*Update* Gov. Deal Expands State of Emergency to…

ATLANTA, GA - Gov. Nathan Deal has expanded the state of emergency to from 45 counties to 88. The additional counties are: Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Burke, Butts, Clayton, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Emanuel, Fayette, Glascock, Greene, Hancock,…

Deal Mobilizes State Resources as North Georgia Braces…

ATLANTA, GA - With the National Weather Service issuing a Winter Storm Watch for Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Nathan Deal today put emergency response agencies on alert and began significant preparations. “I have directed…

Two Additional Flu-Related Deaths in South Georgia

VALDOSTA, GA - The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed two additional flu-related deaths in South Georgia, totaling three for the South Health District. Both of the deceased were young adults. So far in Georgia…