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VALDOSTA -- A vacant home in south Georgia was destroyed by flames Thursday night.

Fire destroys vacant Valdosta home

by Thom ChandlerMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020

On the heels of a viral video that showed Ahmaud Arbery getting gunned down by two assailants in Brunswick, one Georgia lawmaker is advocating for the legislature to pass hate crimes laws in Georgia.

Lawmaker pushes for hate crimes law amid Ahmaud Arbery controversy

by Thom ChandlerMay 7, 2020May 7, 2020

Georgia has 31,309 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of noon Thursday. A total of 217,303 coronavirus tests have been processed. In terms of percentage, that means that just over 14% of all coronavirus tests are positive in Georgia.

In Georgia, 14% of coronavirus tests are positive

by Thom ChandlerMay 7, 2020May 7, 2020

The state of Georgia is getting help from The Peach Bowl to improve COVID-19 testing statewide.

Peach Bowl to fund more COVID-19 testing in Georgia

by Thom ChandlerMay 7, 2020May 7, 2020

Legislative Democrats stepped up the heat on the University System of Georgia Wednesday to let students forced off campus by coronavirus to opt in to a pass-fail grading system for the spring semester.

Coronavirus, Your Family

Should Georgia college students get pass-fail grades for coronavirus-plagued semester?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 6, 2020August 12, 2020

CORDELE -- An autopsy conducted on LeJune Cobb, the suspect in a hostage situation that involve two children, Tuesday at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab in Macon. According to the GBI, the autopsy’s preliminary results indicate that Cobb died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Crime, In The News

Autopsy shows suspect in Georgia hostage situation died from self-inflicted gunshot wound

by Thom ChandlerMay 6, 2020May 6, 2020

First responders from Bibb County held a parade for Bibb County's healthcare heroes at Navicent Health Medical Center in Macon. Photos from the parade, provided by the Bibb County Sheriff's Office are below.

Photos from Bibb County first responders parade at Navicent Health

by Thom ChandlerMay 5, 2020May 6, 2020

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Piedmont Healthcare begins clinical trials on coronavirus treatments

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 5, 2020August 12, 2020

Georgia public school districts will receive a total of $411,452,867 in COVID-19 relief funds this month.

Coronavirus, Your Family

Georgia schools will get $411 million in COVID-19 relief funds

by Thom ChandlerMay 4, 2020May 4, 2020

Dog parks at Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation facilities will reopen Tuesday as a phased process begins for reopening areas within parks that were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus, Your Community

Gwinnett County dog parks to reopen Tuesday

by Thom ChandlerMay 4, 2020May 6, 2020

SAVANNAH – Tourists from the Northeast, Midwest and all over Georgia descended on Tybee Island over the weekend, creating scenes in the beach community typical of spring break or the height of summer vacation season, with little evidence of concern about catching or spreading the new coronavirus.

Unmasked: Georgians are ignoring mask requirements and social distancing

by Wes Wolfe | Georgia RecorderMay 4, 2020August 12, 2020

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Here’s how to get your masks and hand sanitizer from DeKalb County

by Thom ChandlerMay 2, 2020May 6, 2020

Peagler headed into Dawson Health and Rehabilitation Center, a small nursing home where 14 of the roughly 60 residents had died from COVID-19 over the past month. He and his fellow soldiers conducted their mission with efficiency, quickly testing the home’s surviving residents for the coronavirus. A military medic stuck a swab into each resident’s nose, then dropped it into a vial held by another guard member, who then handed it down an assembly line of soldiers until it was placed in an ice-filled cooler.

Here’s what soldiers saw after coronavirus hit a rural Georgia nursing home

by Max Blau | GHNMay 1, 2020September 24, 2023

Woman wearing mask in supermarket

Brian Kemp wants you to wear a mask despite end of shelter-in-place

by Thom ChandlerMay 1, 2020May 2, 2020

U.S. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., is planning to introduce bipartisan legislation aimed at relieving the nation’s shortage of doctors and nurses critically needed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

Georgia senator introduces plan to address doctor shortage by allowing immigrant visas

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 1, 2020August 12, 2020

CALHOUN -- Voters in Gordon County will be able to drop off their absentee ballots for the June 9 primary election at a new absentee ballot drop box.

Your Government, Coronavirus

Gordon County has an absentee ballot drop box

by Thom ChandlerApril 30, 2020May 2, 2020

The Gist: As expected, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has decided to let the state's shelter-in-place order expire at 11:59 p.m. tonight. However, Kemp has extended the shelter-in-place order for medically fragile and elderly Georgians until June 12. He has also set restrictions on businesses until May 13.

Georgia’s shelter-in-place order expires tonight, but not for everyone

by Thom ChandlerApril 30, 2020May 2, 2020

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Burn bans begin in some Georgia counties May 1

by Thom ChandlerApril 30, 2020September 24, 2023

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