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Category Archives: Paulding County

Berry College Closes Campus to Visitors through March

Berry College Closes Campus to Visitors through March

March 12th, 2020 – 6:30 PM Berry College Press Release – ROME, Ga. — Berry College announced today that it is closing its campus to visitors through the end of March. President Steve Briggs announced this measure as part of a comprehensive approach to safeguard the health and safety of the campus community while maintaining…read more

Gov. Brian Kemp & DPH Confirm First Death from COVID-19 in Georgia

Gov. Brian Kemp & DPH Confirm First Death from COVID-19 in Georgia

March 12th, 2020 – 12:35 PM Governor Brian Kemp Press Release –  Governor Kemp and the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) are confirming the first death from COVID-19 in Georgia. The individual, a sixty-seven year old male, was hospitalized at WellStar Kennestone since testing positive for COVID-19 on March 7. In addition to being…read more

Scammers are taking advantage of fears surrounding the Coronavirus

Scammers are taking advantage of fears surrounding the Coronavirus

March 11th, 2020 – 6:00 PM Federal Trade Commission and FDA Press Release – The Federal Trade Commission and FDA have jointly issued warning letters to seven sellers of unapproved and misbranded products, claiming they can treat or prevent the Coronavirus. The companies’ products include teas, essential oils, and colloidal silver. The FTC says the…read more

AAA offers travel advice amid coronavirus concerns

AAA offers travel advice amid coronavirus concerns

March 10, 2020–11:10 a.m. NEWS RELEASE As the coronavirus continues to make headlines, many Americans may wonder what to do about their travel plans. Although the decision to travel is a personal one, AAA is providing information on travel safety and insurance to help travelers make informed decisions. “This remains a very fluid situation, with…read more

New presumptive positive tests for COVID-19 reported in Georgia

New presumptive positive tests for COVID-19 reported in Georgia

March 9, 2020–10:40 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is awaiting confirmatory testing on four new presumptive positive tests for COVID-19 in Georgia residents. Testing was completed today at the Georgia Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) and the results have been submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…read more

[VIDEO] NWGA Corona-virus Community Preparedness: WRGA First News Special

[VIDEO] NWGA Corona-virus Community Preparedness: WRGA First News Special

March 4th, 2020 – 9:45 AM Tony McIntosh & Ethan Garrett – WRGA News  Governor Brian Kemp confirmed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has positively identified two Georgia residents in Fulton County with the Corona-virus on Monday. This comes right after the Governor signed an Executive Order on on February 28th creating…read more

[VIDEO] Two coronavirus cases confirmed in Georgia

[VIDEO] Two coronavirus cases confirmed in Georgia

March 3, 2020–6:19 a.m. STAFF REPORTS Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced Monday night that the Centers for Disease Control has confirmed two cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Georgia. Both are members of the same household in Fulton County. One had recently traveled to Italy. They are isolated at home and are doing well. Georgia Department…read more

Georgia Governor signs Executive Order, creates Coronavirus Task Force

Georgia Governor signs Executive Order, creates Coronavirus Task Force

February 29th, 2020 Georgia Governor Brian Kemp & GPB –  Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order on February 29th, and revealed he has assembled a statewide task force to manage preparations for Corona-virus. “Georgia’s corona-virus task force represents a coalition of subject-matter experts from the private and public sectors who will work together…read more