EAST POINT — A College Park Police Officer was hospitalized after a shootout in East Point Saturday morning. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that at abnout 11:45 a.m. Saturday, College Park police officers were alerted, via a license plate reader, to a vehicle associated with a murder investigation that occurred […]
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More hospital beds are coming to fight coronavirus surge in Georgia
More hospital beds are on the way to combat the coronavirus patient surge in Georgia. Today, Governor Brian Kemp and the Coronavirus Task Force announced plans to deploy four temporary medical units for eighty-eight hospital beds and expanded capacity at two reopened healthcare facilities for 208 beds to prepare for COVID-19 patient surge. The state […]
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201 Georgians have died from coronavirus
According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, 201 Georgians have now died from the coronavirus pandemic. The youngest person in Georgia to die from coronavirus was a 29-year-old woman from Peach County and the oldest was a 98-year-old man from Clarke County. The man had underlying condition and it is unknown if the woman […]
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Lawrenceville is offering assistance paying utility bills for residents impacted by coronavirus
LAWRENCEVILLE — The city of Lawrenceville has worked out several options for residents who may be struggling to pay their monthly utility bills due to economic hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The city has approved the $2 miullion Lawrenceville Utility Customer Stabilization Plan and is offering the following options to residents: Assistance Program – The […]
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WATCH: Albany residents are making quarantine music videos
ALBANY — The city of Albany has been hit hard by the coronavirus after it spread through two highly attended funerals. But the fact that their city is a hotspot for COVID-19 isn’t breaking the spirit of Albany residents. In fact, the city sponsored a shelter in place video contest. The winning video was submitted […]
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A Metro Atlanta hospital nurse has died from coronavirus
A metro Atlanta hospital nurse has died from coronavirus, GHN has learned. The Georgia Nurses Association on Friday confirmed a death of an RN, but did not identify the hospital, and did not have any personal information about the identity of the nurse. The person would be the first Georgia nurse “we know of who […]
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Georgia releases list of nursing homes and assisted care facilities that have confirmed coronavirus cases
The Georgia Department of Public Health released a list of long-term care facilities that have had confirmed cases of coronavirus either from residents or staff. Long-term care facilities generally refers to nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and coronavirus is known to spread rapidly in these types of facilities. The department of health says it […]
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Traveling nurses in Albany will be housed at Albany State University
ALBANY — Temporary nurses who have travelled to Albany to help battle coronavirus at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany will get temporary housing at Albany State University. Albany, the county seat of Dougherty County, is a hotspot for coronavirus after the virus spread through two highly attended funerals there. Since then, the rural hospital […]
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Rapid testing for coronavirus has started in Albany and Atlanta
Testing for coronavirus is poised for a big boost in some Georgia hospitals that have begun shifting to in-house rapid tests able to dramatically reduce the turnaround time for results. Staff at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, which has been hit hard by the virus, brought a new diagnostic test online Thursday night that returns […]
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Fire officials search for clues to vehicle fire in Habersham County
CLARKESVILLE — Investigators with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office have determined that a vehicle fire in Habersham County was intentionally set. The fire occurred shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday, April 2. “The black 2019 Jeep Compass was found burning on the side of the road on Frank Lovell Road in Clarkesville. The […]