As the world searches for answers amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, a search on a much smaller scale proved successful recently at the Hall County Landfill. Last week, Joan Sheffield took off her wedding rings and wrapped them in tissue paper in order to do some cleaning. The rings were later tossed in the trash […]
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Kemp extends Georgia’s shelter-in-place order through April 30
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced today he would be extending Georgia’s shelter-in-place order through April 30 to combat the spread of COVID-19 throughout the state. Kemp has also suspended all short-term vacation rentals due to concerns that Georgia was becoming a vacation destination during the coronavirus pandemic. The order applies to short-term vacation rentals, but […]
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In Georgia, You Do Not Need a Letter Authorizing Your Travel Due to the Shelter-in-place Order
If you are an essential worker traveling to and from work or you are taking or picking up your child from day care and a police officer pulls you over and asks for a letter proving you are authorized to travel, the police officer is in the wrong, not you. Georgia’s shelter-in-place order does not […]
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Marietta-based Owen Mumford is donating medical supplies to Georgia’s hospitals
MARIETTA — As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact Georgia’s health system, Owen Mumford is making a large donation of health supplies to healthcare workers who are on the frontlines helping those in need of care during this crisis. New COVID-19 tests are being made available that are using a sample of blood through a finger stick […]
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Georgia’s state of emergency extended through May 13
Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia’s top legislative leaders jointly announced Wednesday they will extend a statewide public health emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic through May 13. Kemp first declared a public health emergency back on March 14 as COVID-19 began taking hold in Georgia. Lawmakers ratified the governor’s order two days later during a […]
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Georgia’s top doc says there’s ‘no definitive evidence’ hydroxychloroquine works on coronavirus
For several days now, an anti-malarial drug has been touted by President Trump and others as a promising treatment for COVID-19. The FDA, which has approved hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as a treatment for malaria, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, issued an emergency order recently allowing physicians to administer them to COVID-19 patients. But infectious disease experts […]
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Argument between motorists in Eastman ends in gun shots
EASTMAN — A dispute between two motorists seated in their cars ended in gunfire Monday afternoon in Eastman. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, On Monday, April 6, shortly after 3 p.m., the Eastman Police Department asked the GBI to assist with an aggravated assault investigation. Law enforcement initially responded to Eastman Street in […]
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Remembering State Senator Jack Hill: ‘He truly cared about the people of Georgia’
Sen. Jack Hill was a humble grocer from rural Georgia who rose to become one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers. He never took credit for a legislative triumph, even though everyone knew it was he who got it done. And he had impeccable penmanship. These are among the many recollections of friends, colleagues and […]
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Fairburn police department staff member dies from coronavirus
FAIRBURN — An administrative aide at the Fairburn Police Department has died from the coronavirus. The department announced the death of Cheryl Catron, which occurred Friday night, on its Facebook page today. In the post, Chief of Police Stoney Mathis described Catron as “someone that worked tirelessly to keep us up and running.” According to […]
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Coronavirus cases surge in Georgia
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Georgia skyrocketed Tuesday, with 1,260 cases being added since 7 p.m. Monday. The total number of cases statewide is 8,818, with 1,774 people hospitalized. As of noon, 329 people have died from coronavirus in Georgia. Dougherty County continues to lead the state of Georgia in deaths from COVID-19, […]