The Georgia Department of Public Health provided a detailed explanation as to why the number of COVID-19 cases spiked throughout Northwest Georgia last week and then leveled off. The department confirmed serologic-only antibody testing numbers were included in the state’s data. Serologic testing uses a finger-prick blood sample to test for a previous COVID-19 infection […]
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Vacation rentals in Georgia can resume Friday
Vacation rentals in Georgia will be allowed to reopen Friday following weeks of coronavirus-prompted closures. Gov. Brian Kemp gave the green light for bed-and-breakfast establishments and online bookings like Airbnb late Monday on the heels of allowing many other types of businesses to reopen in recent days, including dine-in restaurants, gyms, movie theaters and barbershops. On Twitter […]
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Georgia sees largest single day of tests reported for COVID-19
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp today praised the state’s latest efforts at testing more residents for COVID-19. According to the governor’s office, Georgia recorded its single highest day of new test reporting, with 13,000 new tests reported to the Georgia Department of Health. “Two weeks ago, I told Georgians we were not testing enough in our […]
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More than 1,000 people in Georgia have died from coronavirus
Georgia has crossed the 1,000 death mark in the coronavirus pandemic. The state now has a total of 1,020 deaths attributed to COVID-19, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. The department also began releasing more details on hospitalizations and Intensive Care admissions. Statewide, 1,082 coronavirus patients have been admitted to the ICU. The […]
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Clark Howard to appear on Test Your Wits to raise money for Giving Kitchen
Leading consumer advocate and money expert, Clark Howard, joins Wits’ End Productions for Test Your Wits, on April 30 at 5 p.m. The virtual trivia event series benefits Giving Kitchen, which provides financial support and resources to those in the food industry facing hardship, such as illness, injury, death of immediate family, or housing disaster such as flood […]
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Roswell facilities will remain closed after mayor extends executive order
ROSWELL — Roswell Mayor Lori Henry has revised and updated her April 13 executive order to reiterate that city athletic facilities, park parking lots, outdoor gym equipment, playgrounds, Old Mill Park at Vickery Creek, the Heart of Roswell Park, Barrington Hall and its grounds, and Bulloch Hall and its grounds remain closed. According to city […]
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53-year-old Georgia man dies in fatal fire
A 53-year-old Georgia man is dead after a fire that started in the carport of a home claimed his life. Fire investigators say shortly after 10 p.m. April 22, Berrien County emergency officials responded to a residential fire off of Highway 168 in Nashville, Georgia. When they made their way inside the home, they discovered […]
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This Georgia 10-year-old is sewing masks for children
With the current shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as masks, children visiting the hospital for emergency needs do not have proper protection from COVID-19. Emma Wilson, a 10-year-old from Hancock County, is using her 4-H Project Achievement skills to help by sewing masks specifically for children. “I have several family members who work […]
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High-speed chase ends in officer involved shooting
FORT VALLEY — A high-speed chase in Crawford County ended in shots being fired and a suspect being shot and killed by Crawford County deputies. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been asked by the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office to conduct an officer involved shooting investigation. According to the GBI, preliminary information indicates that at […]
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15-year-old wanted for murder arrested in Atlanta
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office today arrested a Decatur juvenile who was wanted for Murder and Armed Robbery. According to warrants, a 15-year old is suspected of shooting and causing the death of another person on April 22, 2020 in Decatur during an alleged encounter to sell a weapon to the victim. The suspect is […]