DeKalb County is under a shelter in place order effective Saturday, March 28 at 9 p.m. DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond updated the county’s state of emergency with a shelter-in-place order for DeKalb County in response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The order is effective Saturday, March 28, 2020, at 9 p.m. until further notice. […]
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Hall County and Gainesville tell residents to stay home for 14 days to flatten coronavirus curve
As the number of positive cases of COVID-19 and associated deaths in Georgia continue to climb, Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) physicians and board members – along with Hall County and City of Gainesville elected officials – are collectively urging residents stay home for at least 14 days to slow the spread of the virus. […]
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17-year-old Arrested and Charged with Murder and Armed Robbery
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, working with the U.S. Marshals, today arrested 17 year-old Atlanta resident Staci Adams. According to warrants, Adams will be charged with murder and armed robbery in connection with the shooting death of Tavorrace Butts on March 17, at a Citgo service station on Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur. […]
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Georgia National Guard members deployed to Albany
ALBANY — Members of the Georgia National Guard have been deployed at two locations in Albany, 22 have been sent to Phoebe Putney hospital and five have been deployed at Pruitt Palmyra Nursing Home. The two teams arrived March 26 and 27 and are comprised of twenty-two service members, one doctor, two physician’s assistants, four […]
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Georgia surpasses 2,000 coronavirus cases
Georgia’s coronavirus cases continue to escalate, with the state passing the 2,000 confirmed cases mark as of noon Friday. The Georgia Department of Public Health reports there are now 2,001 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Georgia. There have now been 64 deaths from the virus and 566 patients have been hospitalized. The state’s death rate […]
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Lumpkin County Sheriff will deliver medication to elderly residents
LUMPKIN COUNTY — Local law enforcement agencies throughout Georgia are showing residents what it means to serve the community during the difficult times caused by COVID-19. One example is happening now in Lumpkin County. Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard has volunteered to deliver medication to elderly residents in the county who are unable to get […]
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Georgia department of health puts brakes on drive-in church services
The Georgia Department of Public Health is warning local churches that plans for drive-in church services do not meet the requirements for social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. The directive came from the department of health’s South Central Health District in response to a number of churches in the area planning drive-in church services. “While […]
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Georgia House member tests positive for coronavirus
The first confirmed case of coronavirus has surfaced in the Georgia House of Representatives. Rep. Matthew Gambill, R-Cartersville, has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesman for House Speaker David Ralston reported Thursday night. Gambill began self-quarantining the weekend following Friday, March 13, after learning he had been exposed to someone who tested positive for the […]
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Meet Johns Creek’s new police chief
Johns Creek City Manager Ed Densmore has appointed Major Christopher Byers as the city’s new police chief. Byers will take on the role effective Friday, March 27, and replaces Densmore, following his appointment as City Manager. “I am extremely humbled and excited to step into the position of Police Chief of the Johns Creek Police […]