Metro Atlanta Health Care Systems address rapid spread of COVID-19

  JOINT PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA -- Six major health systems that serve metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia have…

City council discusses COVID-19 vaccine incentive

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawsonville City Council met Monday evening, Sept. 20, and discussed several topics on the agenda, including…

Pickens BOE receives digital learning and COVID-19 updates

PICKENS, Ga. — The Pickens County Board of Education focused on COVID-19 and digital learning updates during their September meeting.…

Mask requirement extended at Clay County Schools

HAYESVILLE, NC: At the called meeting on September 7, the Clay County Board of Education decided to continue the mask mandate…

Masks again required in Towns and Union Courthouses

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Enotah Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Raymond George issued a mask requirement for all visiting the courthouses in…

Union County Primary must close due to Covid-19 outbreak

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Union County Primary School will close its building for a week beginning August 23 due to a…

Gilmer Schools responding to COVID case increases

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - "Gilmer Schools have seen an explosion of positive COVID cases and quarantines throughout this week." Gilmer…

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Towns Elementary School is closed to in-person due to outbreak

HIAWASSEE, Ga: Towns County Elementary is experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak with ten positive staff members and six positive students. The…

Fannin experiencing “significant increase” in COVID-19 cases

BLUE RIDGE, Ga – Georgia’s currently ninth in the nation for rising COVID-19 cases and Fannin’s verified 89 new cases…

Positive news concerning COVID-19 in Fannin

BLUE RIDGE, Ga: The status of COVID-19 in Fannin appears to be trending in the right direction as positive cases begin…

Blue Ridge Police Chief Johnny Scearce comes home

Blue Ridge, Ga – Blue Ridge Police Chief officially came home on Tuesday, February 3, 2021, after his release from…

Towns tenth in the nation for new COVID-19 cases

HIAWASSEE, Ga – Hiawassee Mayor Liz Ordiales attended a Georgia Municipal Association conference call where Emory doctors and CDC officials…

UCS issues temporary mask mandate, suspends games for one week

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Given the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, Union County Board of Education moved to heighten virus precautions…

NGHS may have to ration health care asks for help from community

PRESS RELEASE GAINESVILLE, Ga. – As the number of COVID-19 cases across the region, state and nation continue to climb,…

First COVID-19 Vaccine for Healthcare Workers Delivered to Public Health in North Georgia

DALTON, Ga – The North Georgia Health District announced that Whitfield County Health Department received an initial shipment of Pfizer…

Safety Fire Commissioner deployed to Navajo Nation as part of the Nation Guard COVID-19 response

ATLANTA – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King issued the following statement today regarding his recent deployment to the Navajo Nation…