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October 20th, 2020 – 10:00 AM National Fire Protection Association – As families find creative ways to celebrate Halloween in response to COVID-19, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) urges everyone to keep fire safety in mind, particularly when decorating with candles and electrical lighting. “Because typical Halloween activities like trick-or-treating may be curtailed or even canceled in…… read more
GOctober 20, 2020–8:13 a.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices continue to hold steady at the pump compared to a week ago. The state average price for gasoline is $2.00 per gallon, yet drivers in some Georgia cities are finding prices below $1.90 a gallon. It now costs motorists $30.00 to fill a 15-gallon tank of gasoline; that is $11.10…… read more
October 20, 2020–8:09 a.m. FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS The Pepperell High at Gordon Central High football game previously scheduled for this Friday, October 23, 2020, has been postponed to Monday, October 26 at 7 p.m. due to members of the GCHS football team having to quarantine because of direct exposure to COVID-19. Meanwhile, Armuchee High’s football game…… read more
October 19th, 2020 – 4:20 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH These data represent confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) as of 10/19/2020, 2:50:09 PM. Total Confirmed State Cases are now at 341,310. Total State Deaths are now at 7,657. Total State Hospitalizations are at 30,388, and total state ICU Admissions are at 5,665. 766 confirmed cases,…… read more
October 18, 2020–7:15 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The State of Georgia reported another 1,199 COVID-19 cases on Sunday along with 31 more deaths. Sunday’s numbers bring the total positive test results to 340,558 and the total number of deaths to 7,638 since the start of the pandemic. Floyd County reported 21 more cases…… read more
October 18, 2020–7:04 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Fewer Floyd County residents filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance last month when compared to the month before. According to the Georgia Department of Labor, there were 1,895 claims filed in September compared to 2,099 in August. There were only 362 claims filed in September of last…… read more
October 18th, 2020 – 9:10 AM Georgia’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences – The “puss” caterpillar (Megalopyge opercularis) looks a little like something the cat might have coughed up. It’s hairy. Really hairy. It’s more than an inch long, with short, toxic spines hidden underneath its brown or gray fur. The hairs at the…… read more
October 18th, 2020 – 9:00 AM Georgia Dept. of Labor – Georgia’s unemployment rate rose to 6.4 percent in September… that’s 7/10ths of a point higher than August. However, the Georgia Dept. of Labor says that 65 percent of jobs lost to the pandemic, have been gained back since April. Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said “We are encouraging…… read more
October 16th, 2020 – 5:16 AM The Office of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp – Governor Brian P. Kemp today joined Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to announce federal approval of Georgia’s healthcare reform package. “Since the passage of the Patients First Act in 2019, we have worked with a team…… read more
October 15th, 2020 – 7:40 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH These data represent confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) as of 10/15/2020, 2:50:09 PM. Total Confirmed State Cases are now at 336,241. Total State Deaths are now at 7,492. Total State Hospitalizations are at 30,081, and total state ICU Admissions are at 5,580. 1,686 confirmed cases, 163 hospitalizations,…… read more