level of credibility. The handling of this particular case has done just that.
And that’s enough to make us sick on more levels than we care to discuss today.
5 min - Preliminary positive coronavirus test at Floyd. Politics heats up. Rant: Facebook got it right.
Today's headlines:
- Coronavirus: First test performed on Floyd patient come back positive for the virus; follow-up tests ordered. Continuing updates all day.
- Politics: Dempsey, Trey Kelley draw GOP challengers in the primary. Democrats line up, from U.S. House to County Commission race. Qualifying ends at noon today.
- Business: Former Mathis Builders Hardware site on Shorter Avenue giving way to Express Car Wash.
- Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Wind advisory through 7 tonight; gusts to 30 mph. Weekend: sunny, drier.
- Rant of the Day: A positive, preliminary coronavius test at Floyd -- Facebook got it right.
9 min - Rant of the Day: Never on a Sunday? Local House race is changing that 'rule.'
No matter who you support in the 14th Congressional District Republican sweepstakes, you have to agree with one thing: Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t like any candidate you’ve ever met. She’s thrown away the traditional candidate playbook, embraced Donald Trump and the Second Amendment crowd, and does things her way.
The latest example is this weekend. She’s set up an exhaustive bus tour, with Saturday stops including Rockmart, Rome and Calhoun, and an early Sunday stop – 8 a.m. to be exact – in Trenton followed by 10 a.m. in Chickmauga and then 12:30 p.m. in Ringgold followed by a few more.
The Sunday afternoon meet-and-greets are one thing but we’re curious to see who shows up at 8 and 10 a.m., usually when families are either at church or are heading that way. That’s not counting Sunday school, church breakfasts and other events.
And what will the High Court of Facebook say about campaigning during prime church time?
Tune in Sunday -- after church and that Sunday brunch, with or without mimosas.
---This episode is sponsored by· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-druckenmiller/support5 min - Texas Roadhouse update. Politics: Early voting, Super Tuesday. Rain: 2 inches? Rant: Sunday campaigning?
Today's headlines:
- Dining: Closer look at Texas Roadhouse coming to East Bend in Rome-- about 7,500 square feet, 280 seats.
- Politics: 164 voted Tuesday in Floyd County. More candidates qualify for May 19 primaries. Election calendar -- and Sunday campaigning?
- Super Tuesday aftermath: Big night for Biden – and Bernie.
- Coronavirus updates: Latest local, state, national updates. Special training for Bartow Schools’ nurses, custodians. Virus now in 16 states; 130 cases confirmed. Latest on Fulton family.
- Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Another two inches of rain possible today into Thursday. Sunny Friday through Sunday.
- Rant of the Day: Never on a Sunday? Local House race is changing that 'rule.'
8 min - 2 coronavirus cases in our state. 'Stranger Things' filming here. Latest weather. Druck Report: Wendy Davis on huge week in politics.
Program notes:
- Rant of the Day returns Wednesday to make room for today's Druck Report (please see below).
- The Druck Report: Inside the Presidential Preference Primary with Wendy Davis. Plus: Advance voting, candidate qualifying and a November to remember on the way.
Today's headlines:
- Two cases of corona virus have been reported in Fulton County, according to Gov. Brian Kemp. One of the patients recently returned from Milan, Italty. Both are in the same household and both are under self-quarantine at this time. We’ll have continuing updates throughout the day.
- Strange things happening on Second Avenue in Rome all about filming season four of the Netflix hit 'Stranger Things.' We have updates on traffic patterns to accommodate the production.
- Politics: Who's qualified to run so far this week. Advance voting continues; 117 people voted in Floyd on Monday. Election calendar including today’s Super Tuesday vote in Alabama, Tennessee and 12 other states.
- Dining: Former Rockmart favorite Frankie's returning with a slightly different name -- Frankie's Neighborhood Italian.
- Ware Mechanical Weather Center: We’re tracking storms out of Alabama this morning. Also, we have some fog in the area so please be careful on your commute. More rain today but heaviest due Wednesday, into Thursday. Sun back by Friday.
6 min - The Druck Report: Inside the Presidential Preference Primary with Wendy Davis. Plus: Advance voting, candidate qualifying and a November to remember on the way.
Wendy Davis, a member of the Democratic National Committee as well as a Rome city commissioner, joins Hometown's John Druckenmiller as one of the biggest weeks of Campaign 2020 gets under way.
Topics on today''s edition of The Druck Report include:
- The Presidential Preference Primary, from the impact of the South Carolina debates and vote to what's left after Super Tuesday (March 3).
- Georgia's presidential vote on March 24 still has an impact even outside Super Tuesday, she says.
- Qualifying for local offices. Davis expects Democratic challengers in countywide races.
- Cruising toward a November to remember with the presidential race, two U.S. Senate seats and Georgia officially a "battleground state."
About this podcast: We thank Brand Red Studios for the production support of our long-form podcasts and Todd La Berge for another superior job producing this conversation.
The Druck Report is part of the Hometown Podcast Network.
43 min - Rants of the Day: No politics in Coronavirius. Georgia's less-than-super Tuesday. Farewell to Fudd's.
A couple of mini-rants today including:
- There's no red or blue in Coronavirus.
- Farewell to a friend (Fuddruckers).
- Be patient with new machines as voting begins.
- SEC, SEC: We miss the SEC primary (and football).
- Lobsterfest, candidate fest, rezoning fest: Which will draw the largest crowd this week?
6 min - With new projects, no retiring for Brian Dulaney. Fuddruckers closes. Huge week in politics. Rants: Coronavirus reaction, political puzzles.
Today's headlines:
- Business: With construction, renovations and a new car wash venture, Brian Dulaney isn't slowing down in 'retirement.' Projects stretch from Cotton Block to Cartersville.
- Dining: Fuddruckers closes in Rome after more than 17 years; second local restaurant to shutter this week.
- Health: Latest updates on Coronavirus, including response from state hospital association. State University System: 'Alter' overseas programs amid 'level 3' warning.
- Politics: Qualifying for state, local offices. Advance voting begins for presidential primary. GOP women host House contenders; Democrats greet candidates. Super Tuesday.
- Ware Mechanical Weather Center: New flooding likely as another 3 to 5 inches of rain begins later today through Thursday.
- Rants of the Day: Coronavirus and politics; Georgia's less-than-super Tuesday; farewell to Fuddruckers.
Plus: Sound Bite with Elections Supervisor Robert Brady on how to use the new voting machines as advance voting begins today at the county administration building (yellow brick courthouse) in downtown Rome.
22 min - Friday's rant: Calhoun/Gordon Co. set the example for dealing with coronavirus threat. Who's next?
A joint announcement from Calhoun and Gordon County about coronavirus popped in on Facebook Thursday and it couldn't have come at a better time.
This wasn't a repeat of state or federal announcements; this was community based and a great example for the rest of Northwest Georgia.
Basically, city and county governments, law enforcement and healthcare personnel together released information about a meeting next Tuesday concerning corona virus – and something just as important. This meeting won’t be a “one off” to appease a concerned public. This is the first of an ongoing series planned among elected, appointed and other leaders.
More important, this represents a proactive stance on a potential community threat, not a reactive posture we so used to seeing.
An easier way to put it: this is leadership.
Our communities need leadership in dealing with this potential threat. So we ask: Who's next?
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