ATLANTA – Georgia health officials confirm measles in an unvaccinated metro Atlanta resident with no known travel or exposure history. Release: ATLANTA—The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in an unvaccinated resident…
Rep. Sanford Bishop subject of House Ethics Committee…
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr. is the subject of a House Ethics Committee investigation for possible misuse of campaign funds. From RollCall.com: FEC regulations prohibit members from using campaign money to pay for dues to country…
Atlanta Braves not considering name change
From Ryan Young, Yahoo! Sports The Cleveland Indians may be considering changing their name, but the Atlanta Braves — at least for now — are content with staying put. The Indians announced on Friday night that…
Increase in Covid-19 cases threatens to stall Georgia…
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: While business data showed the state’s economy rebounding steadily in May and early June, progress seems to have slowed. Coronavirus cases have surged again in recent weeks across much of the U.S., including…
Intermission Over! Theatre Guild Valdosta to Reopen
From Theater Guild Valdosta: VALDOSTA, GA. - Nearly three months after pausing programming due to the Covid-19 pandemic Theatre Guild Valdosta is preparing to raise the curtain on its “brief intermission” and reopen the doors and…
Valdosta corn growers win national awards
Local corn growers, Kevin Dowdy and Michelle Dowdy-Deese, both of Valdosta, recently competed in the 2019 National Corn Yield contest and came home with top awards. Kevin Dowdy brought a 2nd place national finish back…
3/27 noon DHP/South Health District COVID-19 update
According to The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), the South Health District has received confirmation of seven new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total case count to 34 in the district. Four individuals are…
Updated: Ga Public Health State of Emergency
A release from the Office of Georgia today includes updates to the Public Health State of Emergency he signed into effect this morning, as well as updated COVID-19 numbers for Georgia. From the Office of…
Wild Adventures to Suspend Operations March 16-28
Amid COVID-19 concerns, Wild Adventures has made the decision to suspend operations from March 16 - 28, 2020. According to a press release from park officials: While there have been no reported cases of COVID-19…