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January 21st, 2021 – 2:50 PM Georgia Department of Education – The Georgia Department of Education is using a portion of its federal stimulus funding to offset state cuts to Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support (GNETS) programs, and to offset funding local school districts provided to private/independent schools through the equitable services provision…… read more
January 21, 2021–10:28 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Floyd County ended 2020 with an increase in first-time claims for unemployment insurance. According to the Georgia Department of Labor, there were 1,749 claims filed in December, which is up from 990 in November and 1.099 in December of 2019. Bartow County reported 2,650 claims last month,…… read more
January 21, 2021–6:18 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Another 10 Northwest Georgia residents have now died from COVID-19, six of those deaths were Floyd County residents. According to the Wednesday report from the Georgia Department of Public Health, Floyd County is now at 129 deaths since the start of the pandemic. Bartow County is…… read more
January 19, 2021–4:32 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Eight more Northwest Georgia residents have died from COVID-19. According to the latest report from the Georgia Department of Public Health, Floyd and Chattooga County each reported one death, Polk County had two and Bartow County reported four deaths from Monday to Tuesday. As far as…… read more
January 19, 2021–5:44 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The Georgia Department of Public Health reported Monday that another Floyd County resident has died from COVID-19, the 122nd death since the start of the pandemic. Floyd County also reported another 39 positive tests in Monday’s report for a total of 7,855. Bartow County is now…… read more
January 18th, 2021 – 9:55 AM AAA – The Auto Club Group – Georgia gas prices increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.23 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 7 cents more than a week ago, 20 cents more than last month, and 18 cents less than…… read more
January 16th, 2021 – 7:45 PM Georgia Department of Economic Development – Governor Brian P. Kemp, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), announced that more than 16,000 jobs were created across all regions of the state by economic development projects in Georgia during the first half of fiscal year 2021, generating…… read more
January 15th, 2021 – 2:30 PM Georgia Department of Public Health – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is receiving offers from medical professionals and other individuals looking for ways to help with the COVID-19 vaccination response. An effective response relies on volunteers who are pre-credentialed and organized. Georgia Responds is Georgia’s health and medical…… read more
January 14th, 2021 – 2:12 PM Georgia Department of Education – Georgia plans to provide bonus payment to every public school teacher, school staff member: Governor Brian Kemp and State School Superintendent Richard Woods plan to provide a one-time, $1,000 bonus payment to every K-12 public-school teacher and school-level staff member in the state. The bonus…… read more
January 12, 2021–8:37 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY In a joint press conference held today at the Georgia Capitol, Governor Brian Kemp; Major General Thomas Carden, Adjutant General of the Georgia Department of Defense; and Colonel Chris Wright, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS), addressed security concerns following the events that…… read more