A new Energy Assistance Program is now available for residents of Northwest Georgia.
A twenty-eight-year-old man who had just been released from the Floyd County Jail last Thursday, found himself back behind bars after he got into a dispute with his girlfriend.
Georgia gas prices increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $1.90 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 11 cents more than a week ago, 24 cents more than last month, and 58 cents less than this time last year.
Beginning today and for a limited time, the American Red Cross is testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies, providing donors insight into whether they have been exposed to this coronavirus. At the same time, there continues to be an urgent need for blood donations as hospitals resume surgeries and treatments that require blood products.
The total economic impact of the Floyd health system on local and state economies is more than $841.2 million. That figure is based on a report from the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) and data supplied by Cherokee Medical Center and the Alabama Hospital Association (ALAHA). Floyd also provides approximately $45.4 million in uncompensated care while generating approxi-mately 11,130 full-time health care-related jobs in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama, in-cluding approximately 3,200 full-time positions within the Floyd health system.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Peachtree City has recognized Georgia Power as a StormReady Supporter, a designation that highlights the company as a partner organization actively engaged in weather safety, storm preparedness and response planning. As a StormReady Supporter, Georgia Power meets the National Weather Service’s comprehensive requirements that include having a dedicated team and tools to monitor the potential for severe weather and an action plan to effectively communicate with customers and employees tips and resources to remain safe before, during and after a storm.
A Summerville, Georgia man was arrested earlier this month during a protest in Asheville, North Carolina. According to reports, the man was taking part in a protest over the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.
Here are the latest health inspection scores from the Chattooga County Environmental Health Department for the first half of June: