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…
GEMA hosts winter weather preparedness campaign
Release: Winter Weather Preparedness Week begins Dec. 7 NOVEMBER 30, 2020 (ATLANTA) – The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS), in partnership with the National Weather Service and the Georgia Department of Transportation,…
GA Tornado Drill to be Held on Nov.…
Release: Tornado Drill to be Held on Nov. 4 (ATLANTA) – The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) is holding a statewide tornado drill Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 9:30 a.m. This event coincides…
Methamphetamine dealers arrested Cobb County
Release: GBI and HSI Atlanta Investigation Yields Trafficking Methamphetamine Arrests in Cobb and Cherokee Counties OCTOBER 13, 2020 Cobb & Cherokee Counties, GA (October 13, 2020) – After a joint investigation with the Georgia Bureau of…
GEMA offers tips for earthquake safety
Release: GEMA/HS Encourages Participation in the Great SouthEast ShakeOut Drill (ATLANTA) – The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) is partnering with the Great SouthEast ShakeOut to educate Georgians on the importance of…
DOL makes GA security company pay COVID-19 back…
Release: GEORGIA HOME SECURITY COMPANY PAYS BACK WAGES TO EMPLOYEE WRONGLY DENIED PAID SICK LEAVE AFTER CORONAVIRUS DIAGNOSIS COVINGTON, GA – Nicholas Security Commercial LLC – a Covington, Georgia-based home security company – has paid $1,153 in…
GEMA/HS recognizes National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Release: October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month OCTOBER 01, 2020 (ATLANTA) – Technology often makes everyday life simpler, but it also makes it easier for criminals to perpetrate financial crimes through the theft of personal…
Helicopter pilot hunts burglars from Ring camera
A police helicopter pilot was recently flying when his cell phone had an alert from his home's Ring doorbell camera at around two a.m. The cam showed three teenagers outside his home, trying to break…
FEMA grants Georgia $818.5 Million
The GA Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency recently announced that Georgia has received approval for an $818.5 Milllion grant from FEMA. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is granting these funds in connection with the Lost…