As the largest non-governmental provider of recreation facilities in the state, Georgia Power today is reminding customers and lake visitors if they are planning to head out to the lake this weekend to remember social distancing and group size guidelines as advised by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The company is also encouraging customers and lake visitors to remember water and boating safety tips with the start of the Memorial Day weekend.
Chattooga County Public Works Director Joe Reed told WZQZ News on Thursday that Chattooga County Transit will resume operations next week.
The USDA Forest Service will open a series of trailheads and access points to the Appalachian National Scenic Trail on May 22. The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests in Georgia, Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests in North Carolina, Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee and George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Virginia will participate in the coordinated reopening.
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is distributing a second allotment of the drug remdesivir received from the federal government. Twenty-nine hospitals in Georgia will receive remdesivir, enough to treat more than 300 patients, depending on the duration of an individual’s illness and treatment needs.
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes announced a new regional vice-president who took over his new post on May 1st. Jason Lester has been serving as the multi-area director for the organization.
One of the most recognizable faces at the courthouse in Chattooga County is that of Probate Judge Jon Payne. Payne was first elected as Chattooga County’s Probate Judge in 1974 after he took over from Lan Cordle who was filling in after the former probate judge passed away. Judge Payne was twenty-five-years-old when he first took office. At the age of 71, Judge Payne has announced his retirement.
The number of initial unemployment claims in Georgia has reached another all-time high, with April’s total surpassing the number of claims reached in the past four years combined, officials said Thursday.
Thursday morning, a spokesman for Little River Canyon confirmed the drowning death of a nineteen-year-old male on Tuesday. The male resided in Cobb County, GA.
Free COVID-19 testing is available to all Georgians who request it, whether they have symptoms or not. The Chattooga County Health Department, 60 Farrar Drive, Summerville, is offering free drive-up COVID-19 testing from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.
