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December 15, 2020–8:00 p.m. NEWS RELEASE AAA Travel expects the vast majority of Americans to stay home this holiday season. Public health concerns and travel guidance are influencing their decisions not to travel over the year-end holidays, a period that typically sees high demand for vacations. While AAA expects at least 34 million fewer travelers compared to…… read more
December 15, 2020–11:56 a.m. NEWS RELEASE The AdventHealth Gordon Cancer Center opened on Dec. 14 and is the final piece in bringing all cancer services on-campus at AdventHealth Gordon to create a truly comprehensive cancer program. AdventHealth Medical Group Hematology-Oncology at Calhoun and AdventHealth Infusion Center Calhoun are housed in the new cancer center. Patients…… read more
December 14th, 2020 – 2:40 PM Georgia Department of Public Health – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) today received the first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine for administration in Georgia. Shipments of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Coastal Georgia at two public health locations with ultracold freezers required for storage and temperature control of the vaccine. Additional…… read more
December 14th, 2020 – 9:40 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 $2.01 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 1 cent more than a week ago, 5 cents more than last month, and 39 cents less than this…… read more
December 13, 2020–5:56 p.m. NEWS RELEASE The Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Foundation awarded $11,900 in scholarships to 31 qualifying students. Between $250 – $500 was awarded to each student to assist in paying for the upcoming spring semester at GNTC. “We are so proud of these outstanding students and applaud their commitment to academic…… read more
December 12, 2020–3:23 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The Georgia Department of Public Health has released its scheduled for free COVID-19 testing for the week of December 14.… read more
December 10, 2020–10:54 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is providing the following information regarding the fight against COVID-19 in Georgia. COVID-19 Cases From 12/1 to 12/7, the seven-day average of new cases reported increased 62% over the previous seven-day average of new cases. (Note: the decrease in the seven-day average of new…… read more
December 9, 2020–11:45 a.m. GORDON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE NEWS RELEASE About 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, deputy sheriffs responded to a private residence in Long Pointe Subdivision in response to a 911 report of a man having had threatened his family with a firearm. When deputies arrived, a woman and her children had fled from the…… read more
December 7, 2020–11:09 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District will have a delayed opening Tuesday for some of their COVID-19 drive-up test sites. The sites in Bartow, Gordon, and Paulding counties will open at 11 a.m. Tuesday morning instead of their normal times.… read more
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December 6, 2020–8:56 p.m. STAFF REPORTS COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the region and it’s a trend that public health officials are calling “very troubling.” Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the ten-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District, recently gave an update which you can watch below.… read more