THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on multiple drug charges after it was discovered that he was using a pill press to make fake Xanax, according to WALB. According to the…
Kemp announces continued funding for additional hospital staff
Release: Gov. Kemp Announces Additional Staffing Support for Georgia Healthcare Facilities DECEMBER 18, 2020 Atlanta, GA – Today, during an event at Grady Memorial Hospital, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced the State of Georgia will continue…
Moody AFB reinstates HPCON Charlie
Release: MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Moody Air Force Base increased its Health Protection Condition (HPCON) to Charlie today in response to the increased number of positive COVID-19 cases on base and in our…
CDC comments on measures taken by Head Start…
Release: CDC Report Highlights Success of Georgia Head Start Programs in Mitigating Spread of COVID-19 Georgia’s Head Start Collaboration Office Kept Programs Connected with Critical DECAL Services Atlanta, GA (December 17, 2020) – The Centers…
Wiregrass temporarily closes to public to slow COVID-19
Release: Wiregrass Tech Closes to the Public December 21- January 8 Valdosta, Ga. - In an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, all Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Campuses and Adult Education sites will be…
COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Georgia
Release: First Shipments of COVID-19 Vaccine Arrive in Georgia 5,850 Initial Doses in Coastal Health District Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) recently received the first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine for administration in Georgia.…
VCS weekly COVID-19 update
Release: The graphic below reflects our COVID-19 data as of Friday, December 11. Since the beginning of December our district has 443 students and 44 staff members in quarantine. We have 17 students and 10…
Lowndes COVID-19 cases on the rise
VALDOSTA – Lowndes County continues to experience a significant increase in COVID-19 cases. This increase first began in October and has not slowed since that time. The total count of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Lowndes is…
GDOL awaiting next steps for CARES Act
Release: Atlanta, GA – As the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) anticipates a decision on the future of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Congress continues to debate the specifics of funding…









