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Coronavirus 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…
Read MoreLevee Construction Could Start By Summer 2022
Planning for additional levees in Trion is underway and construction could start as early as the summer of 2022, according to local officials. Federal, state and local officials met in Trion last month to discuss options of reducing the flooding caused by the Chattooga River and its 172 square-mile watershed. “We’ve been very, very lucky,” Trion…
Read MoreKemp Closes K-12 Public Schools Through April 24
Atlanta, GA – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp issued Executive Order 03.26.20.02 closing public elementary and secondary schools for in-person instruction through April 24, 2020. Students may return to school on Monday, April 27, 2020. “I am deeply grateful to State School Superintendent Richard Woods, the Georgia Department of Education, superintendents, and parents for keeping…
Read MoreCoronavirus death toll rises to 40 in Georgia
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service The novel coronavirus has killed 40 people in Georgia as of noon Wednesday, doubling the state’s official death toll since Saturday night. The fatalities are among a total of 1,247 confirmed COVID-19 cases spread over 96 of Georgia’s 159 counties, according to the state Department of…
Read MoreFifth Georgia state senator tests positive for coronavirus
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service A fifth state senator has tested positive for coronavirus as the respiratory illness eclipsed 1,000 confirmed cases and claimed 40 lives in Georgia Wednesday. Sen. Lester Jackson, D-Savannah, told the Savannah Morning News Wednesday that his test results came back positive after a five-day wait. Jackson…
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