House Speaker urges primary delay in Georgia as secretary of state holds firm
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service Georgia House Speaker David Ralston has doubled down on his request to delay the state’s primary elections by about a month due to concerns over coronavirus, after the state’s elections chief balked at that request last week. In a letter Sunday, Ralston reiterated his stance that…
Read MoreVirus Watch: Still Only One Case; Commissioner Extends Order
Salons, barbershops and other businesses that require physical contact between the provider and client is being asked to close, according to Chattooga County Commissioner Jason Winters. Commissioner Winters’ order extends the current state of emergency until April 24. Here are the changes according to Winters: 1.) Extends State of Emergency until April 24, 2020 at…
Read More(Updated) Justin Owens
Mr. Justin Alexander Owens, 25, of Rome, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Owens was born May 11, 1994, in Lauderdale, MS, son of Joe Ray Owens and the late Glenda Faye Harris Taylor. He was a graduate of Chattooga High School where he excelled in the High…
Read MoreConnie Diann Reed
Mrs. Connie Diann Reed, age 49 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 following an extended illness. Connie was born in Summerville, Georgia on April 23, 1970, daughter of the late Hubert Cook and Marie Helton Cook. She was employed in the food service industry and was also a CNA. Connie loved taking…
Read MoreCoronavirus vaccine clinical trials start at Emory in Atlanta
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service Clinical trials to study a potential new vaccine for coronavirus began Friday morning at Emory University in Atlanta, the school announced. The study trials, which started earlier this month in Seattle, are the first phase of a process expected to take at least a year to…
Read MoreCoronavirus prompts Georgia school officials to drop final tests, other rules
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service Georgia school officials took steps Thursday to scrap final exams and relax a wide range of other accountability rules for the state’s nearly two million public-school students who have been out of class since last week due to the impacts of coronavirus. The action Thursday came…
Read MoreRalston throws cold water on teacher pay raise, income tax cut, citing coronavirus
By Dave Williams Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA -Georgia House Speaker David Ralston cast serious doubts Friday that the state will be able to afford either a teacher pay raise or an income tax cut because of the coronavirus pandemic’s economic impact. The $28.1 billion fiscal 2021 state budget the House passed this…
Read MoreVirus Watch: Cases in Georgia climb past 2,000
By Dave Williams Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – More than 2,000 Georgians have tested positive for coronavirus, the state Department of Public Health reported Friday. As of noon, there were 2,001 confirmed cases in Georgia and 64 deaths from the virus. Among those testing positive for COVID-29, 566 were hospitalized. Broken down…
Read MoreUpdate: COVID-19 MONITORING IN CHATTOOGA COUNTY
From Sole Commisisoner Jason Winters In an effort to update the public on how Chattooga County is monitoring COVID-19 and to track our social distancing measures Chattooga County will be using the following data points to help determine future measures : Georgia Department of Public Health Confirmed Case Count release daily at 12:00 PM and…
Read MoreDetour Alert: Mountain View Road
A contractor replacing water lines in the Mountain View community will have the roadway closed tomorrow near Watson Road, according to Chattooga County Public Works Director Joe Reed. This will create a detour around parts of Mountain View Road on Saturday. The detour is scheduled to last from 9 a.m. -4 p.m. Traffic will be…
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