CHICKAMAUGA — More people staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic means more people in rural communities visiting the local landfill. Walker County officials are asking residents to limit their trips to the landfill and only come to the landfill when they have essential household waste to throw away. According to county officials, an influx […]

Fulton County will spend $10 million in emergency funding to help residents and businesses negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. “Our citizens are hurting and need financial assistance now,” Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts said. The money will be used for senior services, homelessness and relief in the form of loans to small businesses, […]

At a news conference yesterday announcing his intention to sign a shelter in place order, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp acknowledged that he had just found out that asymptomatic people could spread coronavirus. “Those individuals could have been infecting people before they ever felt bad, but we didn’t know that until the last 24 hours,” Kemp […]

The number of unemployment claims filed in Georgia grew exponentially last week as the coronavirus pandemic continued to cause massive job losses. The Georgia Department of Labor processed 133,820 claims during the week of March 22 through March 28, an all-time high and significantly above the 12,140 claims filed during the previous week. “People are […]

More than 5,000 people in Georgia have been confirmed to have coronavirus as of noon April 2. The exact number of cases reported is 5,348, up from 4,638 at noon yesterday. As of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s noon status update, the state also passed another milestone — the number of people hospitalized from […]

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced yesterday that he was ordering all of the state’s public schools to remain closed for the remainder of the school year. Georgia’s State Superintendent Richard Woods responded by writing a heartfelt letter to students, teachers, parents and school staff members. You can read the letter in its entirety below. Yesterday, […]

The state might grant Georgia inmates an early release from prison over the next month as officials search for ways to separate people during the COVID-19 outbreak. The state Board of Pardons and Paroles says it is reviewing potential clemency releases for nonviolent offenders scheduled to get out of prison within the next 180 days. […]

Yesterday, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluations released a model showing that Georgia would reach a peak of 77 coronavirus deaths per day on April 24. Today, the state reported 29 deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours. As of today’s 7 p.m. status update from the Georgia Department of Public Health, 154 people have […]

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp today announced that he will sign a statewide shelter in place order Thursday that will go into effect starting Friday and ending April 13 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Kemp has also ordered all Georgia public schools to close for the remainder of the school year, however, online learning will continue. […]

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, 14 people in Georgia have died since 7 p.m. last night from coronavirus. The total number of deaths statewide is now 139, up from 125 last night. Georgia’s death rate from the virus stands at 3%. The total number of cases in Georgia is 4,638. Georgia’s hospitalization […]

Seven in 10 Georgia nurses responding to a survey say they don’t feel safe and equipped to perform their duties as their facilities deal with COVID-19. The biggest need? Overwhelmingly, it’s personal protective equipment (PPE), the medical gear used to prevent the spread of infection. The more than 200 nurses responding to the Georgia Nursing […]

DeKalb Sheriff Melody Maddox may have to re-think her daily walk-about through the housing units of the DeKalb County Jail. Doctor’s orders. Today, the sheriff found herself back at home and being screened via Tele-Med services after a second DeKalb Jail employee tested positive for COVID-19. The 45-year old female jail operations supervisor frequently accompanied […]

The death toll of coronavirus in Georgia continues to mount, with 125 people dead from the virus as of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s 7 p.m. status update on Tuesday. The total number of confirmed cases in Georgia crossed the 4,000 mark, with a total of 4,117 cases in Georgia. In Dougherty County, where […]

NORCROSS — Residents in the city of Norcross who weren’t staying home already due to the coronavirus pandemic are now officially ordered to stay home by their local government. At last night’s special called council meeting, the City of Norcross adopted a “Stay at Home” order effective from 11:59 p.m. Monday, March 30 through 11:59 […]

The Georgia National Guard will be deployed to any assisted living facility or nursing home with coronavirus cases to help fight COVID-19. Over the next few weeks, Governor Brian Kemp and Georgia National Guard Adjutant General Tom Carden will activate and deploy over 100 Guardsmen to any long-term care facilities. The Governor and Adjutant General […]