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Category Archives: Chattooga County

Runoff Election results

Runoff Election results

January 6, 2020–5:16 p.m. STAFF REPORTS Rev. Raphael Warnock is the projected winner of Georgia’s Special Election Runoff for the US Senate. Warnock, a Democrat, defeated Incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler. Meanwhile, DemocratJon Ossoff is now the projected winner of the other US Senate contest, defeating Incumbent Republican David Perdue. Despite the statewide results, the Republicans…read more

First Case of COVID-19 Variant Identified in Georgia

First Case of COVID-19 Variant Identified in Georgia

January 5th, 2021 – 3:45 PM Georgia Department of Public Health –  The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is announcing Georgia’s first case of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the U.K. and in several other countries and U.S. states. The variant was discovered during analysis of a specimen sent by a…read more

13 traffic deaths reported statewide during the New Year’s Holiday

13 traffic deaths reported statewide during the New Year’s Holiday

January 5, 2021–11:18 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Traffic crashes across Georgia during the New Year’s holiday travel period resulted in 13 traffic deaths involving 10 fatal crashes. This year, the holiday travel period was 78-hours long. It began at 6 p.m. on December 31 and ended at 11:59 p.m. on January 1. Statewide, Georgia…read more

Today is Election Day

Today is Election Day

January 5, 2021–7:10 a.m. STAFF REPORTS Today is Election Day and Georgia will get to decide who will control the US Senate. There are two races for Senate on the ballot. Incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler is being challenged by Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock in one race while Incumbent Republican David Perdue is squaring off against…read more

[VIDEO] Dr. Gary Voccio December 31 COVID-19 update

[VIDEO] Dr. Gary Voccio December 31 COVID-19 update

January 3, 2021–4:24 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Last week, the Northwest Georgia region saw more COVID-19 cases than it has since the start of the pandemic. Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the 10 county Georgia Department of Public Health’s Northwest Health District, gave an update late last week, which you can view…read more

GDOL Anticipates No Delay in Eligible UI Payments for Extended Benefits

GDOL Anticipates No Delay in Eligible UI Payments for Extended Benefits

December 31st, 2020 – 4:15 PM Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) is working to complete the requirements for the extension of benefits for the programs included in the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. For those claimants who received a weekly benefit…read more

COVID-19 immunizations begin in NWGA: Vaccine supply very limited

COVID-19 immunizations begin in NWGA: Vaccine supply very limited

December 31st, 2020 – 3:40 PM GA DPH NW Health District –  More news from the Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District: COVID-19 immunizations have begun in Northwest Georgia, but public health’s vaccine supply remains very limited.  The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District will begin updating the public on vaccine…read more

Weather Update for New Years Eve & New Years Day

Weather Update for New Years Eve & New Years Day

December 31st, 2020 – 11:45 AM National Weather Service at Peachtree City – *Here’s the latest forecast update to the severe potential mainly focused on New Year’s Day: WHAT’S CHANGED: The Storm Prediction Center has expanded the Marginal Risk area for New Year’s Day and included a hatched tornado probability zone. The overall threat for severe storms…read more

More Georgians to Become Eligible to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

More Georgians to Become Eligible to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

December 31st, 2020 – 10:25 AM GA DPH News Release – Governor Brian Kemp and Commissioner Kathleen Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., tonight announced plans to add adults aged 65 and older, law enforcement officers, firefighters and first responders to the current group of individuals eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccination. Healthcare workers and staff and residents of long-term…read more

Don’t drink and drive this New Year’s holiday

Don’t drink and drive this New Year’s holiday

December 30, 2020–8:25 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY The New Year’s holiday travel period begins tonight at 6 p.m. and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. If you plan to include alcohol consumption in your holiday celebrations, make sure to plan for a sober designated driver by contacting a taxi or rideshare, a friend,…read more