• Flood Watch for Calhoun - Click for Details
    ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
    Expires: June 08, 2026 @ 9:00pm
    PRECAUTIONARY
    You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
    LOCATIONS
    WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
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    WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest, and west central Georgia, including the following areas, in north central Georgia, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gwinnett, Henry, North Fulton, Pickens, Rockdale and South Fulton. In northwest Georgia, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker and Whitfield. In west central Georgia, Coweta.
    INFO2
    WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening.
    INFO3
    IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
    INFO4
    ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rounds of rainfall are expected to move across the area through the day today. An anomalously moist environment over Georgia will support high rain rates and increased chances for
David Lee Hammonds
May 29, 1947 — February 16, 2026

Mr. David Lee Hammonds, age 78, formerly of Adairsville, passed away peacefully Monday, February 16, 2026, at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center, Rome, GA.

He was born in Bartow County, Georgia on May 29, 1947, son of the late William David and Virginia Lulabell Rodgers Hammonds. A man of deep and abiding faith, Lee cherished attending church service. He found great strength in the Scripture and expressed his love for the Lord through worship and song Lee was preceded in death by two brothers, Roger Hammonds and Charles Wayne Hammonds, and a sister, Betty Lindsey.

Survivors include two sisters, Brenda McClure and Syble Williams; two brothers, Danny Hammonds and Scottie Hammonds; his caretakers, Sandra and Kenneth Hammonds; several nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 20, 2026, at 2:00 PM from the chapel of Barton Funeral Home, Adairsville, with Rev. Barry Adcock officiating. Interment will follow at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Kingston. Payson Hammonds, Kenneth Hammonds, David Williams, Randall McClure, Jamey Veley and Ricky Razo will serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends Friday from 12:00 PM until the funeral hour at Barton Funeral Home.

Sign the guestbook and leave online condolences at www.BartonFuneralHome.net.

R. Dudley Barton & Son Funeral Home, Adairsville, is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mr. Lee Hammonds.

Visitation

R.Dudley Barton & Son Funeral Home
R.Dudley Barton & Son Funeral Home
131 Summer St.
Adairsville, GA 30103
(770) 773-3711
Website

Service/Mass

R.Dudley Barton & Son Funeral Home
R.Dudley Barton & Son Funeral Home
131 Summer St.
Adairsville, GA 30103
(770) 773-3711
Website

Funeral Home in Charge

R.Dudley Barton & Son Funeral Home
R.Dudley Barton & Son Funeral Home
131 Summer St.
Adairsville, GA 30103
(770) 773-3711
Website