VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
New COVID-19 variant reported in Georgia
Release: First Case of COVID-19 Variant Identified in Georgia First Case of COVID-19 Variant Identified in Georgia Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is announcing Georgia’s first case of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the…
VCS weekly COVID-19 update
Valdosta City Schools will post regular updates with COVID-19 data. The graphic below reflects our COVID-19 data reported to us from Saturday, December 19, 2020, through Sunday, January 3, 2021. On Monday, January 11, we…
OSHA reported over $3.8 Million in COVID-19 violations…
Release: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S OSHA ANNOUNCES $3,849,222 IN CORONAVIRUS VIOLATIONS WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Dec. 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)…
Plans for COVID-19 vaccine expansion announced by Kemp
Release: Gov. Kemp, Dr. Toomey Announce Plans for Phase 1a Expansion Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian Kemp and Commissioner Kathleen Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., recently announced plans to add adults aged 65 and older, law enforcement officers,…
SHD reports highest COVID-19 cases of the pandemic
Release District COVID-19 Cases At All Time High Posted: December 30, 2020 by Kristin Patten VALDOSTA – South Health District is currently experiencing the most significant increase in COVID-19 cases that the district has seen since the pandemic…
IRS announces round 2 of Economic Impact Payments
Release: Treasury and IRS begin delivering second round of Economic Impact Payments to millions of Americans IR-2020-280, December 29, 2020 WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department will begin delivering a second…
DOL estimates $36 Billion lost in CARES Act…
Funding from programs like PUA and FPUC provide necessary funds and relief. However, evidence shows that up to 10% of the over $360 billion provided through the CARES Act may be victim of fraud. The…
DPH release online dashboard to track vaccine distribution
Release: DPH Launches Vaccine Dashboard Moderna Vaccine, Second Allocation of Pfizer Vaccine Headed to Georgia Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is launching a vaccine dashboard that will track the number of providers…